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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Headless CMS software

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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.

Payload Reviews

The community submitted 11 reviews to tell us what they like about Payload, what Payload can do better, and more.

5.0

Based on 11 reviews

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Reviewers see Payload as a strong fit for developers building custom CMS workflows, praising its customization, extensible admin UI, and solid developer experience. They also say content teams benefit from a good writing experience, and several highlight a responsive community around the product. The main caution is maturity: reviewers note it is still relatively new, with fewer features, integrations, and broader support than more established options. Even so, they view its open-source, extensible nature as a practical way to fill gaps when needed.

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developer friendly (3)

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•2 reviews

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.

What's great

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!

What's great

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

What needs improvement

limited integrations (1)limited features (1)

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•1 review

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.

What's great

customization capabilities (1)extendable admin UI (1)

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20 views3yr ago

Greenspark

•5 reviews

hey @jamesmikrut! congrats on your launch! I'm using Payload CMS for a while now, started to do so when the version number started with a 0 and I already liked it even then. great documentation, really dev friendly product, I can only just recommend it.

What's great

excellent documentation (1)developer friendly (3)

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Speech to Note

•12 reviews

We started using payload recently for making full-stack web applications. CMS is their core but you can go above and beyond with their excellent support. Tapping into the new ecosystem and loving it.

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•32 reviews

Amazing! Congrats on your launch. While I'm not the target persona here, I must admire the simplicity and functionality of the UI here of Payload. Good job guys :)

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3yr ago