Revisionary, Strapi Content History and doing it yourself
A factual comparison for teams deciding how to keep content history on Strapi 5. We update it when Strapi changes its plans.
Last verified: 31 October 2026
| Criterion | Revisionary | Strapi Growth (Content History) | Build it yourself |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | From €10 / month | $45 / month, 3 seats | Developer time |
| Works on Community Edition | Yes | No, paid plan required | Yes |
| History retention | Unlimited, configurable | 14 days on Growth, not extendable | Up to you |
| Changes from the REST API, GraphQL, your code and imports | Recorded | Not recorded: Content Manager only | You build it |
| Field-level visual diff | Yes, word by word | Not native | You build it |
| Components and dynamic zones | Diffed per instance | Restored as a whole | You build it |
| Restore only some fields | Yes, with a 10-minute undo | No, the whole version | You build it |
| Recover a deleted entry | Trash, with its original identifier | Not described in its documentation | You build it |
| Review queue | Yes | Review workflows on Enterprise | You build it |
| Audit log with CSV export | Yes | Enterprise | You build it |
| Self-hosted, no data leaves your server | Yes | Yes | Yes |
When Strapi Growth is the better choice
If you already pay for Growth for other features, its Content History may be enough when 14 days of history, edits made in the Content Manager only and whole-version restores cover your needs.
Community plugins
The best-known community versioning plugin was written for Strapi 4 and is deprecated by its authors. For Strapi 5 the choice is between Strapi’s own Content History, a paid plugin and your own code.
When to build it yourself
If you only need a JSON backup of a few content types, lifecycle hooks and a table can do it. Diffs, restores and permissions are where the time goes.
SOURCES
Strapi figures come from strapi.io/pricing-self-hosted and the Content History page of the Strapi documentation, read on 31 October 2026. Strapi may change its plans at any time: check their site before deciding. Strapi is a trademark of Strapi Solutions SAS; Revisionary is not affiliated with Strapi.