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Strapi vs WordPress
Strapi has 73,425 GitHub stars, 10,050 forks, 558 open issues and last shipped yesterday. WordPress has 21,523 stars, 13,083 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Strapi leads on adoption by 241% (73,425 vs 21,523 stars). Strapi is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; WordPress is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. Strapi has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, WordPress 61%. WordPress 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 | WordPress | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 22K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 10K | ⑂ 13K |
| 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 WordPress if
- You want the WordPress feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and WordPress 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 WordPress
WordPress & 8250; ReadMe Semantic Personal Publishing Platform First Things First Welcome. WordPress is a very special project to me. Every developer and contributor adds something unique to the mix, and together we create something beautiful that I am proud to be a part of. Thousands of hours have gone into WordPress, and we are dedicated to making it better every day. Thank you for making it part of your world. & 8212; Matt Mullenweg Installation: Famous 5 minute install Unzip the package in an empty directory and upload everything. Open wp admin/install.php in your browser. It will take you through the…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Strapi or WordPress more popular?
Strapi has 73,425 GitHub stars and WordPress has 21,523. Strapi has the larger community by that measure.
Are Strapi and WordPress free?
Neither Strapi nor WordPress 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 WordPress?
Strapi is written in TypeScript and WordPress 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 WordPress?
Choose Strapi if you want the larger community (73,425 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose WordPress if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.