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Comparison

Prismic vs Strapi

No clear leader: Strapi (75.3) and Prismic (75.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Prismic75
Strapi75
Score
vioscaleAI score
Prismic75 / 100high · 75%
Strapi75 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Model
Prismicfreemium
Strapifreemium
Price level
Prismiclow
Strapimid
Starting price
Prismic$10
Strapi$35
Transparent
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Integrations
Count
Prismic12
Strapi197
Security
Certifications
Prismic–
StrapiSOC 2
Gdpr
Prismic–
Strapi✓
Iso27001
Prismic✓
Strapi–
Pci
Prismic✓
Strapi–
Scorecard
Prismic–
Strapi7
Soc2
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Prismic–
Strapi99.9
Status page
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Prismic–
Strapi4,257
Github stars
Prismic–
Strapi73,319
Package downloads weekly
Prismic–
Strapi229,467
Activity
Commits last 30d
Prismic–
Strapi100
Release
Cadence days
Prismic–
Strapi6
History
Prismic–
Strapi20 items
License
Spdx
Prismic–
StrapiSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
Language
Primary
Prismic–
StrapiTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Prismic7 items
Strapi8 items

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
PrismicHeadless / API-first
StrapiHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Prismic✗
Strapi✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Prismic✗
Strapi✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Localisation / i18n
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Content workflow / approvals
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
PrismicAI agents via MCP, framework SDKs, community-maintained integrations
Strapi197 community-built integrations and plugins
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Prismic✓
Strapi-
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Prismic✓
Strapi-
Pricing
Free / open tier
Prismic✓
Strapi✓

What each one is

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

Prismic

Headless CMS designed for teams to build websites with visual page builder and AI-powered content creation. Developers create reusable page sections (Slices) once, while marketers independently assemble and publish pages without coding.

Independently observed

Strapi

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.

Prismic

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free to $675/month, with custom Enterprise pricing. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • Visual Page Builder
    • Unlimited documents
    • Unlimited types
    • Unlimited assets
    • Image optimization and processing
    • +2 more
  • Starter$10/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Paid overages allowed up to 500 GB at $0.30/GB
  • Small$25/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • 4 locales
  • Medium$150/month
    • Everything in Small
    • 25 users
    • 5 million API calls a month
    • 500 GB of built-in CDN bandwidth
    • Paid overages allowed up to 1 TB at $0.30/GB
    • +2 more
  • Platinum$675/month
    • Everything in Medium
    • Unlimited users
    • 10 million API calls a month
    • 1 TB of built-in CDN bandwidth
    • Paid overages allowed up to 5 TB at $0.25/GB
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Platinum
    • Custom usage quotas
    • 2 development environments
    • Backups
    • Custom roles
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Strapi

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
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
CLI
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Prismic✓
Strapi✓
Self-hosted
Prismic✗
Strapi✓

Integrations

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

In common (4)
  • Next.js
  • Astro
  • Vercel
  • React

Prismic

14 total - 10 not shared
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Nuxt
  • SvelteKit
  • Cursor
  • Vue
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • imgix
  • Slack
Independently observed

Strapi

27 total - 23 not shared
  • Vue.js
  • Svelte
  • Nuxt.js
  • Flutter
  • React Native
  • TanStack
  • React Router 7
  • React-admin
  • Azure
  • Railway
  • Cloudinary
  • ImageKit
  • Mux
  • Elasticsearch
  • Algolia
  • n8n
  • Postmark
  • Resend
  • Croct
  • SearchBlox
  • Expo
  • Medusa
  • TipTap
Independently observed
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