Is Strapi or Tuum better?

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

Which is cheaper, Strapi or Tuum?

Strapi starts at $35/month and Tuum at On request.

Does Strapi or Tuum run on more platforms?

Strapi runs on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker. Tuum runs on Web, API.

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 Tuum is typically brought in for.

What can Strapi do that Tuum cannot?

Strapi covers REST API, GraphQL API, Content management, PostgreSQL. Tuum covers Modular product structure, Low-code integration middleware, Cloud-agnostic deployment, Multi-currency real-time accounts.

APIs · head to head

Strapi vs Tuum

Strapi

APIs

Headless CMS with REST and GraphQL APIs

From: $35/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Tuum

APIs

Modular core banking platform from Estonia, formerly branded Modularbank

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Strapi cloud pricing is per project, not per account, so a second project doubles the bill; Tuum it is a smaller, younger company than Mambu, so it has fewer live reference deployments and a shorter track record to evaluate risk against.
They diverge on capability: Strapi covers REST API, Tuum covers Modular product structure.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Strapi and Tuum actually diverge.

Attributes where Strapi and Tuum differ
Attribute	Strapi	Tuum
Starting price	$35/month	On request
Pricing model	subscription	quote
Platforms	Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker	Web, API
Founded	2015	Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (APIs).

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 Tuum

Modular product structure
Low-code integration middleware
Cloud-agnostic deployment
Multi-currency real-time accounts
Cards and lending modules
Faster migration timeline

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 Tuum
Giving editors a content admin panel over a custom content modelnot Tuum

Tuum

A bank wanting to migrate specific banking products to the cloud within months rather than replacing its entire core at oncenot Strapi
A fintech in the DACH region or Middle East wanting a European core banking vendor with regional expansion focusnot Strapi
An institution wanting low-code middleware to connect new modules to an existing legacy core rather than a full rebuildnot Strapi
A company researching "Modularbank" that needs to confirm it is the same company now branded Tuumnot 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

Tuum

It is a smaller, younger company than Mambu, so it has fewer live reference deployments and a shorter track record to evaluate risk against.
The 2022-era rebrand from Modularbank to Tuum means older funding records, case studies and press coverage appear under a different name, complicating due diligence for anyone unaware of the change.
Pricing is entirely unpublished, requiring a sales conversation to budget against competing composable core vendors.
Its geographic expansion into DACH and the Middle East is comparatively recent, so support depth and local regulatory expertise in those markets are less proven than in its home Baltic and Nordic base.
As with any core banking platform, choosing Tuum is a multi-year infrastructure commitment; switching cores after implementation is a major undertaking regardless of how modular the initial adoption was.

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

Tuum

On request

Tuum$undefined/year
- Subscription and module-based pricing, not published
- Custom quote required via sales

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 Tuum if

You need modular product structure.
You work on Web, API.
You also want low-code integration middleware.

Tuum review

Questions people ask

Is Strapi or Tuum better?: Neither clearly leads. Strapi starts at $35/month and Tuum at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Strapi or Tuum?: Strapi starts at $35/month and Tuum at On request.
Does Strapi or Tuum run on more platforms?: Strapi runs on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker. Tuum runs on Web, API.
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 Tuum is typically brought in for.
What can Strapi do that Tuum cannot?: Strapi covers REST API, GraphQL API, Content management, PostgreSQL. Tuum covers Modular product structure, Low-code integration middleware, Cloud-agnostic deployment, Multi-currency real-time accounts.

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

Tuum: Is Tuum the same company as Modularbank?

Yes, Modularbank rebranded to Tuum; it is the same company and platform.

Strapi: Is yearly billing available?

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

Source

Tuum: Where is it strongest geographically?

Its base is Estonia and the Nordic and Baltic region, with newer expansion into DACH and the Middle East.

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

Tuum: Is pricing published?

No, subscription and module pricing require a sales conversation.

Strapi vs Tuum

Strapi

Tuum

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Strapi

Only in Tuum

What people use each for

Strapi

Tuum

Where each one falls short

Strapi

Tuum

Pricing, plan by plan

Strapi

Tuum

Which should you pick?

Choose Strapi if

Choose Tuum if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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