--- description: Review of Payload Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Payload | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Headless CMS Platforms](/directory/4122/headlesscms/software) > [Payload](/software/240514/payload-cms) # Payload Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/240514/payload-cms Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/240514/payload-cms?page=2) > Payload is an open-source content management system built with React, GraphQL, and TypeScript. It caters to developers and agencies building websites and applications. It has a GraphQL API and REST API to retrieve and rewrite content on a unified platform. Payload can be deployed on any infrastructure that supports Node.js, such as AWS, GCP, and Azure. The tool lets the open-source community and the team provide support to customers through GitHub. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 48 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 48 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Payload CMS ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$35.00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese - **Available Countries**: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey and 34 more ## Features - A/B Testing - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Approval Process Control - Asset Lifecycle Management - Categorisation/Grouping - Collaboration Tools - Configurable Workflow - Content Library - Content Management - Content Publishing Options - Customisable Forms - Customisable Templates - De-Coupled Front & Back Ends - Document Management - Drag & Drop - Filtering - For Developers - For Marketers - Full Text Search ## Integrations (6 total) - Algolia - Datadog - HubSpot CRM - Okta - Stripe - Zapier ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) ## Category - [Headless CMS Platforms](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4122/headlesscms/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I believe Payload would be almost perfect if we could also customize the admin panel with Svelte components instead of React components. > > It has been a pleasant experience to use Payload as my backend option. Only one place to configure my DB, API, and CMS in a simple way. It's awesome to have a backend so fast and easy. ----- ### "Amazing experience with Payload CMS\!" — 5.0/5 > **Lou** | *17 May 2023* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Payload is all we can want in terms of balance between developer experience and editor experience. The backend is extremely easily extendable, the administration panel UI is clean and easy to use. We love the tool and we truly believe this is the future of open-source CMSs. > > **Cons**: At the moment the CMS is only limited to MongoDB databases but we know the team at Payload is hard working on a Postgres adapter that will ceil the deal for us. It might even not be the case anymore when you read this review. > > Payload CMS makes a clear cut between the developer side and setup of the different fields and entries and the editor experience. It feels extremely nice to share the stack we work with between the frontend and the backend. ----- ### "Hands down the best modern CMS" — 4.0/5 > **Seth** | *6 January 2022* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Lightweight, robust, feature rich, extremely extensible. IMO the best modern CMS. > > **Cons**: Doesn't have enough traction in the community at the moment, and still missing some features that I'd love to see. ----- ### "Unrivaled CMS experience both for website admins and for developers" — 5.0/5 > **Audrius** | *17 May 2023* | Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The developer experience which enables anyone who knows javascript to customize both how the admin panel looks and how the backend works is just mind blowing. We've recently went on a journey to find the perfect CMS for our react/next based websites and I can with 100% confidence say that absolutely nothing compares to Payload. > > **Cons**: When not using Payload Cloud, hosting Payload can sometimes be pretty confusing, having everything set up perfectly. But once you do it once or twice, it's a piece of cake. Other than that there are no negatives. > > Absolutely everything, from the community, to the actual product. ----- ### "Best Headless CMS" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *17 May 2023* | Online Media | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The best thing about Payload is that it is very flexible- So you can use it for any kind of Project. Everything you need comes out of the box but you can also expand it as you like. You can create everything in code and you do not need any kind of GUI to create a Schema. Also everything is in Typescript so it makes the developement process really easy and fast. As a Big Compny you can easily White label it and customize it as you whish. > > **Cons**: The only thing is that it is pretty new on the market so you will not find many ressources - but that is not really a prolem because the documentation is really good and their discord server and the community behind it is even better. > > I am using it in a federal organization and currently for a project where you can create templates via forms. It helped a lot because the setup was very quick and we could focus on the development and the Editors on the content. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/240514/payload-cms?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/240514/payload-cms) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data