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iTopvsStrapi

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

iTopStrapi
Score60/10085/100
Rank in category#2 of 3 in IT Management#1 of 13 in Headless CMS
GitHub stars1 21173 401
Stars, last 30 days+0+171
Stable releases, 12 months431
Latest release3.2.3-3 · 16 Oct 2026v5.60.0 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languagePHPTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Strapi scores 85/100 against 60/100 for iTop, so it is the safer default.

Strapi ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for iTop.

If you want the quickest setup, Strapi is easier to run; iTop needs more configuration.

Strapi is growing faster right now (+171 stars in 30 days).

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