Pick NocoDB if
ops / app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (3 users, no card) or Community self-host $0 while they bind a first table, then buy Plus at $12 per seat / month billed annually when a fourth editor appears.
Read the NocoDB pageNocoDB vs Strapi
Our take
Pick NocoDB if ops / app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (3 users, no card) or Community self-host $0 while they bind a first table, then buy Plus at $12 per seat / month billed annually when a fourth editor appears. Pick Strapi if content / app teams who will stay on Community self-host $0 while they publish a first article, or start Cloud Starter at $35/project/month (100k API requests, 50 GB assets) when
Best for
NocoDB Tables you start at $0 (3 Cloud users or Community self-host)
Strapi Entries you start at $35 Cloud or OSS $0
Free plan
NocoDB $0 · / user / month. Up to 3 users. No card
Strapi $0 · you run it
Lowest paid
NocoDB Plus $12/mo yearly
Strapi Usage $1.50/mo
Next step up
NocoDB Business $24/mo yearly
Strapi Starter $35/mo
Runs where
NocoDB Local; you host it
Strapi Local; you host it
Watch out
NocoDB Cloud Free is 3 users
Strapi Cloud Starter is 100k API requests
Last checked
NocoDB 2026-10-22 · nocodb.com/pricing
Strapi 2026-10-22 · strapi.io/pricing-cloud
Which one, then?
Pick Strapi if
content / app teams who will stay on Community self-host $0 while they publish a first article, or start Cloud Starter at $35/project/month (100k API requests, 50 GB assets) when they do not want to run Node themselves.
Read the Strapi page