Compare Contentful and Payload CMS 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (86.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free
Contentful
Star Rating
(322)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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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 plansContentful vs Payload CMS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Payload CMS easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Payload CMS overall.
- Reviewers felt that Payload CMS meets the needs of their business better than Contentful.
- 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 Contentful.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Contentful
Free Trial is available
Payload CMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
234
9.4
56
Ease of Use
8.4
237
9.0
56
Ease of Setup
8.2
117
9.1
48
Ease of Admin
8.4
107
9.3
47
Quality of Support
8.4
191
9.3
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
98
9.4
35
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
222
10.0
55
Features by Category
Content
8.3
147
|
Verified
10.0
7
7.9
145
|
Verified
9.5
7
7.9
132
|
Verified
10.0
7
7.7
114
|
Verified
8.8
7
7.9
100
|
Verified
10.0
7
8.4
90
|
Verified
9.3
7
7.8
132
|
Verified
9.0
7
7.7
137
|
Verified
9.8
7
8.2
133
|
Verified
9.8
7
Design
7.1
64
8.3
6
7.3
67
8.6
7
7.5
80
|
Verified
9.2
6
8.2
124
|
Verified
9.8
7
Platform
7.7
77
9.8
7
7.9
108
|
Verified
9.5
7
8.1
124
|
Verified
9.8
7
8.0
137
|
Verified
9.8
7
8.3
125
|
Verified
9.8
7
8.3
117
|
Verified
9.3
7
8.0
101
|
Verified
8.1
7
8.7
119
|
Verified
10.0
7
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
7.6
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
Content Management
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Design & Development
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
Management
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
Support
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
Publishing
8.1
60
|
Verified
8.9
25
8.6
66
|
Verified
9.1
35
7.5
27
6.8
12
Development
7.9
77
|
Verified
8.4
43
8.6
77
|
Verified
9.4
42
7.5
59
|
Verified
8.8
29
7.7
39
|
Verified
8.8
26
Analytics
7.5
47
|
Verified
8.6
40
7.8
61
|
Verified
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Contentful and Payload CMS are categorized as Headless CMS and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Contentful is categorized as WebOps Platforms, Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), and Personalization
Payload CMS is categorized as E-Commerce Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Contentful
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
Information Technology and Services
12.1%
Computer Software
11.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.2%
Financial Services
6.2%
Internet
4.9%
Other
58.5%
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
Can you do dynamic input validation on dropdowns?
1 Comment
GH
You can do dynamic validation on anything, but it would require that you wrap the open source contentful field editors with your own javascript validation...Read more
Payload CMS has no discussions with answers
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