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Strapi vs Blogifier
Strapi has 73,425 GitHub stars, 10,050 forks, 558 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Blogifier has 1,293 stars, 508 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped 8 months ago. Strapi leads on adoption by 5,579% (73,425 vs 1,293 stars). Strapi is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Blogifier is written in C# under MIT. Strapi has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Blogifier 39%. Strapi was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (cms), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Strapi | Blogifier | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | C# |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-03-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 10K | ⑂ 508 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Strapi if
- You weight community size — 73K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Blogifier if
- You want the Blogifier feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Blogifier fits your workflow better
About Strapi
Open source headless CMS, self hosted or Cloud you're in control. The leading open source headless CMS, 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, flexible and fully customizable. Docs · Strapi Cloud · Roadmap · Discord · Discussions Strapi is an open source, self hosted headless CMS that lets developers build content APIs fast while giving content creators a friendly editing interface. Define your content models and Strapi generates a full API, ready to consume from any frontend, mobile app, or IoT device. Design content structures visually with the Content Type Builder , no code required Auto generated REST & GraphQL APIs…
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About Blogifier
Blogifier Blogifier is a self hosted open source publishing platform written in ASP.NET and Blazor WebAssembly. It can be used to quickly and easily set up a lightweight, but fully functional personal or group blog. English 简体中文 Installation Currently built from source [Not Released] Can build in windows linux not tested on macOS, I prefer to deploy tests in docker. native build 1. Download .NET 7.0 SDK Choose to install the system version on your host. Download Nodejs 14 and above and install it on your host. For linux you can use the package management tool 2. Navigate to the project root directory, run…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Strapi or Blogifier more popular?
Strapi has 73,425 GitHub stars and Blogifier has 1,293. Strapi has the larger community by that measure.
Are Strapi and Blogifier free?
Both are open source. Strapi has no licence declared in this registry, and Blogifier is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Strapi and Blogifier?
Strapi is written in TypeScript and Blogifier in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Strapi or Blogifier?
Choose Strapi if you want the larger community (73,425 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Blogifier if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.