Comparison

Strapi vs WordPress

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.

Strapi full profile →WordPress full profile →

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★Strapi75

WordPress52

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	StrapiLeader	WordPress
vioscaleAI score	75 / 100high · 75%	52 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$35	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	197	6
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7	3.5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://wordpress.org/about/security/
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=strapi-utils&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=roots%2Fwordpress-full&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	4,257	24
Github starsadoption.github_stars	73,319	21,471
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	229,467	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Strapi75 / 100high · 75%

WordPress52 / 100medium · 60%

Pricing

Free tier

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Model

Strapifreemium

WordPressopen_source

Price level

Strapimid

WordPressfree

Starting price

Strapi$35

WordPress–

Transparent

Strapi✓

WordPress–

Integrations

Count

Strapi197

WordPress6

Security

Certifications

StrapiSOC 2

WordPress–

Disclosure policy

Strapi–

WordPress✓

Gdpr

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Scorecard

Strapi7

WordPress3.5

Soc2

Strapi✓

WordPress–

Trust center

Strapi–

WordPresshttps://wordpress.org/about/security/

Vulnerabilities

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

WordPressCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=roots%2Fwordpress-full&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Strapi99.9

WordPress–

Status page

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Strapi4,257

WordPress24

Github stars

Strapi73,319

WordPress21,471

Package downloads weekly

Strapi229,467

WordPress–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Strapi100

WordPress100

Release

Cadence days

Strapi6

WordPress–

History

Strapi20 items

WordPress–

License

Spdx

StrapiSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE

WordPress–

Language

Primary

StrapiTypeScript

WordPressPHP

Market

Availability

StrapiAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

WordPressAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Strapi8 items

WordPress5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CMS Software
Capability	Strapi	WordPress
Core
CMS type	Headless / API-first	Traditional / monolithic
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	Unrivaled ecosystem of apps, integrations, and plugins installable from dashboar
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant	-	✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow	-	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓

Core

CMS type

StrapiHeadless / API-first

WordPressTraditional / monolithic

Licensing

Open-source

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Managed / cloud hosting offered

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Delivery

Headless API (REST/GraphQL)

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Content

Structured content modelling

Strapi✓

WordPress-

Localisation / i18n

Strapi✓

WordPress-

Content workflow / approvals

Strapi✓

WordPress-

Editing

Visual / no-code page builder

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Extensibility

Plugin / app ecosystem size

Strapi197 community-built integrations and plugins

WordPressUnrivaled ecosystem of apps, integrations, and plugins installable from dashboar

Scale

Multi-site / multi-tenant

Strapi-

WordPress✓

Workflow

Git-based / code-first workflow

Strapi-

WordPress✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

What each one is

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

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

WordPress

A free, open-source platform that enables anyone to create and manage websites of any type, from blogs to full-featured businesses, using a visual block editor with no coding required. Extensible through thousands of community-built plugins and themes.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

WordPress

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Strapi	WordPress
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

iOS

Strapi✗

WordPress✓

Android

Strapi✗

WordPress✓

CLI

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Self-hosted

Strapi✓

WordPress✓

Integrations

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

Strapi

Leader

27 total

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

Independently observed

WordPress

8 total

Automattic
GoDaddy
Jetpack
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Vimeo
Google Analytics

Independently observed

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