Build e‑commerce smarter, not harder

Meet the modern way to build headless e-commerce. Open source and fully extensible, Payload provides the flexibility and performance that off-the-shelf solutions can't match.

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Payload had all the core features we needed to get started quickly, and the flexibility to make it our own as we build a world‑class editing experience.

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Simplify your stack with Payload + Stripe

Eliminate e-commerce vendors like Shopify from your stack entirely, and promote efficiency and collaboration, while reducing development costs.


Payload centralizes your e-commerce operation, ensuring that whether an admin is managing products, or an engineer is crafting new features, they have immediate access to everything they need, right within Payload.

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Visual Editing

Effortlessly build and visualize the look and feel of your storefront content alongside your team members—all in real-time. Work collaboratively on any piece of content, including products, from anywhere.

It’s the way content authoring was meant to be.

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Stripe Integration

Leverage Payload's open-source framework to own your APIs and product database, seamlessly integrating with Stripe for enhanced payment experiences. This setup not only synchronizes product details efficiently but also harnesses webhooks for a robust, secure, and customizable storefront operation.

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Faster A/B testing

Alongside Next.js, Payload is the only platform that statically renders your variant content, not the server.

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Built-in Auth

Payload's built-in auth uses secure, HttpOnly cookies, allowing for powerful yet customizable user authentication. This foundational attribute of Payload ensures the secure and responsible management of customer accounts.

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One platform to manage code and content

Whether it’s an editor managing content and products or an engineer building new features, everything happens seamlessly within Payload.

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Products

Products are linked to Stripe via a custom select field that is dynamically populated in the sidebar of each product.

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Order History

Purchase history is recorded to the user's profile as part of the checkout process.

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Shopping Cart

Logged-in users can have their shopping carts saved to their profiles as they shop.

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Stripe Integration

Payload itself handles no currency exchange. All payments are processed and billed using Stripe.

10

Paywall

Products can optionally restrict access to content or digital assets behind a paywall.

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Layout Builder

Create unique product and page layouts for any type of content using a powerful layout builder.

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Media and Uploads

Products and pages can contain media like images, videos, downloads, and other assets

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Schedule time with us

What we'll talk about:

  • Dedicated engineering support
  • Demo of enterprise features, including visual editing and AI
  • Custom solutions to extend Payload
  • Influence over the Payload roadmap
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