# Strapi vs Umbraco

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Strapi

| Attribute | Strapi | Umbraco |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 75.3 (75% (high)) | 48.8 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 4,257 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 73,319 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 229,467 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A TypeScript-based headless CMS that enables you to design content structures and automatically create REST and GraphQL APIs. Deploy it yourself for full data control or use managed cloud hosting, with extensive options to customize the admin interface and backend logic. It is indexed under CMS Software.","source":"https://strapi.io/pricing-cms","question":"What is Strapi?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Strapi is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $15 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://strapi.io/pricing-cms","question":"Is Strapi free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Strapi. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://strapi.io/pricing-cms","question":"What platforms does Strapi support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Strapi can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://strapi.io/pricing-cms","question":"Can Strapi be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 22 integrations for Strapi, including React, Vue.js, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Flutter and TanStack, plus 14 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://strapi.io/pricing-cms","question":"What does Strapi integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Strapi. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Strapi not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://strapi.io","question":"What security certifications does Strapi have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. Strapi is published under the SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@strapi/strapi","question":"Is Strapi open source?","confidence":0.85},{"answer":"Strapi is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://strapi.io/pricing-cms","question":"Where is Strapi available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source .NET content management system providing complete control over content, design, and integrations through headless APIs and webhooks, with support for both traditional and decoupled deployments designed for flexibility and AI-driven workflows. It is indexed under CMS Software.","source":"https://umbraco.com/pricing/","question":"What is Umbraco?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Umbraco is a paid product; published pricing starts at €45 per month. It is sold across 4 plans (Starter, Standard, Professional and Enterprise). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://umbraco.com/pricing/","question":"How much does Umbraco cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Umbraco. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://umbraco.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Umbraco support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Umbraco can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://umbraco.com/pricing/","question":"Can Umbraco be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Umbraco, including Cloudflare, Microsoft Azure, Umbraco Forms, Umbraco Commerce, Umbraco Workflow, Umbraco Engage, Umbraco UI Builder and Umbraco Deploy. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://umbraco.com/pricing/","question":"What does Umbraco integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for Umbraco. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Umbraco not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://umbraco.com/trust-center/","question":"What security certifications does Umbraco have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Umbraco is available worldwide. Its primary markets are Denmark, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and the Netherlands. The vendor is headquartered in Denmark.","source":"https://umbraco.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Umbraco available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source .NET content management system providing complete control over content, design, and integrations through headless APIs and webhooks, with support for both traditional and decoupled deployments designed for flexibility and AI-driven workflows. |
| features.capabilities | `{"cms_type":"headless","free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"headless_api":true,"localization":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"open_source_free","self_hostable":true,"visual_builder":true,"managed_hosting":true,"content_workflow":true,"deployment_model":"self_hosted_open_source","plugin_ecosystem":"197 community-built integrations and plugins","rest_api_delivery":true,"structured_content":true,"graphql_api_native_delivery":true,"multi_language_localization_i18n":true,"nextjs_gatsby_native_framework_support":true,"visual_content_modeling_schema_builder":true,"granular_role_based_access_control_rbac":true}` | `{"cms_type":"headless","free_tier":true,"iso_27001":true,"multisite":true,"open_source":true,"git_workflow":true,"headless_api":true,"localization":true,"pricing_model":"freemium","self_hostable":true,"visual_builder":true,"managed_hosting":true,"content_workflow":true,"deployment_model":"self_hosted_open_source","plugin_ecosystem":"Umbraco Marketplace with community and official add-ons including Forms, Commerc","rest_api_delivery":true,"structured_content":true,"webhooks_event_triggers":true,"real_time_visual_preview_editor":true,"multi_language_localization_i18n":true,"granular_role_based_access_control_rbac":true}` |
| integrations.count | 197 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue.js"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"Astro"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Nuxt.js"},{"name":"Flutter"},{"name":"React Native"},{"name":"TanStack"},{"name":"React Router 7"},{"name":"React-admin"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Railway"},{"name":"Cloudinary"},{"name":"ImageKit"},{"name":"Mux"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Algolia"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"Postmark"},{"name":"Resend"},{"name":"Croct"},{"name":"SearchBlox"},{"name":"Expo"},{"name":"Medusa"},{"name":"TipTap","native":false,"category":"editor","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Vercel","native":true,"category":"hosting","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Umbraco Forms"},{"name":"Umbraco Commerce"},{"name":"Umbraco Workflow"},{"name":"Umbraco Engage"},{"name":"Umbraco UI Builder"},{"name":"Umbraco Deploy"},{"name":"Umbraco Heartcore","native":true,"category":"headless"},{"name":"Umbraco MCP Server","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"Webhooks","native":true,"category":"api","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"REST APIs","native":true,"category":"api","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["EU","US","AU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$35/month","features":["100k API requests per month","50 GB asset storage","50 GB asset bandwidth","Unlimited database entries","Built-in email provider","Fast and global CDN"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_requests":"100k/month","asset_storage":"50 GB","asset_bandwidth":"50 GB/month","database_storage":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$90/month","features":["1M API requests per month","250 GB asset storage","500 GB asset bandwidth","Unlimited database entries","Multi-environment","Weekly backups","Manual backups","CRON jobs"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":90,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_requests":"1M/month","asset_storage":"250 GB","asset_bandwidth":"500 GB/month","database_storage":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$450/month","features":["10M API requests per month","1000 GB asset storage","1000 GB asset bandwidth","1 extra environment included","Daily backups","Uptime SLA (99.9%)"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":450,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_requests":"10M/month","asset_storage":"1000 GB","asset_bandwidth":"1000 GB/month","database_storage":"unlimited"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional environment","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":60,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional API requests","components":[{"per":{"qty":25000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.5,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional asset storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.6,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional asset bandwidth","components":[{"per":{"qty":100,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","amount":30,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $35/month for Strapi Cloud. Free open-source self-hosted option available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://strapi.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T20:27:07.062Z","startingPrice":{"amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","features":["1 environment","Limited restarts"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"€45/month","features":["5 hosting regions","Website & Delivery API SLA","Managed SQL database","TLS certificates included","Cloudflare CDN","Prioritized Database Performance (2x)","Umbraco UI Builder included","Umbraco Forms included","Content Flow / Deploy included"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":45,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","features":["Prioritized Database Performance (5x)","Load Balancing available","Dedicated Resources option","Premium CPU priority"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Load Balancing","Dedicated Resources","Highest CPU priority","Prioritized Database Performance (5x)"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra environment"},{"name":"Redis Cache"},{"name":"Load Balancing"},{"name":"Dedicated Resources"},{"name":"Prioritized Cloud Computing - Standard"},{"name":"Prioritized Cloud Computing - Premium"}],"summary":"From €45/month. Free open-source tier available.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://umbraco.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-07T15:25:21.395Z","startingPrice":{"amount":45,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":35,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":45,"currency":"EUR"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.58.0","date":"2026-10-14T10:20:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.58.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.57.0","date":"2026-10-07T07:18:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.57.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.56.0","date":"2026-09-30T11:44:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.56.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.55.1","date":"2026-09-24T07:39:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.55.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.55.0","date":"2026-09-23T12:40:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.55.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.54.0","date":"2026-09-16T11:11:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.54.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.53.0","date":"2026-09-09T14:21:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.53.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.52.3","date":"2026-09-02T14:37:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.52.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.52.2","date":"2026-08-26T07:35:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.52.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.52.1","date":"2026-08-19T11:37:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.52.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.52.0","date":"2026-08-12T07:29:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.52.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.51.2","date":"2026-08-05T13:05:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.51.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.51.1","date":"2026-07-29T10:04:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.51.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.51.0","date":"2026-07-23T12:11:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.51.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.50.2","date":"2026-07-15T10:01:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.50.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.50.1","date":"2026-07-08T11:20:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.50.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.50.0","date":"2026-07-02T11:15:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.50.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.49.0","date":"2026-06-24T10:12:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.49.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.48.1","date":"2026-06-17T10:03:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.48.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/strapi/strapi/releases/tag/v5.48.0","date":"2026-06-10T13:19:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.48.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://umbraco.com/trust-center/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=strapi-utils&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (CMS Software)

| Capability | Strapi | Umbraco |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | 197 community-built integrations and plugins | Umbraco Marketplace with community and official add-ons including Forms, Commerc |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Multi-site / multi-tenant | - | ✓ |
| **Workflow** |  |  |
| Git-based / code-first workflow | - | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / open tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:52:02.886Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*