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Strapi vs Umbraco-CMS
Strapi has 73,188 GitHub stars, 9,877 forks, 558 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Umbraco-CMS has 5,251 stars, 2,922 forks, 525 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Strapi leads on adoption by 1,294% (73,188 vs 5,251 stars). Strapi is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Umbraco-CMS is written in C# under MIT. Strapi has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Umbraco-CMS 56%. Strapi was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (cms, hacktoberfest), 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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Side by side
| Strapi | Umbraco-CMS | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 5.3K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.9K | ⑂ 2.9K |
| 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 Umbraco-CMS if
- You want the Umbraco-CMS feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Umbraco-CMS fits your workflow better
About Strapi
Strapi is an open source headless content management system built entirely in JavaScript and TypeScript. It provides a customizable admin dashboard and automatically generates REST and GraphQL APIs for any content structure defined through its visual Content Type Builder. Strapi lives in the JavaScript ecosystem and targets developers who need to deliver content to diverse frontends—including web, mobile, and IoT applications—without being locked into a specific presentation layer.
read the full Strapi overview →
About Umbraco-CMS
Umbraco CMS is a free and open source .NET content management system, released under the MIT licence, for .NET developers and editorial teams who need to build and operate content managed websites on infrastructure they control.
read the full Umbraco-CMS overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Strapi or Umbraco-CMS more popular?
Strapi has 73,188 GitHub stars and Umbraco-CMS has 5,251. Strapi has the larger community by that measure.
Are Strapi and Umbraco-CMS free?
Both are open source. Strapi has no licence declared in this registry, and Umbraco-CMS is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Strapi and Umbraco-CMS?
Strapi is written in TypeScript and Umbraco-CMS 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 Umbraco-CMS?
Choose Strapi if you want the larger community (73,188 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Umbraco-CMS if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.