Squidex 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for headless cms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Squidex
A headless CMS that provides content management through modern APIs rather than a traditional UI, supporting REST and GraphQL endpoints. It can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or via Docker with customizable workflows and multi-language support.
Strapi
LeaderAn 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.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Squidex
Free plan with 20,000 API calls/month; additional calls at €0.20 per 1,000 calls
- FreeFree
- Basic€0.20 per 1000 API calls
- Professional€0.20 per 1000 API calls
- Business€0.20 per 1000 API calls
Strapi
LeaderFrom $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
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Squidex
- Kafka
- RabbitMQ
- Azure Queue
- Medium
- Google Maps
- FTP
- Azure Storage
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- SQL Server
- FerretDB
- CosmosDB
- DocumentDB
Strapi
Leader- React
- Vue.js
- Svelte
- Astro
- Next.js
- Nuxt.js
- Flutter
- React Native
- TanStack
- React Router 7
- React-admin
- Azure
- Railway
- Cloudinary
- ImageKit
- Mux
- Elasticsearch
- Algolia
- n8n
- Postmark
- Resend
- Croct
- SearchBlox
- Expo
- +3 more
Squidex or Strapi: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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