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Best Payload CMS Alternatives in 2026

12 apps from headless CMS ranked against Payload CMS on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ButterCMS Free plan AndroidiOSWeb $71/mo9.0
    Payload CMS vs ButterCMS
  2. 2
    Prismic Free plan apiWeb $10/mo8.2
    Payload CMS vs Prismic
  3. 3
    Sanity Free plan Web $15/mo8.1
    Payload CMS vs Sanity
  4. 4
    Cosmic Free plan WebiOSAndroid $99/mo8.1
    Payload CMS vs Cosmic
  5. 5
    Strapi self-hosted $35/mo7.7
    Payload CMS vs Strapi
  6. 6
    Storyblok Free plan Web $99/mo7.7
    Payload CMS vs Storyblok
  7. 7
    Directus Free plan Web $499/mo7.6
    Payload CMS vs Directus
  8. 8
    Contentful Free plan Web $300/mo7.5
    Payload CMS vs Contentful
  9. 9
    DatoCMS Free plan apiWeb €149,199/mo7.5
    Payload CMS vs DatoCMS
  10. 10
    Cloud CMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 7.4
    Payload CMS vs Cloud CMS
  11. 11
    Bloomreach Content WebiOSAndroid 7.4
    Payload CMS vs Bloomreach Content
  12. 12
    Squidex Web 7.3
    Payload CMS vs Squidex
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