--- description: Review of Payload Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Payload | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Headless CMS Platforms](/directory/4122/headlesscms/software) > [Payload](/software/240514/payload-cms) # Payload Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/240514/payload-cms Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/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.co.nz/directory/4122/headlesscms/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[CoreMedia Experience Platform](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/390592/coremedia-content-cloud) — 4.4/5 (22 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Best Headless CMS" — 5.0/5 > **Hrithik** | *14 August 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The packed-in features, robust scalability and support from the Payload team outperform every other option\! > > **Cons**: I do not have anything to pinpoint as such, but there are absolutely more features to come in and once it does, Payload is going to be the top option for many. ----- ### "Payload: An open source Headless CMS you'll love" — 5.0/5 > **Jay** | *14 August 2024* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Payload offers the best developer and content manager experience of all the headless CMSs we've tried. It's open source, and the Payload team are very supportive and easy to reach. > > **Cons**: Like all headless CMSs there's a learning curve compared to a traditional CMS like WordPress. It's dashboard UI can be a little underwhelming for users first trying the product. ----- ### "Bottom line: Recommanded" — 4.0/5 > **Amit** | *23 May 2023* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Modular, easy to develop, and deploy. You can do basically everything you want w/ very ease. > > **Cons**: You need to code everything you want to do \& you don't have a lot of ready-to-use extensions yet. ----- ### "The Headless CMS every Dev has been waiting for" — 5.0/5 > **Jennifer** | *31 May 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Payload CMS was a total gamechanger for my development experience. I have been researching a Headless CMS that is easy to customize and extend for over a year until I stumbled upon Payload. From the get go the documentation was very extensive, getting a hang on it was very easy and now the process of creating a CMS that is fit to the customers need is done in a fracture of the time. Easy WordPress replacement. Also the response times within the Community are very fast if you have questions and the founders are always there for a chat and take recommondations thoughtfully > > **Cons**: While extension of the UI is possible, a layout builder with Drag and Drop features (eg. as a Plugin) would be great. > > Overall it will be my go-to backend for any kind of software. ----- ### "The CMS that everyone was waiting for\!" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *22 May 2023* | Consumer Electronics | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Payload is the most user friendly and developer oriented cms I’ve used so far. Its customisability and ease of use while keeping the express app fully accessible works great for us. Also the localisation is a lot better, since it works perfect in combination with generating routes necessary for NextJS dynamic routes. > > **Cons**: Honestly, the only thing I’ve heard from our users is that the admin interface looks to basic. I rather see that as a good thing. It’s clean and easy to understand. > > Overall, the cms is great and easy to use for website backends, but also as apis or internal tooling. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/240514/payload-cms?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/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