# Strapi vs windmill

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

| | Strapi | windmill |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 85/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in Headless CMS | #6 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 73 399 ✓ | 18 307 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +177 | +287 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 31 | 162 ✓ |
| Latest release | v5.60.0 · 28 Oct 2026 | v1.852.0 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Strapi scores 85/100 against 77/100 for windmill, so it is the safer default.

windmill ships more often: 162 stable releases in the past year, against 31 for Strapi.

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/strapi-vs-windmill