Choose Decap CMS if you need
- Integration with GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket. We haven't found them on Payload's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Decap CMS offers a free trial (14 days). We haven't confirmed one for Payload.
- Decap CMS's lowest paid plan is Pro at €19 per month, as of November 14, 2026.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Payload lists SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Decap CMS.
- Both can be self-hosted.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Payload if you need
- Integration with Vercel, Cloudflare or Next.js. We haven't found them on Decap CMS's website.
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- What it does
- Decap CMSOpen source content management for your Git workflow.
- PayloadAn open-source headless CMS and application framework built with TypeScript and React.
- Free plan
- Decap CMSYes
- PayloadYes
- Pricing
- Decap CMSNot confirmed
- PayloadNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Decap CMS
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Decap CMS
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Cloudinary
- Hugo
Only Payload
- Vercel
- Cloudflare
- Next.js
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Decap CMS and Payload yet.
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