ReadyCMS vs Strapi: commerce built in, not built by you
Strapi is a flexible open-source headless CMS — developers self-host it and shape content APIs however they like. The flexibility is the point, and the cost: commerce, hosting, security and scaling are yours to build and run. ReadyCMS gives the same API-first freedom with the commerce engine and infrastructure already there.
Strapi is a toolkit. ReadyCMS is a platform.
Strapi gives developers a blank, flexible content API to build on. ReadyCMS gives the same headless freedom but ships commerce, operations and managed infrastructure - so you build the storefront, not the platform.
Commerce is yours to build
Strapi has no native commerce - catalog, checkout, orders and B2B are custom development or plugins you maintain. ReadyCMS ships them.
You own hosting & scaling
Self-hosted Strapi means you run servers, security, backups and scaling. ReadyCMS is managed, on Cloudflare CDN, monitored around the clock.
Operations included
Feeds, bulk editing, courier integrations, recovery emails and analytics are platform features in ReadyCMS - not modules to source and maintain.
What an open-source CMS leaves to you, ReadyCMS ships
The commerce operation and the infrastructure under it - built in, still fully API-first.
Catalog, variants, one-page checkout, orders, discounts, gift cards - built in, not modeled by hand.
Customer groups, wholesale price on every product, MOQ - one catalog for B2B and B2C.
Google, Meta, TikTok, Amazon, eBay and more, auto-synced from the catalog.
Operate the catalog and order book at spreadsheet speed.
Regional gateways, courier label printing, tracking, fiscalization.
Abandoned-cart emails, campaigns, loyalty and weekly store audits.
A clean REST API over content and commerce - build any frontend in any framework.
Cloudflare CDN delivery and managed infrastructure - not your ops burden.
ReadyCMS vs Strapi at a glance
| Capability | ReadyCMS | Strapi |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Headless, managedAPI-first commerce + content, hosted for you. | Headless, self-hostedFlexible open-source content API. |
| Commerce engine | NativeCatalog, checkout, orders, B2B, gift cards. | Build itNo native commerce - custom or plugins. |
| Hosting & scaling | ManagedCloudflare CDN, caching, monitoring included. | YoursYou self-host, secure, back up and scale. |
| B2B & wholesale | NativeCustomer groups, wholesale price, MOQ. | CustomBuild pricing logic yourself. |
| Product feeds | 16 channels built inShopping ads, marketplaces, social. | Build itNo feed generation out of the box. |
| Flexibility | Configurable + APIHeadless fields, API, integrations - within a platform. | Fully open sourceTotal control of the codebase - a real strength. |
| Maintenance | Platform teamUpdates, security and infra handled for you. | Your teamYou own upgrades, security and ops. |
| Best fit | Teams that sellStores wanting headless freedom without running infra. | Custom content appsTeams wanting full control and with ops capacity. |
Comparison reflects Strapi as a self-hosted open-source headless CMS as generally understood at the time of writing; Strapi offers a cloud option and commerce can be custom-built. Verify against current official documentation.
Which platform fits your project?
Choose ReadyCMS if…
- You want headless freedom but not to build and run commerce yourself
- You’d rather not own hosting, security, scaling and upgrades
- You need native B2B pricing, feeds and courier integrations
- You want to ship a storefront, not a platform
- A managed, monitored, CDN-backed setup matters
Strapi is a great fit if…
- You have the engineering capacity to build and run commerce
- Full control of an open-source codebase is a hard requirement
- Your use case is a custom content app, not a store
- You prefer self-hosting and owning the entire stack
Moving to ReadyCMS, handled by our team
Discovery
We review your Strapi content models, any custom commerce, and your infrastructure, then scope the move.
Migration
Content types, entries, media and SEO metadata migrate; commerce is configured natively, no custom build.
Launch & verify
Your frontend points at the ReadyCMS API; hosting, checkout and feeds are live and tested.
Common questions
Other headless & content CMS
Bring your store. We’ll show you the difference.
Catalogue, checkout, integrations and feeds - we’ll show exactly how ReadyCMS handles what you run today, and what migrating actually involves.
Not just where your store is managed. Where your business grows.
Headless, without running the platform
Keep the API-first freedom, drop the infra and custom commerce work. We’ll show you ReadyCMS.