License
Partially Free
Self-hosting
Available
Docker
Supported
Cloud
Available
What Strapi Is Best For
- Headless APIs
- Content modeling
- Admin content workflows
Stack and Deployment Notes
MIT project materials with commercial paths; marked partially free.
Node.jsTypeScriptReactSQLDocker
Production readiness: Mature
Alternatives Strapi May Replace
Contentful, Sanity
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