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Payload CMS
The best open-source headless CMS
Open Sourcecmsheadlesstypescriptopen-sourceself-hosted
Overview
Payload is a TypeScript-first headless CMS and application framework. Self-hosted with your own database, giving you full control.
Key Features
- ✓TypeScript-first
- ✓Admin panel (auto-generated)
- ✓Access control
- ✓Versions & drafts
- ✓File uploads
- ✓REST & GraphQL API
Pros
- +Full ownership of data
- +Beautiful auto-generated admin
- +No vendor lock-in
Cons
- −Requires self-hosting
- −Smaller ecosystem than Sanity
- −More DevOps overhead