Find out how Smile and Strapi are revolutionising digital solutions with composable, flexible digital architectures tailored to your needs.
Smile, European leader in open digital, and Strapi, publisher of the eponymous open source content management solution, are delighted to announce the signing of a strategic partnership. The two companies, sharing a common vision of open source, want to join forces to offer their customers unprecedented synergies around new content management practices. This collaboration is based on the use of both internal and external components, using a ‘best-of-breed’ approach that favours the best solutions available on the market.
This partnership is the culmination of two years of intensive work on the Strapi solution, applied to structuring projects for leading customers, notably in the energy and media sectors in France and Europe. Guillaume Lanthier, head of the application modernisation offering at Smile, comments: ‘We are convinced that Strapi is ideally placed to meet our customers’ challenges, particularly thanks to its composable architectures. These digital architectures allow reusable components to be added according to business needs, offering optimum flexibility and scalability.’
Strapi stands out as an open source content management system that is flexible, extensible and easy to use. It allows developers to create and generate APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) ‘on the fly’. The solution stands out for its compatibility with any type of cloud, database and front-end framework, making it a preferred choice among the developer community, both in France and internationally. ‘Strapi benefits from a large community, driven by open source values. This is an essential criterion for our customers and a major guarantee of our long-term future,’ adds Guillaume Lanthier.
A year of acceleration in 2023
The year 2023 marks a significant acceleration in this partnership. The combination of Smile's expertise in the development of tailor-made solutions with the flexibility offered by Strapi is an obvious choice in the current context. Companies are increasingly looking for content management systems tailored to their specific needs. ‘Our customers' information systems are becoming increasingly vertical, incorporating specialised components for each problem. Strapi fits skilfully into this ecosystem, offering our customers a fluid user experience and optimum contribution comfort for back-office users,’ explains Guillaume Lanthier.
Pierre Burgy, co-founder and CEO of Strapi, also expressed his enthusiasm: ‘We are delighted to be joining forces with Smile to enable developers to create better digital applications more quickly. With Smile, we share a common DNA based on open source. This partnership will enable more businesses to modernise their architectures and accelerate the delivery of their content across a variety of communication channels: websites, web and mobile applications, and connected objects.’
The benefits for customers of this partnership are manifold. Firstly, they benefit from greater flexibility in managing their digital content thanks to the integration of Strapi. This solution enables them to adapt quickly to changing business needs and technological developments. Secondly, the combination of SMILE's bespoke development skills and Strapi's advanced technology delivers an optimal, seamless user experience. What's more, customers can count on a future-proof solution supported by an active and committed community, which is crucial in the open source ecosystem.
About the Smile Group
For three decades, Smile has been supporting its customers with innovative, daring and open source digital projects, covering all the company's IT perimeters: digital experience, e-business, mobile applications, business solutions, embedded and IoT, infrastructure and Cloud. Working on creative digital solutions with exemplary agility, Smile's 2,000 enthusiasts create and support their customers' digital projects in Europe and around the world. SMILE's strength lies in the combination of expert brands at your service: Smile, Neopixl, SensioLabs, UX-Republic, Alter Way, Synotis and creativestyle. SMILE is recognised as the European leader in digital and open source solutions. For more information, visit www.smile.eu.
About Strapi
Strapi is the leading open source headless content management system (CMS). Based 100% on JavaScript / TypeScript, it is fully customisable and designed for developers. Strapi enables developers to design projects more quickly by providing a ready-to-use customisable API, while giving them the freedom to use their favourite tools. Contribution teams use Strapi to autonomously manage any type of content and distribute it to any channel, including websites, mobile applications or connected devices. Strapi, which has made teleworking a priority, has employees in more than ten countries and continues to expand its global team.
Strapi also offers training and educational resources for developers wishing to familiarise themselves with the platform. These initiatives are aimed at strengthening the developer community and encouraging the adoption of Strapi in various sectors. In addition to its commitment to open source, Strapi regularly participates in conferences and technology events to share its knowledge and innovations with a wider audience.