# juice-shop vs Strapi

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

| | juice-shop | Strapi |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #1 of 13 in Headless CMS |
| GitHub stars | 14 271 | 73 400 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +328 ✓ | +170 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 31 ✓ |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | v5.60.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Strapi scores 85/100 against 81/100 for juice-shop, so it is the safer default.

Strapi ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for juice-shop.

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

## Details

- [juice-shop](https://selfhost.directory/project/juice-shop) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/juice-shop.md)
- [Strapi](https://selfhost.directory/project/strapi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/strapi.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/juice-shop-vs-strapi