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Strapi vs Bolt CMS: catalog facts
Strapi	Bolt CMS
Freemium Free and open source to self-host; Strapi Cloud hosting and sales plans cost extra.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted
Automatic REST and GraphQL APIs from content models Visual content type builder	REST and GraphQL APIs included Content types defined in readable YAML
Headless only, so you build the frontend yourself Aimed at developers rather than non-technical site owners	Small maintainer team since 2024 Only the latest minor release is supported
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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