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Directus vs Payload
Explore a detailed comparison of Directus and Payload, to see which is the best CMS. Compare platforms by features, integrations, and price.
General
Company Size
11-50
11-50
Company Size
11-50
11-50
Stars
18K
25K
Stars
18K
25K
NPM Weekly Downloads
30K
16K
NPM Weekly Downloads
30K
16K
Funding
$4.7M Seed
$7M Series A
Funding
$4.7M Seed
$7M Series A
Country of Origin
USA
USA
Country of Origin
USA
USA
Developer Experience
Hosting
PaaS + Self Hosted
PaaS + Self Hosted
Hosting
PaaS + Self Hosted
PaaS + Self Hosted
Open Source
Open Source
API Tokens
API Tokens
Design System
Design System
GraphQL
GraphQL
Documentation
Documentation
Authentication & Permissions
Authentication & Permissions
Multi-databases support (SQLite, MySQL, Postgres)
MongoDB, PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL and MariaDB
Multi-databases support (SQLite, MySQL, Postgres)
MongoDB, PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL and MariaDB
Single Types
Single Types
Custom fields
UI field
Custom fields
UI field
Webhooks
Webhooks
Codebase language
TypeScript
JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue
Codebase language
TypeScript
JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue
API Playground
API Playground
Customizable API
Customizable API
JWT authentication
JWT authentication
Content modeling
Content modeling
Plugins
Extensions
Plugins
Extensions
SDK
SDK
Cron
Cron
Editing Experience
Previews
Has to be setup manually
Has to be setup manually
Previews
Has to be setup manually
Has to be setup manually
Scheduling
Scheduling
Media Library
Media Library
Draft & Publish
Draft & Publish
Collaboration
Releases
Releases
Review Workflows
Review Workflows
Versionning
Versionning
i18n
i18n
Marketplace
Coming soon
Marketplace
Coming soon
Real-time editing
Real-time editing
Visual editing
Vercel Visual Editing
Visual editing
Vercel Visual Editing
Security & Compliance
SSO
SSO
Audit Logs
Audit Logs
Role Base Access Control
Role Base Access Control
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