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KeystoneJS VS Payload CMS

KeystoneJS

More than any other CMS or App Framework, Keystone enables you to expand projects more quickly. You may receive a robust GraphQL API and lovely Management UI for content and data by just describing your schema.

Express and Mongoose are the foundation of KeystoneJS, a potent Node.js content management system and web app framework.

The elegant auto-generated Admin UI that comes with Keystone makes it simple to build complex websites and apps.


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Payload CMS

Payload is a CMS that is totally focused on providing engineers with the greatest developer experience possible so they can design admin UI and APIs.

For your JavaScript application, Payload CMS is a content authoring tool. For user authentication, file uploads, internationalization, input validation, access control, programmatic hooks, and admin panel, Payload offers a turnkey solution.

Payload is made specifically to save developers time and effort when developing the backend and admin panel for websites, native applications, e-commerce, SaaS, and any other product that needs to handle the content.


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  • KeystoneJS
    • KeystoneJS has not provided pricing information
    • Founded in 2018, Dolnośląskie
    • They have 4.7 star review
    • Deploy on any popular cloud platform
  • Payload CMS
    • Pricing Starting from $29/month
    • custom users
    • Founded in 2021, Michigan
    • They have 4.5 star review
    • online customer support
    • Deploy on all the paltform
    • Under the MIT licence, there are no limitations on use
    • Only MongoDB is available as a database

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FrameWork KeystoneJS Payload CMS
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CMS Type
API
API
Dashboard Internationalization
Multilanguage Content
Scheduling & Releases
N/A
requires plugin
Content Versioning
Autosave
N/A
Preview Content
N/A
requires a develope
Multiple Environments
N/A

available as part of the Team tier

Workflow
Customizable UI
User Roles
Custom User Roles
Organization Management
REST API
N/A
GraphQL API
Images API
Content Management API
Field Types
Custom Field Types
Webhooks
CLI
SDK
Free Plan Available
Team Members
N/A
Locales
N/A
Unlimited
Projects
N/A
N/A
Two-factor authentication
N/A
Team Logs
N/A
N/A
GDPR
N/A
SOC2
N/A
ISO27001
N/A
Extensions
N/A
Built-in Backups & Restore
N/A

CMS

A headless CMS is a content repository that may transmit content via APIs to any front-end or device. All of your content and components are stored in the headless CMS.

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