Headless CMS and application framework
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Entry price
Free plan available, paid tiers above
Biggest pro
Modern headless CMS
Biggest con
Newer platform
TL;DR - Payload
- Payload is an open-source headless CMS built with TypeScript
- It provides an admin panel, API, and authentication out of the box
- Free and open-source, Cloud hosting available
What is Payload?
Available on: Web
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Modern headless CMS
- Code-first approach
- Self-hostable
- TypeScript native
- Good documentation
Cons
- Newer platform
- Smaller community
- Learning curve
- Node.js required
- Less hosting options
Ratings Across the Web
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Key Features
Pricing Plans
Free
Free
Self-hosted
- Unlimited everything
- TypeScript
- Full control
Standard
$35/month
Payload Cloud
- 1 project
- 50GB storage
- Email support
Pro
$199/month
Teams
- 5 projects
- 500GB storage
- Priority support
How Payload's pricing compares
At $35/mo, Payload is mid-range of its 6 direct competitors ($15 to $300/mo across the set).
Entry paid plan, monthly.
Reviews
Across 48 verified user reviews on Capterra
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