vioscaleAI
Comparison

Cosmic vs Strapi

On the evidence we track, Strapi leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Cosmic full profile →Strapi full profile →
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Cosmic60
★Strapi75
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cosmic60 / 100medium · 54%
Strapi75 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
Model
Cosmicfreemium
Strapifreemium
Price level
Cosmichigh
Strapimid
Starting price
Cosmic$99
Strapi$35
Transparent
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
Integrations
Count
Cosmic14
Strapi197
Security
Certifications
Cosmic–
StrapiSOC 2
Gdpr
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
Scorecard
Cosmic–
Strapi7
Soc2
Cosmic–
Strapi✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Cosmic99.95
Strapi99.9
Status page
Cosmic–
Strapi✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cosmic–
Strapi4,257
Github stars
Cosmic–
Strapi73,319
Package downloads weekly
Cosmic–
Strapi229,467
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cosmic–
Strapi100
Release
Cadence days
Cosmic–
Strapi6
History
Cosmic–
Strapi20 items
License
Spdx
Cosmic–
StrapiSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
Language
Primary
Cosmic–
StrapiTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Cosmic7 items
Strapi8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for headless cms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
CosmicCloud managed saas
StrapiSelf hosted open source
Graphql API native delivery
Cosmic✗
Strapi✓
Rest API delivery
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
Visual content modeling schema builder
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
Real time visual preview editor
Cosmic✓
Strapi-
Multi language localization i18n
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
Webhooks event triggers
Cosmic✓
Strapi-
Granular role based access control RBAC
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
Nextjs gatsby native framework support
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
Shopify bigcommerce ecommerce integration
Cosmic-
Strapi-
SOC2 type ii
Cosmic-
Strapi✓
ISO 27001
Cosmic-
Strapi-
Pricing model
CosmicFreemium
StrapiOpen source free

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cosmic

A headless CMS platform enabling content teams to publish independently, with support for multiple sites and languages plus built-in AI agents to automate content workflows.

Independently observed

Strapi

Leader

An open-source headless CMS enabling developers to visually design content structures and automatically generate REST and GraphQL APIs, while providing content creators with an intuitive interface for managing content.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cosmic

from $99/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

Free tier. Plans $99–$499/mo, annual billing saves 10%. Metered overages for usage beyond limits.

  • FreeFree
    • 2 team members
    • 1,000 Objects
    • 300k in/out AI tokens
    • 1 agent, 1 workflow
  • Builder$99/mo or $1,069/year (10% savings)
    • 3 team members
    • 2 Buckets
    • 5,000 Objects
    • 500k in/out AI tokens
    • 3 agents, 3 workflows
  • Team$299/mo or $3,229/year (10% savings)
    • 5 team members
    • 3 Buckets
    • 20,000 Objects
    • 1M in/out AI tokens
    • 10 agents, 10 workflows
  • Business$499/mo or $5,389/year (10% savings)
    • 25 agents, 25 workflows
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • SAML single sign-on
    • 99.95% uptime SLA
    • Automatic Backups included
    • 50 workflows
as of verify ↗

Strapi

Leader
from $35/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $35/month for Strapi Cloud. Free open-source self-hosted option available.

  • Starter$35/month
    • 100k API requests per month
    • 50 GB asset storage
    • 50 GB asset bandwidth
    • Unlimited database entries
    • Built-in email provider
    • +1 more
  • Pro$90/month
    • 1M API requests per month
    • 250 GB asset storage
    • 500 GB asset bandwidth
    • Unlimited database entries
    • Multi-environment
    • +3 more
  • Business$450/month
    • 10M API requests per month
    • 1000 GB asset storage
    • 1000 GB asset bandwidth
    • 1 extra environment included
    • Daily backups
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
CLI
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cosmic✓
Strapi✓
Self-hosted
Cosmic✗
Strapi✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • Vercel
  • Algolia

Cosmic

14 total - 12 not shared
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • WhatsApp
  • Telegram
  • Netlify
  • Cloudflare
  • Render
  • Kinsta
  • Stripe
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Google Sheets
Independently observed

Strapi

Leader
27 total - 25 not shared
  • React
  • Vue.js
  • Svelte
  • Astro
  • Next.js
  • Nuxt.js
  • Flutter
  • React Native
  • TanStack
  • React Router 7
  • React-admin
  • Azure
  • Railway
  • Cloudinary
  • ImageKit
  • Mux
  • Elasticsearch
  • n8n
  • Postmark
  • Resend
  • Croct
  • SearchBlox
  • Expo
  • Medusa
  • +1 more
Independently observed
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