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Compare ApostropheCMS and Payload CMS 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (86.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 Site
Free
ApostropheCMS
Star Rating
(13)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 Site
Learn more about ApostropheCMSPayload CMS
Star Rating
(59)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansApostropheCMS vs Payload CMS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Payload CMS easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Payload CMS meets the needs of their business better than ApostropheCMS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Payload CMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Payload CMS over ApostropheCMS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ApostropheCMS
Apostrophe Community
Free Trial
1 Site
The core of ApostropheCMS is completely free and open source. The essential components to build a successful website will always remain under an open source license. It can be hosted on your own server, giving you full control over your environment. See our developer documentation to get the CMS installed.
- User role management
- In-context editing
- Headless mode
Payload CMS
Self-Hosted
Free
Get started in one-line: $ npx create-payload-app
- Completely free and open-source
- GraphQL, REST, and Local APIs
- Easily customizable ReactJS Admin
Free Trial
ApostropheCMS
Free Trial is available
Payload CMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
9
9.4
56
Ease of Use
8.3
9
9.0
56
Ease of Setup
8.8
7
9.1
48
Ease of Admin
7.8
6
9.3
47
Quality of Support
9.0
10
9.3
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
6
9.4
35
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
8
10.0
55
Features by Category
Content
8.8
7
10.0
7
8.6
7
9.5
7
7.9
7
10.0
7
8.1
6
8.8
7
7.9
7
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
9.0
7
9.0
7
7.2
6
9.8
7
9.2
6
9.8
7
Design
7.7
5
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
9.0
5
9.2
6
9.8
7
9.8
7
Platform
6.4
7
9.8
7
8.8
7
9.5
7
8.8
7
9.8
7
7.6
7
9.8
7
9.0
5
9.8
7
9.8
7
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
8.3
6
10.0
7
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Publishing
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.1
35
Not enough data
6.8
12
Development
9.7
5
8.4
43
Not enough data
9.4
42
9.3
5
8.8
29
7.3
5
8.8
26
Analytics
7.7
5
8.6
40
7.7
5
9.2
44
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Headless Commerce
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Merchandising/Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Catalog
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Order Process
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-Channel Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ApostropheCMS and Payload CMS are categorized as Web Content Management and Headless CMS
Unique Categories
ApostropheCMS has no unique categories
Payload CMS is categorized as E-Commerce Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ApostropheCMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Payload CMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Internet
18.2%
Information Technology and Services
18.2%
Hospital & Health Care
18.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
9.1%
Marketing and Advertising
9.1%
Other
27.3%
Computer Software
32.8%
Information Technology and Services
13.8%
Design
8.6%
Marketing and Advertising
6.9%
Internet
5.2%
Other
32.8%
Discussions
ApostropheCMS has no discussions with answers
Payload CMS has no discussions with answers
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