Contentstack vs. Strapi

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Contentstack
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Contentstack headquartered in San Francisco offers an API-first headless CMS. From desktops to smart phones, from kiosks to smart watches, from billboards to jumbotrons, from dashboards to VR headsets – content is delivered with the push of a button and optimized for every screen, device and channel.N/A
Strapi
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Strapi is an open-source software platform that helps developers to easily build, deploy, and manage APIs.N/A
Pricing
ContentstackStrapi
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ContentstackStrapi
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ContentstackStrapi
Features
ContentstackStrapi
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Contentstack
7.4
11 Ratings
9% below category average
Strapi
10.0
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Role-based user permissions7.411 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Contentstack
7.5
10 Ratings
1% below category average
Strapi
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
API8.19 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language6.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Contentstack
8.1
12 Ratings
5% above category average
Strapi
9.0
1 Ratings
15% above category average
WYSIWYG editor8.12 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section7.712 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Page templates7.68 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Library of website themes10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design6.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow6.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Contentstack
6.4
12 Ratings
14% below category average
Strapi
8.7
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Content taxonomy7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support6.410 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Bulk management5.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions6.58 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Community / comment management6.16 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
ContentstackStrapi
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(12 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ContentstackStrapi
Likelihood to Recommend
Contentstack
Contentstack has flexible functionality which opens up a lot of possibilities for businesses with proactive web development teams to create their own website builder app to compete with 3rd party agencies. This is especially useful in a large enterprise where non-technical teams often turn to expensive outside agencies which cost more in the long run than an up-front investment into an in-house application.
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Strapi
1. If a headless CMS is needed. 2. Need the cms UI to be clean. 3. There is a need for customization options in the UI and API as well. 4. Expertise in javascript and need cms with node js backend. 5. Want auth APIs pre-made. 6. Easy to customize the backend as well. 7. The user interface can be fully customizable.
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Pros
Contentstack
  • Enables us to build and architect content through the use of their easy to use software and user interface.
  • Customer service has been by far the most reliable and responsive in any vendor i've dealt with.
  • Listens to feedback and builds features and technical improvements that helps customers usability and experience.
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Strapi
  • Free and open source.
  • CMS UI is nice and clean.
  • Customization options.
  • Regular updates and bug fixes.
  • Easy to find and understand docs.
  • Blogs available to learn more.
  • Plugin eco system.
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Cons
Contentstack
  • In my opinion it's not very intuitive. I've found its difficult to understand how to best structure entries, especially if they are related
  • In my experience, entries can get difficult to understand if weren't the creator. It would be helpful to have some meta data around the entry itself and the fields within them in my opinion.
  • Integration with an A/B testing platform would be nice.
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Strapi
  • Tutorial videos.
  • Use typescript for it's backend.
  • Detailed explanation of commands available.
  • More clear docs for releasing.
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Support Rating
Contentstack
They have an in-app chat with their support team, who is always quick to respond and provide helpful answers. I've never walked away from an interaction without my issue being solved quickly and easily. They're also very communicative over email and are sure to follow up after any changes are made to ensure we're seeing the desired result. They are always very professional and easy to work with.
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Strapi
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Alternatives Considered
Contentstack
Contentstack has better international hosting support then Contentful and we found the presales and sales support people were MUCH more responsive than Contentful. The Sitecore sales process was very very slow and overly complex. We felt Sitecore had many features that were not valuable and the cost to benefit ratio was much lower compared to ContentStack
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Strapi
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Return on Investment
Contentstack
  • Saved significant amounts of money that would previously been spent on 3rd party agencies to build websites
  • Empowered Comms teams to create and edit the design and content of their own websites on demand rather than relying on the Dev team
  • Allowed the Development team to concentrate on building functionality rather than websites, so we can focus on improvement rather than BAU work.
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Strapi
  • Easy to setup.
  • Customize the ui.
  • Increased productivity.
  • Get prebuilt auth apis.
  • Customize the backend and add new apis.
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ScreenShots

Strapi Screenshots

Screenshot of Content Type BuilderScreenshot of Content Manager edit layoutScreenshot of Content Type builder contents with groupsScreenshot of Content Manager Layout ViewScreenshot of Content Manager List view