Building with Payload can be done quickly and effectively, thanks to its code-based customization and developer-friendly features.
In a recent study, 80% of enterprise decision-makers planned to select open-source platforms like Payload—with 89% finding them more secure than SaaS alternatives.
As a proudly open-source solution for managing content, Payload is committed to this sea-change in software.
While Contentful confines your data to their servers through a third-party API, Payload delivers you the freedom to store and manage your data on your terms.
Payload's visual editor empowers marketers to create and edit as they browse, delivering a powerful tool that pairs nicely alongside its first-class developer experience.
As an open-source platform that can be self-hosted, there are no bandwidth, document, or usage limits within Payload. In Contentful, you may be liable for overages and could even hit usage caps based on your plan.
Since you can choose to self-host Payload, you are in full control over the usage (and costs) of your data.
Contentful’s extensibility is significantly limited when compared to Payload. With Payload, you can extend and add additional functionality however you need, including full customization of the Admin UI.
Payload offers customizable in-app authentication, allowing full control and robust access management, unlike Contentful, which requires an external auth provider due to its platform-limited authentication.
You can completely and easily override Payload views, fields, and more with your own React components. In Contentful, you can only swap out fields, and you need to build custom fields via iframes which is significantly more difficult.
Create with a minimal, powerful editing experience. Extend effortlessly.
Build modern, sophisticated tools—while saving development costs.
Manage all your content, alongside your products, in a single, powerful editing experience.
Ensure brand consistency by seamlessly managing digital assets within your CMS.