Strapi vs Bolt.new

Leading open-source Node.js headless CMS — self-host or Cloud
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Strapi website ↗Bolt.new ↗

Pricing tiers

Strapi

Self-Hosted (OSS)

MIT-licensed Node.js CMS. Run free on any infra. Full admin + plugin ecosystem.

$0 base (usage-based)

Cloud Free (trial)

14-day free trial of Strapi Cloud.

Free

Cloud Essential

$18/month ($15 annual). 500k API requests, 50 GB asset bandwidth, 50 GB storage. Transparent overages.

$18/mo

Cloud Pro

$90/month. Higher quotas, faster support.

$90/mo

Cloud Scale

$450/month. Enterprise-grade infra, priority support.

$450/mo

Enterprise Edition (self-host)

Self-host + Enterprise license. SSO/SAML, audit logs, review workflows, content releases.

Custom

Strapi website ↗

Bolt.new

Free

1M tokens/month. 300K tokens/day cap. Public + private projects. 10MB file uploads. Hosting + unlimited DBs.

Free

Pro

$25/month. Starts at 10M tokens/month, no daily cap. No Bolt branding, 100MB uploads, custom domains, SEO support, image AI edit. Rollover tokens.

$25/mo

Teams

$30/member/month. Centralized billing, team access, private NPM registries, design system knowledge.

$30/mo

Enterprise

Custom. SSO, audit logs, dedicated account manager, 24/7 support.

Custom

Bolt.new ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing self-hosted on Strapi vs free on Bolt.new.

Metric	Strapi	Bolt.new
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Strapi · 16 features

Audit Logs (EE) — Track every admin action.
Components — Reusable field groups shared across content types.
Content Types Builder — Visual schema builder — fields, relations, components, dynamic zones.
Custom Fields — Plugin-based custom field types (color picker, markdown, etc.).
Draft & Publish — Two-phase publishing workflow.
Dynamic Zones — Flexible page builder — authors pick components to add.
GraphQL API (plugin) — Optional GraphQL layer via official plugin.
Internationalization — Multi-locale content out of the box.
Media Library — Upload + organize media. Providers: local, S3, Cloudinary, DO Spaces.
Releases (EE) — Bundle content changes and publish atomically.
REST API (auto-gen) — Auto-generated REST endpoints per content type. Full CRUD + filters.
Review Workflows (EE) — Approval-based content workflows.
Role-Based Access Control — Per-role permissions at content type + field level.
SSO / SAML (EE) — Enterprise identity for admin users.
Strapi Cloud — Fully-managed hosting of Strapi instances.
Webhooks — Built-in webhooks on content lifecycle events.

Bolt.new · 14 features

Browser Terminal — Real shell in-browser. Run npm install, scripts, etc.
Deploy to Netlify — One-click deploy to Netlify.
Deploy to Vercel — One-click deploy to Vercel.
Design System Knowledge — Team plan: shared design-system context for consistent UI.
Expo Support — Build React Native/Expo apps too.
GitHub Export — Push full project to a new GitHub repo.
Image Input — Upload image/sketch → Bolt generates matching UI.
Import Existing Project — Upload an existing repo and iterate in Bolt.
Live Edit + Run — Edit code + hot reload alongside AI agent.
Private NPM Registries — Team plan: use private packages.
Prompt to App — Describe app → Bolt scaffolds + codes + runs it in the browser.
Stripe Integration — Hook up Stripe payments in-chat.
Supabase Integration — Provision + connect Supabase from chat.
WebContainer runtime — Node.js + terminal + filesystem running entirely in your browser.

Developer interfaces

Kind	Strapi	Bolt.new
CLI	Strapi CLI	—
SDK	@strapi/client (JS)	—
REST	Admin REST API, Strapi Content REST API	—
GRAPHQL	GraphQL API (plugin)	—
OTHER	Webhooks	Bolt Web App, GitHub Export, StackBlitz Sync, WebContainer runtime

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