# Easy CMS vs Strapi

> Strapi is the most popular open-source headless CMS: a separate Node server with its own admin. Its Community Edition is MIT, while live preview, content history, SSO and audit logs are in paid plans. Easy CMS runs inside your app and keeps those features in the free license.

Page: https://easycms.dev/why/compare/strapi

| Feature | Easy CMS | Strapi |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT. Every feature is free, roles and SSO included | MIT Community Edition; paid Growth ($45/month self-hosted) and Enterprise editions |
| Where it runs | Inside your Next.js or Nuxt app, or as a standalone server | A separate Node server |
| Content model | TypeScript config in your repo | Content-type Builder in the admin (in development), saved as schema files in the project |
| Databases | SQLite (file or Turso), Postgres (or PGlite) | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite |
| Language and runtime | Node.js 22.12+, TypeScript | Node.js |
| Hosted cloud | None. Self-host anywhere; one-click deploy to your own Vercel or Netlify | Strapi Cloud from $35/month; no free tier listed |
| APIs | Typed Local API, REST; GraphQL and MCP as experimental plugins | REST, GraphQL |
| Admin in Thai | Complete: every admin string, and every docs page | Partial (about a quarter of the admin) |
| Roles, SSO, audit | Roles, field permissions, SSO (Google, Microsoft, GitHub, OIDC), audit log: all MIT | Live preview, content history: Growth; SSO, review workflows, audit logs: Enterprise |
| Ecosystem | Small: official plugins (SEO, forms, redirects, nested pages, multi-tenant, shop, GraphQL, MCP), a new community | The largest here: about 73k GitHub stars |
| Maturity | Version 1.23; 1.0 in October 2026, first released September 2026 | Version 5 since September 2024 |

## Choose Easy CMS when

- You don't want a second server to deploy, secure and keep in step with your app.
- You want the content model as typed TypeScript, reviewed in pull requests.
- You want live preview, history, SSO and an audit log without a paid plan.

## Choose Strapi when

- One backend serves many frontends and teams that are not in one codebase.
- You want the largest community, plugins and hiring pool.
- You prefer building content types in an admin screen.

Easy CMS is young: its first release was in September 2026 and its community is small. Every other product here has been in production longer, with more people answering questions.

## Sources

Checked against each product’s own site on 2026-10-17. Prices and versions change; follow the links for today’s.

- [Strapi: license](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/blob/develop/LICENSE)
- [Strapi: self-hosted pricing](https://strapi.io/pricing-self-hosted)
- [Strapi: cloud pricing](https://strapi.io/pricing-cloud)
- [Strapi: databases](https://docs.strapi.io/cms/configurations/database)
- [Strapi: Content-type Builder](https://docs.strapi.io/cms/features/content-type-builder)
- [Strapi: admin translations](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/tree/develop/packages/core/admin/admin/src/translations)