PayloadCMS is an impressive content management system that strikes a perfect balance between flexibility and ease of use. Why? Because as a developer I can dictate precicely what the cms should provide for my clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would love for it to support frameworks like svelte and astro so that I can use local api and bundle everything. I would love to see features like what gutenberg provides for WordPress, more visual ways to build content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Payload CMS was a total gamechanger for my development experience. I have been researching a Headless CMS that is easy to customize and extend for over a year until I stumbled upon Payload. From the get go the documentation was very extensive, getting a hang on it was very easy and now the process of creating a CMS that is fit to the customers need is done in a fracture of the time. Easy WordPress replacement. Also the response times within the Community are very fast if you have questions and the founders are always there for a chat and take recommondations thoughtfully Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While extension of the UI is possible, a layout builder with Drag and Drop features (eg. as a Plugin) would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Free and open source. Need I say more?

One of the things I like most about Payload CMS is its full customizability. The collection models are code-based, which means that you have complete freedom to create any type of data structure that you need without the UI getting in the way. This makes it easy to build complex applications that require a lot of data.

But the thing that truly sold Payload CMS for me was access control that was determined by my code. Us developers should have full control over the security structure that our application needs, and most other CMS do not give us this control and limit us by simple role-based access control.

Another thing I like about Payload CMS is its community involvement. The developers are very active in the community, and they are always willing to help users with questions or problems. This makes it a great place to learn about Payload CMS and get help when you need it.

Finally, I like the developer experience that Payload CMS provides. It is straightforward and easy to use, but it does not take any cheap shortcuts. This makes it a great choice for developers who want a powerful and flexible CMS that does not get in their way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Payload CMS is currently limited to MongoDB. This is a minor issue, but it would be nice to have the option to use other NoSQL databases. Overall, I think Payload CMS is a great choice for developers who are looking for a powerful and flexible headless CMS.

Payload CMS is a very powerful and flexible CMS, but it can be a bit difficult to learn. This is because it is not a traditional CMS, and it does not use a lot of the same concepts that you might be familiar with. If you are not a developer, or if you are not familiar with Express or MongoDB, then you might find it difficult to learn how to use Payload CMS. (and their documentation is kinda messy right now) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Payload has become more than just a developer-first headless CMS. It's become an entire web application framework that I will be using as the foundation of every modern web application I create in the future. It manages databases, APIs, admin panels, access control, types, schemas, authentication, and more. Payload solves every problem about web development I find challenging and allows me to focus on developing what actually matters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's nothing that I personally dislike about Payload. It is, however, developer-first, so it's not like anybody and their mother can pick it up and start using it effectively; you have to come in with at least some web development experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has great developer experience. It is build with MongoDB database engine as default data container, and writing Payload itself reminds a little like working with ORM and building data model, but in effect you get not only the model, but robust CMS and API structure in a flash. It enables fast iterations between versions of what you are building. It is also lightweight, and able to deploy with lowcost server configurations for production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Current versions are kind of forcing typescript on developers, which I understand but then again, I like having options. The text editor default for RichText fields is unstable and lacking, but there are future plans to create options of changing it to something new so... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Payload is everything I was looking for in a CMS for the last couple years. It is such a pleasure to use a tool developed with so much care in user and developer experience. This platform strikes an unprecedented balance between having essential features out of the box and not being bloated with unecessary code. On top of all that, it is open source and both the team behind it and the community around it are totally wholesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some features, like media batch upload and WYSIWYG are still missing. But they're in the roadmap, which is transparent and well documented. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The biggest strength is also one of its weaknesses: a toolset to build anything you want, on top of a solid foundation: strongly typed, endlessly extensible, great managed cloud hosting (although still in beta) and not to forget a vibrant community on discord.

With the high velocity in development one can one imagine where the product will be a year from now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The admin ui is very basic form scratch. Plan some time to add features or just adapt it in a way so content editors don't get lost. It's highly customizable, but it takes a bit of effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is developer-friendly, being code-first and written entirely in TypeScript. It is easy to self-host and deploy. The documentation is excellent and allows developers to add customizations and develop their own plugins. Unlike many other CMS's, Payload is relatively unopinionated. And their developer team is very responsive to issues raised on their GitHub page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn't much that I dislike about it. Because it is unopinionated, it is also a bit skeletal, so you do have to do a bit of work to get something you want up and running. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like that you can self host it. You are not vendor locked in. There are several ways how to fetch data. You can use REST API or GraphQL which is a big plus contrary to what other headless CMS provide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think that sometimes the documentation is lacking, however the community and developers are very helpful in providing help or solution. This may be due to the CMS growing at a fast pace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've been using PaylaodCMS for my website development, and I must say it's been an incredible experience. As an Express.js user, having full control over my application is essential, and Paylaod CMS delivers just that. It strikes the perfect balance between low-code convenience and customization, allowing me to create and manage my web applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've encountered some challenges with Paylaod CMS's loading time during development. To enhance the development speed, I would love to see it replaced with a more modern solution like Vite.js. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.