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Strapi vs Drupal
Strapi has 73,425 GitHub stars, 10,050 forks, 558 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Drupal has 4,296 stars, 1,979 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Strapi leads on adoption by 1,609% (73,425 vs 4,296 stars). Strapi is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Drupal is written in PHP under a licence not recorded in this registry. Strapi has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Drupal 46%. Strapi was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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Side by side
| Strapi | Drupal | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 4.3K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 10K | ⑂ 2.0K |
| 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 Drupal if
- You want the Drupal feature set and don't need the biggest community
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Drupal 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 Drupal
Drupal is an open source content management platform supporting a variety of websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community driven websites. For more information, visit the Drupal website, [Drupal.org][Drupal.org], and join the [Drupal community][Drupal community]. Contributing Drupal is developed on [Drupal.org][Drupal.org], the home of the international Drupal community since 2001! [Drupal.org][Drupal.org] hosts Drupal's [GitLab repository][GitLab repository], its [issue queue][issue queue], and its [documentation][documentation]. Before you start working on code, be sure to search the [issue…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Strapi or Drupal more popular?
Strapi has 73,425 GitHub stars and Drupal has 4,296. Strapi has the larger community by that measure.
Are Strapi and Drupal free?
Neither Strapi nor Drupal declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Strapi and Drupal?
Strapi is written in TypeScript and Drupal in PHP. 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 Drupal?
Choose Strapi if you want the larger community (73,425 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Drupal if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.