--- description: Learn how Payload can help your business. GetApp provides users in South Africa with the most detailed information on software tools, prices and features. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Payload Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Headless CMS software](/directory/2027/headless-cms-platform/software) > [Payload](/software/2049304/payload-cms) # Payload Canonical: https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2049304/payload-cms Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2049304/payload-cms?page=2) > An open-source, TypeScript headless CMS built to catapult your efficiency as a developer. From your config, Payload generates extensible REST, GraphQL, and Node APIs as well as a powerful React admin panel. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 48 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Payload Completely free and open-source GraphQL, REST, and Local APIs Easily customizable ReactJS Admin Fully self-hosted Extensible Authentication Local file storage \& upload Version History and Drafts Field-based Localization Block-based Layout Builder Array field type Field conditional logic Extremely granular Access Control Document and field-level hooks for every action Payload provides Built with Typescript \& very Typescript-friendly Intensely fast API Highly secure thanks to HTTP-only cookies, CSRF protection, and more ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 48 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Payload CMS ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$35,00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese - **Available Countries**: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey and 34 more ## Features - A/B Testing - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Approval Process Control - Asset Lifecycle Management - Categorisation/Grouping - Collaboration Tools - Configurable Workflow - Content Library - Content Management - Content Publishing Options - Customizable Forms - Customizable Templates - De-Coupled Front & Back Ends - Document Management - Drag & Drop - Filtering - For Developers - For Marketers - Full Text Search ## Integrations (6 total) - Algolia - Datadog - HubSpot CRM - Okta - Stripe - Zapier ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) ## Category - [Headless CMS software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/2027/headless-cms-platform/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Kontent.ai](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/123655/kentico-kontent) — 4.5/5 (48 reviews) 2. [Strapi](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/125811/strapi) — 4.7/5 (65 reviews) 3. [Agility CMS](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/10206/agility-cms) — 4.4/5 (48 reviews) 4. [Contentful](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/91757/contentful) — 4.5/5 (63 reviews) 5. [Croct](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2069243/croct) — 4.9/5 (13 reviews) ## Reviews ### "One of the best if not the best CMS I ever used." — 5.0/5 > **Adam** | *31 July 2023* | Facilities Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I tried many CMSes but non of them were as good as Payload. It's developer-friendly, very customizable, easy to understand and oh my god, it looks incredible\! Really loved using it and I won't stop using it in the nearest future for sure\! > > **Cons**: What I don't like about Payload is that not so many people know about it and I think it is a mistake. ----- ### "Finally a CMS that doesn't suck" — 5.0/5 > **Oscar** | *17 May 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Coming from Strapi and Wordpress, they're decent CMSes. But Payload is a breeze to work with and it's surprisingly stable considering how young it is. It's minutes, not hours to set up a CMS and deploy it. > > **Cons**: It's still young, so the plugin and 3rd party services hasn't matured yet. But it's not that hard to write your own plugins for Payload > > We love it. We've migrated from previous CMSes and didn't take long. We can build custom functionality without messing or risk ruining the CMS. ----- ### "The most developer-friendly & customizable headless CMS for free" — 4.0/5 > **Avin** | *23 May 2023* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Highly customizability of user roles and content types is the major fact I find Payload CMS has got; Yes, some other headless CMS options have also got custom user roles and content types, but Payload CMS have the customizability over the boundries. > > **Cons**: The lack of enough community support for the product is the major drawback I found on the product. I wish the product will get enough community support in the future. ----- ### "So far so good" — 5.0/5 > **Bohuslav** | *17 May 2023* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very easy and flexible for most business needs, with no problems as long as I work with it. Extensible, if you luck anything -- take it in your hands and go on. Well documented, with lots of practical examples to kick off. Sure, there is a bright future behind this fantastic technology. > > **Cons**: When you push it to the edge, you may find some features lacking at admin, and you need to dig a bit deeper. Besides that, my colleague lacks Postgres support, but that is already in the process of being developed. > > We needed Headless CMS to replace WordPress. Easy to set up, well customizable, lovely admin panel for the content management team. Smooth migrations. Free to use and easy to self-host. No dependency or restriction on how you should host or maintain it. ----- ### "Awesome" — 5.0/5 > **Ariel** | *17 May 2023* | Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: 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. > > **Cons**: Some features like batch upload for media and a WYSIWYG editor are still in production (also, the roadmap is well documented and transparent). Some other small stuff can be missing too, because there isn't a huge ecosystem of plugins yet. But every help that I needed from the community was answered (by both team members and other community users) ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2049304/payload-cms?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2049304/payload-cms) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | ----- ## Structured Data