Comparison

Drupal 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.

Drupal full profile →Strapi full profile →

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Drupal59

★Strapi75

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Drupal	StrapiLeader
vioscaleAI score	59 / 100low · 44%	75 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$35
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	197
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	3.9	7
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.drupal.org/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 83 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=drupal%2Fdrupal&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=strapi-utils&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.9
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	158	4,257
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,291	73,319
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	229,467
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	95	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	6
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Drupal59 / 100low · 44%

Strapi75 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Model

Drupalopen_source

Strapifreemium

Price level

Drupalfree

Strapimid

Starting price

Drupal–

Strapi$35

Transparent

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Integrations

Count

Drupal–

Strapi197

Security

Certifications

Drupal–

StrapiSOC 2

Gdpr

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Scorecard

Drupal3.9

Strapi7

Soc2

Drupal–

Strapi✓

Trust center

Drupalhttps://www.drupal.org/security

Strapi–

Vulnerabilities

DrupalCount: 83 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=drupal%2Fdrupal&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL

StrapiCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=strapi-utils&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Drupal–

Strapi99.9

Status page

Drupal–

Strapi✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Drupal158

Strapi4,257

Github stars

Drupal4,291

Strapi73,319

Package downloads weekly

Drupal–

Strapi229,467

Activity

Commits last 30d

Drupal95

Strapi100

Release

Cadence days

Drupal–

Strapi6

History

Drupal–

Strapi20 items

License

Spdx

Drupal–

StrapiSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE

Language

Primary

DrupalPHP

StrapiTypeScript

Market

Availability

DrupalAvailable worldwide

StrapiAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Drupal5 items

Strapi8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CMS Software
Capability	Drupal	Strapi
Core
CMS type	Headless / API-first	Headless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered	✓	✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)	✓	✓
Content
Structured content modelling	✓	✓
Localisation / i18n	✓	✓
Content workflow / approvals	✓	✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder	✓	✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size	Community-supported modules, themes, and recipes	197 community-built integrations and plugins
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant	-	-
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow	✓	-
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓

Core

CMS type

DrupalHeadless / API-first

StrapiHeadless / API-first

Licensing

Open-source

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Managed / cloud hosting offered

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Delivery

Headless API (REST/GraphQL)

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Content

Structured content modelling

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Localisation / i18n

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Content workflow / approvals

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Editing

Visual / no-code page builder

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Extensibility

Plugin / app ecosystem size

DrupalCommunity-supported modules, themes, and recipes

Strapi197 community-built integrations and plugins

Scale

Multi-site / multi-tenant

Drupal-

Strapi-

Workflow

Git-based / code-first workflow

Drupal✓

Strapi-

Pricing

Free / open tier

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

What each one is

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

Drupal

An open-source platform enabling organizations to build and manage digital experiences through a composable, API-first architecture that supports decoupled front-end delivery, structured content management, editorial workflows, and integrated AI tools.

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.

Drupal

Open sourceFree tier

Open source and free

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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 2026-10-15verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Drupal	Strapi
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

CLI

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Self-hosted

Drupal✓

Strapi✓

Integrations

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

Drupal

Not documented yet.

Strapi

Leader

27 total

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Independently observed

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