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Strapi vs Payload Comparison (2026)

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Strapi

Payload

Overview

Strapi is the #1 open-source headless CMS. It's JavaScript-based, fully customizable and self-hosted. Strapi helps developers to build projects faster by providing a customizable API out of the box and giving them the freedom to use their favorite stack.

An open-source, 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.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

89%

would recommend this app

4.9

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

98%

would recommend this app

Pros

“It works especially well as a headless CMS for managing content across multiple websites and applications from a single source, that is my personal Use Case.”

Nestor B.

Senior Software Engineer

“Also, they have a very good documentation for building Docker images of the project and deploy it to AWS, that also is the case for me, so, this have been very helpful too.”

Nestor B.

Senior Software Engineer

“Automatic creation of API endpoints based on content types, Role Based Access Control, Authentication, Querying and Media Library features reduces the time of app development.”

Yekta Y.

Frontend Developer

Pros

“You can turn Payload into anything, either a rapid prototyping framework, or a content management hub”

Mark B.

CTO

“Payload enables you to build complex data structures, promote content reuse and serves as an extensible foundation for any web project.”

Jonas H.

Head of Technology

“very easy to set up and get started- great user access and grant management with third-party SSO integration- easily define similar document structures with the ability to completely customize the visual presentation”

Michael B.

Software Developer

Cons

“Customization can be quite challenging and documentation on Services & Controllers needs to be improved.”

Gabriele O.

Founder, CEO, FullStack Dev.

“As Strapi does not provide you with a Frontend it is hard to get the initial concept and add functionality.”