Strapi
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
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EU-Sovereign EU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
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EU-Based EU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
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EU-Hosted This listing EU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
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US-Linked Operated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
Paris-based open-source headless CMS (founded 2017); MIT-licensed core, Strapi Cloud PaaS, US-VC-funded (Insight, CRV).
Strapi offers EU hosting in France, but a US parent or sub-processor leaves material CLOUD Act exposure. It is listed under Headless CMS.
Assessment notes
Strapi (Paris FR, founded 2017) is the leading open-source headless CMS (MIT license) with Strapi Cloud (PaaS) and Enterprise self-hosted editions; SOC 2 certified, GDPR compliant; but Series C 2022 was led by Insight Partners (US PE/VC) with CRV (US) and Index: material US-VC control flips signal to eu_hq_us_funded; no public ISO 27001 attestation.
Findings
- CLOUD Act
- CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material This listing US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
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- Ownership
- Ownership
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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EU-owned EU-incorporated and EU-controlled; no significant US ownership.
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EU HQ, US-funded This listing EU-headquartered but US venture- or PE-controlled.
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EU subsidiary, US parent European operating company owned by a US parent company.
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US-owned The operating company itself is US-headquartered.
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Other A non-EU jurisdiction. Swiss/EEA-owned vendors count as European here; the UK and others do not.
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- Sub-processors
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Verified signals
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EU / adequacy hosting: Yes
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EU / adequacy operator: Yes
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No US CLOUD Act exposure: No
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Public DPA: No
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Sub-processors disclosed: No
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Open-source clients: Yes
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Third-party certification: Yes
Exposure depends on how you run this product.
Vendor-operated: the sub-processors below apply.
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material This listing US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
Deploy on your own EU infrastructure and you control hosting and every sub-processor.
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None This listing EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
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About Strapi
Strapi (Paris, France, founded 2017) is the most-installed open-source headless CMS: MIT-licensed core, Strapi Cloud PaaS-hosted offering, and Enterprise Edition self-hosted with extended features. The OSS community is significant (>60K GitHub stars). Compliance: SOC 2 certified, GDPR compliant (no public ISO 27001 attestation surfaced at time of research). The procurement-grade caveat is funding: Series C 2022 was led by Insight Partners (US growth-PE, $90B AUM, New York) with CRV and Index. So the company is French-operated but US-PE-controlled at cap-table level. Strapi Cloud is priced in USD only: Starter USD 35, Pro USD 90 and Business USD 450 per project per month, with Business+ on quote; the EUR 15 entry tier recorded in May no longer exists. Strapi names no infrastructure provider for Cloud and offers three regions, US (East), Europe (West) and Asia (Southeast), while the privacy policy describes primary storage in the United States and the EEA, which is what puts CLOUD Act exposure at Material for the managed tier. Effective story when self-hosted (MIT) on EU infra: customer data never reaches Strapi, so both the cap-table US influence and the Cloud region question are moot for that deployment.
Sub-processor map · not disclosed
Frameworks & certifications
Capability matrix
Table 1Capabilities of Strapi
Integration & access
Compliance & governance
Pricing & tiers
Public documents
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missingData Processing Addendum (DPA)— missing
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missingSub-processors list— missing
Alternatives in this category
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Italy · €149/moEU-HostedCLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material This listing US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
Public DPA: No Sub-processors: Yes Open source: No -
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NorwayEU-HostedCLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material This listing US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
Public DPA: Yes Sub-processors: Yes Open source: Yes -
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Germany · $199/moEU-BasedCLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor This listing A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
Public DPA: No Sub-processors: No Open source: No -
| Product | Sovereignty | CLOUD Act | Signals | From |
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DatoCMS
Italy
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EU-Hosted | CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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Public DPA: No
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
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€149/mo |
| Enonic Norway | EU-Hosted | CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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Public DPA: Yes
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: Yes
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Hygraph
Germany
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EU-Based | CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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Public DPA: No
Sub-processors: No
Open source: No
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$199/mo |