Strapi

Open-source headless CMS with fully customizable API and admin panel

AI ContentFreemium

Strapi is an open-source, self-hosted headless CMS that gives developers full control over content APIs, data models, and admin panel customization without vendor lock-in. Built with Node.js, it generates REST and GraphQL APIs automatically from content type definitions and supports custom plugins, middleware, and database connections to PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and MongoDB. Teams that need full data sovereignty, custom business logic in the API layer, or specialized content workflows choose Strapi over SaaS CMS platforms.

Key Features

• ✓Self-hosted
• ✓REST and GraphQL
• ✓Content type builder
• ✓Plugin system
• ✓Role-based access