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Payload
Open-source headless CMS in TypeScript.
- What is Payload?
- Payload is an open source headless CMS and application framework written in TypeScript, built to run inside Next.js.
- What does it do?
- Define collections and fields in code and it generates an admin UI, REST and GraphQL APIs, and TypeScript types. Includes authentication, access control, drafts and versioning, localization, and file uploads with image processing.
- Who is it for?
- Development teams building content-driven sites and apps in TypeScript who want to self-host and keep their schema in version control rather than a hosted dashboard.
- What are the alternatives to Payload?
- Contentful and Sanity are hosted and editor-first. Directus wraps an existing SQL database. Tina and Decap CMS keep content in Git. WordPress remains the default for template-driven sites.
Pricing
Free
MIT-licensed; Payload Cloud paid
Open core
About
Richmond, USA
Open source
Founder
The people behind Payload.
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