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