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Strapi

Headless CMS that lets developers build content APIs fast while giving content creators a friendly editing interface.

Self-hosted alternative to

Contentful

Website
https://strapi.io/
Source code
https://github.com/strapi/strapi
GitHub stars
73,417
Repository activity
30 October 2026
Latest release
v5.60.0, 28 October 2026
Health
Active From the repository record in this build
License
MIT
Platforms
Nodejs
Categories
Content Management Systems (CMS)

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