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Contentful VS Strapi_

As of 4 November 2026, Strapi is named by 100 companies and Contentful by 302; Contentful skews to companies under 200 people (40% vs 62%), Strapi to companies over 1,000 (14% vs 36%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Contentful's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Strapi rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Contentful: 2–200 employees
40%
Strapi: 2–200 employees
62%
Contentful: 1,000+ employees
36%
Strapi: 1,000+ employees
14%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.7 · 1.5
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
302companies name Contentful
100companies name Strapi
52name both
502 · 150postings in 90 days, Contentful · Strapi
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentContentfulshareStrapishareLeans
Self-employed72%66%Strapi
2-10 employees279%1111%Strapi
11-50 employees3612%2929%Strapi
51-200 employees5819%2222%Strapi
201-500 employees3110%1414%Strapi
501-1000 employees3512%44%Contentful
1001-5000 employees6221%1010%Contentful
5001-10000 employees207%22%Contentful
10,001+ employees269%22%Contentful
By industry
SegmentContentfulshareStrapishareLeans
Technology & software12541%4848%Strapi
Business & finance services7023%3333%Strapi
Commerce & trade289%11%Contentful
Media & content207%11%Contentful
Consumer services & leisure155%22%Contentful
Manufacturing & industry145%66%even
Health care72%––outside top 12
Property & construction72%22%even
Public, community & associations62%55%Strapi
Hospitality & travel41%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure41%11%even
Agriculture & forestry10%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentContentfulshareStrapishareLeans
United States15852%4040%Contentful
United Kingdom3311%99%even
Germany207%55%even
Canada165%––outside top 12
Sweden83%––outside top 12
France62%88%Strapi
India62%77%Strapi
Australia52%11%even
Belgium41%––outside top 12
Denmark31%––outside top 12
Netherlands31%33%Strapi
Poland31%55%Strapi
United Arab Emirates––22%outside top 12
Brazil––22%outside top 12
Czechia––22%outside top 12
Singapore––22%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentContentfulshareStrapishareLeans
Software engineering27341%13764%Strapi
Marketing & communications11517%157%Contentful
Sales467%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management396%105%even
IT operations & business systems365%42%Contentful
Design & UX162%21%even
Data & AI71%21%even
arts media and entertainment51%10%even
Customer service & success41%31%even
Engineering (non-software)30%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment30%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy20%––outside top 12
Education & training20%––outside top 12
Human resources20%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing20%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations10%––outside top 12
Unclassified10%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical––10%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––10%outside top 12
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Strapi is named by 100 companies in job postings and Contentful by 302; 52 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/contentful-vs-strapi)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Contentful vs Strapi: questions

Which is more used, Contentful or Strapi?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Contentful (302) over Strapi (100). By website-and-DNS footprint, Strapi (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Contentful?

40% of Contentful companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 62% for Strapi. 36% of Contentful companies have over 1,000 employees, against 14% for Strapi.

Do companies run both?

52 companies name both in their postings, usually Contentful in marketing and Strapi in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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