Strapi
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Rate limitSelf-hosted community edition: unlimited content, users, and API calls; limited by your own server.
Documentation: docs.strapi.io ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
Strapi is a free, open-source headless content management system you host yourself, with no limits on content, users, or API calls in the community edition. You define content types in its admin panel and Strapi automatically generates REST and GraphQL APIs for them. It supports plugins for media, email, and internationalization. Managed Strapi Cloud exists as a paid option, but self-hosting is free forever.
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Rate limit: Self-hosted community edition: unlimited content, users, and API calls; limited by your own server.
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: headless CMS content APIs self-hosting
Setup
- Install Strapi with npx create-strapi-app and start the server.
- Create an admin account in the local admin panel.
- Define collection types for your content, such as articles or products.
- Set public API permissions for the content you want to expose.
- Fetch content from the REST or GraphQL endpoints.
Example
curl http://localhost:1337/api/articlesUse cases
- Run the content backend for a blog, marketing site, or portfolio.
- Give non-technical teammates an editor while developers use the API.
- Serve the same content to a website and a mobile app from one place.