Payload

Developer-first TypeScript & React headless CMS

5.0•11 reviews•

1K followers

Developer-first TypeScript & React headless CMS

5.0•11 reviews•

1K followers

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Payload is a TypeScript headless CMS built to catapult your efficiency as a developer. From your config, Payload generates extensible REST, GraphQL, and Node APIs as well as a powerful React admin panel that your content editors will love.

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Payload 2.0TypeScript headless CMS + app framework

Launched on October 9th, 2023

Payload CMSThe best TypeScript CMS developer experience there is

Launched on July 19th, 2022

Payload CMSDeveloper-first TypeScript & React headless CMS

Launched on May 12th, 2021

5.0

Based on 11 reviews

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Reviewers describe Payload as a strong fit for teams that want to build custom CMS workflows, praising its flexibility, extensible admin UI, and solid experience for both developers and content editors. Users say it works well for internal systems and specialized apps, and they value the responsive community around it. The main caution is maturity: because it is still relatively new, some reviewers note fewer features, integrations, and broader support than more established options, even if its open-source, extensible approach helps offset that.

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I've been using Payload CMS for more than a month now. It hard to appreciate the simplicity and performance without trying it. I encourage everyone to try it. All you need is to create a model (Typescript class) to define how you want to structure your data, and you're done! It does support RESTFUL API outside the box, along with GraphQL. Very fast (we have a collection with 75,000 items) and response time is less than 100ms. Keep up the great work @jamesmikrut and team.

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fast performance (1)developer friendly (3)REST and GraphQL support (1)

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•1 review

Payload is a forward-thinking CMS, it has a great community with responsive developers, great DX for developers and UX for content writers. It's a relatively new product and as such may be more limited in terms of features and broad integrations/support but the community is writing plugins and its open source so you can either contribute or expand it for your own purposes, as it's an extensible application framework too!

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community support (1)open source (1)developer friendly (3)

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limited integrations (1)limited features (1)

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We are currently building up a CMS to support internal workflows for powering a gamified real-time learning app. As a developer I'm thrilled we chose Payload Cms. Payloads customization capabilities and extendable Admin UI are a powerhouse of opportunities for us.

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customization capabilities (1)extendable admin UI (1)

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