Baack vs Strapi: a hosted, edit-in-page Strapi alternative (2026)
Baack vs Strapi
Strapi gives you an open-source CMS to host and run yourself. Baack gives your whole team a managed platform they can edit right on the page, with full history and approvals on every plan.
Last reviewed 30 September 2026
| Criterion | Baack | Strapi |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting and upkeep | Fully managed and UK hosted (EU on request). Nothing to install, patch or scale | Self-hosted (you run the servers, database, upgrades and security), or paid Strapi Cloud |
| Version history | Every change is kept on every plan. Rewind any item, or view the site as it was on any date | None on the free Community edition; 14 days on Growth; custom on Enterprise |
| Team seats | 10 collaborators per plan unit, so everyone can edit | Growth includes 3 seats, then $15 per extra seat |
The short version.
| Criterion | Baack | Strapi |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | SaaS teams who want content, workflows and customers in one hosted platform the whole team can edit | Developer teams who want open source and full control of their own infrastructure |
| Hosting and upkeep | Fully managed and UK hosted (EU on request). Nothing to install, patch or scale | Self-hosted (you run the servers, database, upgrades and security), or paid Strapi Cloud |
| Where content is edited | On the live page: click the content and edit it | In a separate admin panel; Live Preview on paid plans |
| Version history | Every change is kept on every plan. Rewind any item, or view the site as it was on any date | None on the free Community edition; 14 days on Growth; custom on Enterprise |
| Languages | Unlimited, on every plan | Built-in internationalisation |
| Team seats | 10 collaborators per plan unit, so everyone can edit | Growth includes 3 seats, then $15 per extra seat |
| Starting price | Free for eligible startups and charities; £25 for six months, then £49 a month | Free open source (you pay for hosting); Growth $45 a month |
| Built in beyond content | Tasks and approvals, CRM for customers and companies, communities and threads | Content only; extend it with plugins |
Why teams choose Baack over Strapi.
No servers to babysit
Strapi is free to download, but your engineering team has to host, patch, back up and scale it. Baack is fully managed from day one — no waiting on developers to maintain CMS infrastructure.
Edit where the content lives
No separate admin panel or disconnect between preview and production: content managers, SEO leads and marketing teams edit copy and images directly on the page without developer tickets.
Every version, kept
Strapi keeps 14 days of history on Growth. Baack keeps an immutable audit log of every revision, allowing teams to preview the site on any past date and roll back with confidence.
How your team works day to day.
| Criterion | Baack | Strapi |
|---|---|---|
| Editing experience | Click content on the live page to edit it; no separate app to learn | Form-based admin panel |
| Drafts and scheduling | Drafts, scheduled publishing, and pending edits on published pages | Draft and publish; Releases on Growth |
| History and rollback | Full history for every kind of content; rewind or restore any version | 14 days on Growth; none on Community |
| Roles and approvals | Read only, update, or update and publish, per person or group, such as editors, translators, publishers | Roles on every plan; review workflows on Enterprise only |
| Languages | Unlimited; each language is another version of the page | Built in |
| Variants and personalisation | Unlimited content variants; run A/B tests by choosing the variant | Not built in |
| Working together | Every save is kept as a new version, so editors never overwrite each other | One editor at a time per entry |
What you pay, and what you run.
| Criterion | Baack | Strapi |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Simple plan units with baseline usage included; every feature on every plan | Free open source, or a paid licence per seat |
| Free option | Free plan for eligible startups, SMEs and charities | Community edition: self-hosted, so you pay for hosting |
| Seats | 10 collaborators per plan unit; bigger teams add units | 3 on Growth, then $15 each |
| Next step up | Another plan unit, or usage-based Enterprise pricing | Enterprise at a custom price, needed for review workflows and audit logs |
| Who runs the servers | Baack, including security, scaling and backups | You, or Strapi Cloud |
| Onboarding and migration | Managed onboarding and migration, with planning and tooling, at a discount | Self-serve; support on paid plans |
Both are good tools, for different teams.
Choose Baack if…
- You don't want to run CMS infrastructure
- Non-technical teammates edit your content
- You want approvals and full history without an enterprise contract
- You'd use tasks, CRM or communities as well
Choose Strapi if…
- You must self-host on your own infrastructure
- You need an open-source licence
- You want to customise the CMS backend with Node.js plugins
- You have developers to run and secure it
Moving from Strapi.
Managed onboarding and migration, with the planning and tooling done for you.
- Book a free stack audit, and we'll map your Strapi content types to Baack entities.
- We migrate your content with our tooling, as part of managed onboarding.
- Swap Strapi API calls for the Baack TypeScript client, and start editing on the page.
Under the hood.
| Criterion | Baack | Strapi |
|---|---|---|
| APIs and SDKs | REST and API-first: content, tasks, CRM and communities all in one API. TypeScript and JavaScript clients | REST and GraphQL, generated from your content types |
| Content modelling | A flat name and sort-order matrix per entity, with references. No schema migrations; custom validation through webhooks | Content types defined up front; changes need migrations |
| Hosting and operations | Fully managed, with a 99.9% uptime SLA; on-premises deployments as a consulting service | A Node.js app and database that you operate |
| Security and compliance | Managed security and a GDPR-ready data model; Google sign-in, with other identity providers on request. SOC 2 / ISO 27001 can be arranged for enterprise contracts | Yours to secure when self-hosted; SOC 2 report on Enterprise |
| Getting your data out | API-first: all of your data is available at any time | Open source, so you hold the database |
Baack and Strapi: common questions.
Is Baack open source like Strapi?
No. Baack is a managed platform, and your data is always available through the API. On-premises deployments are available as a consulting service.
Can I self-host Baack?
Yes, for on-premises needs, operated by the Baack team as a consulting engagement.
How hard is it to move from Strapi to Baack?
Managed onboarding covers the planning, the tooling and the migration itself.
Does Baack keep version history?
Yes. Every change to every item is kept on every plan, and you can rewind or view the site as it was on any date.
Is Baack cheaper than Strapi?
Baack has no hosting bill and includes 10 collaborators per plan unit. Try the usage estimator on our pricing page to compare.
Strapi details are from its publicpricing page, checked 30 September 2026. Plans change, so check before you decide.
See where your team is waiting.
We review how content gets from idea to live today, and show which steps can go. Developers can go straight to the docs.