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Checkout.com vs Strapi

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Checkout.com

Software

Your business deserves tailored pricing based on your needs

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Strapi logo

Strapi

Software

Headless CMS with REST and GraphQL APIs

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Strapi has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Checkout.com checkout.com/pricing publishes no per-transaction percentage or fixed fee; pricing is set per business profile and risk category through direct sales contact, per the vendor's own pricing page (Aug 2026); Strapi cloud pricing is per project, not per account, so a second project doubles the bill

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Checkout.com and Strapi actually diverge.

Attributes where Checkout.com and Strapi differ
AttributeCheckout.comStrapi
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquoteopen-source
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebNode.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Checkout.com

Nothing recorded that Strapi does not also cover.

Only in Strapi

  • REST API
  • GraphQL API
  • Content management
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • AWS
  • Webhooks

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Checkout.com

No use cases recorded yet. See the Checkout.com review.

Strapi

  • Running a self hosted headless CMS with a REST or GraphQL APInot Checkout.com
  • Giving editors a content admin panel over a custom content modelnot Checkout.com

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Checkout.com

  • checkout.com/pricing publishes no per-transaction percentage or fixed fee; pricing is set per business profile and risk category through direct sales contact, per the vendor's own pricing page (Aug 2026)
  • Choosing between the flat-rate and Interchange++ pricing models requires contacting the sales team, since neither model's rate is quoted publicly on the page

Strapi

  • Cloud pricing is per project, not per account, so a second project doubles the bill
  • Starter at $35 a month allows 100,000 API requests, and overage is $1.50 per 25,000
  • Extra bandwidth is $30 per 100 GB and extra asset storage $0.60 per GB
  • Backups start at the Pro plan, weekly, and only become daily at Business
  • An uptime SLA is Business only, at $450 a month per project
  • Additional environments cost $60 a month on Pro and $300 a month on Business

Pricing, plan by plan

Checkout.com

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Checkout.com review.

Strapi

Free
  • CommunityFree
    • Self-hosted Strapi
    • Community support
  • Pro$99/monthly
    • Cloud hosting
    • Advanced features
    • Priority support
  • Business$undefined/monthly
    • Enterprise features
    • Custom SLA
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Checkout.com if

Nothing in the data separates Checkout.com from Strapi on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Checkout.com review

Choose Strapi if

  • You need rest api.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.
  • You also want graphql api.
Strapi review

Questions people ask

Is Checkout.com or Strapi better?
Neither clearly leads. Checkout.com starts at On request and Strapi at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Checkout.com or Strapi?
Strapi has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Checkout.com and Free for Strapi.
Does Checkout.com or Strapi run on more platforms?
Checkout.com runs on Web. Strapi runs on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.
Can I use Strapi for free?
Yes. Strapi has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Checkout.com starts at On request.
What can Checkout.com do that Strapi cannot?
Strapi covers REST API, GraphQL API, Content management, PostgreSQL.
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