Is Strapi or Trivy better?

Neither clearly leads. Strapi starts at $35/month and Trivy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Strapi or Trivy?

Trivy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $35/month for Strapi and Free for Trivy.

Does Strapi or Trivy run on more platforms?

Strapi runs on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker. Trivy runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes.

Can I use Trivy for free?

Yes. Trivy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Strapi starts at $35/month.

What is Strapi best used for?

Strapi is most often used for running a self hosted headless cms with a rest or graphql api, giving editors a content admin panel over a custom content model. Of those, running a self hosted headless cms with a rest or graphql api and giving editors a content admin panel over a custom content model are not what Trivy is typically brought in for.

What can Strapi do that Trivy cannot?

Strapi covers REST API, GraphQL API, Content management, PostgreSQL. Trivy covers Multi-target scanning, Vulnerability detection, Misconfiguration checks, Secret detection.

APIs · head to head

Strapi vs Trivy

Strapi

APIs

Headless CMS with REST and GraphQL APIs

From: $35/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Trivy

Cybersecurity

Open-source vulnerability and misconfiguration scanner

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Trivy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Strapi cloud pricing is per project, not per account, so a second project doubles the bill; Trivy reports what public advisory databases know, so coverage varies by ecosystem and unfixed CVEs create noise
They diverge on capability: Strapi covers REST API, Trivy covers Multi-target scanning.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Strapi and Trivy actually diverge.

Attributes where Strapi and Trivy differ
Attribute	Strapi	Trivy
Starting price	$35/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	Open source, no licence fee
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker	Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes
Category	APIs	Cybersecurity
Founded	2015	Unknown

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

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 Strapi

REST API
GraphQL API
Content management
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
AWS
Webhooks

Only in Trivy

Multi-target scanning
Vulnerability detection
Misconfiguration checks
Secret detection

What people use each for

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

Strapi

Running a self hosted headless CMS with a REST or GraphQL APInot Trivy
Giving editors a content admin panel over a custom content modelnot Trivy

Trivy

Failing a pull request when a container image introduces a known CVEnot Strapi
Scanning Terraform and Kubernetes manifests for misconfiguration before applynot Strapi
Catching committed secrets as part of an existing CI stepnot Strapi

Where each one falls short

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

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

Trivy

Reports what public advisory databases know, so coverage varies by ecosystem and unfixed CVEs create noise
No built-in triage or exception workflow, so suppressing accepted risk is managed in config files
Findings are point-in-time from CI, with no continuous runtime monitoring unless you add the commercial platform

Pricing, plan by plan

Strapi

$35/month

Starter$35/month
- 100k API requests
- 50 GB asset storage
- 50 GB asset bandwidth
Pro$90/month
- 1M API requests
- 250 GB asset storage
- 500 GB asset bandwidth
Business$450/month
- 10M API requests
- 1000 GB asset storage
- 1000 GB asset bandwidth

Trivy

Free

TrivyFree
- Full scanner
- Unlimited scans
- Community support

Which should you pick?

Choose Strapi if

You need rest api.
You work on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.
You also want graphql api.

Strapi review

Choose Trivy if

You need multi-target scanning.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes.
You also want vulnerability detection.

Trivy review

Questions people ask

Is Strapi or Trivy better?: Neither clearly leads. Strapi starts at $35/month and Trivy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Strapi or Trivy?: Trivy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $35/month for Strapi and Free for Trivy.
Does Strapi or Trivy run on more platforms?: Strapi runs on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker. Trivy runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes.
Can I use Trivy for free?: Yes. Trivy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Strapi starts at $35/month.
What is Strapi best used for?: Strapi is most often used for running a self hosted headless cms with a rest or graphql api, giving editors a content admin panel over a custom content model. Of those, running a self hosted headless cms with a rest or graphql api and giving editors a content admin panel over a custom content model are not what Trivy is typically brought in for.
What can Strapi do that Trivy cannot?: Strapi covers REST API, GraphQL API, Content management, PostgreSQL. Trivy covers Multi-target scanning, Vulnerability detection, Misconfiguration checks, Secret detection.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Strapi: How much do API request overages cost?

Additional API requests beyond the plan limit cost $1.50 per 25000 requests. Extra asset storage costs $0.60 per GB, and additional bandwidth costs $30 per 100 GB.

Source

Trivy: Is Trivy free?

Yes, open source from Aqua Security with no licence fee. Aqua sells a commercial platform around it.

Strapi: Is yearly billing available?

Yes, yearly billing saves up to 17% compared to monthly billing on Strapi Cloud plans.

Source

Trivy: What can Trivy scan?

Container images, filesystems, Git repositories, Kubernetes clusters and infrastructure-as-code, for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets and licences.

Strapi: What is included with the Pro plan?

The Pro plan costs $90 per month per project and includes 1M API requests, 250 GB asset storage, 500 GB bandwidth, multi-environment support, weekly backups, and manual backups.

Source

Trivy: Does Trivy need a server?

No. It is a single binary, which is a large part of why it became a default in CI.

Strapi vs Trivy

Strapi

Trivy

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Strapi

Only in Trivy

What people use each for

Strapi

Trivy

Where each one falls short

Strapi

Trivy

Pricing, plan by plan

Strapi

Trivy

Which should you pick?

Choose Strapi if

Choose Trivy if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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