Choose Payload if you need
- Integration with Cloudflare or Next.js. We haven't found them on Statamic's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Statamic's lowest paid plan is Pro at $349 per site, as of November 14, 2026.
- Both work with Vercel.
- Both list SSO.
- Statamic has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Payload.
- Payload can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Statamic.
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 Statamic if you need
- Integration with Laravel, Netlify or WordPress. We haven't found them on Payload's website.
Payload
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Statamic
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Review StatamicThe facts
- What it does
- PayloadAn open-source headless CMS and application framework built with TypeScript and React.
- StatamicBuild sites you're proud of, with a CMS you actually like.
- Free plan
- PayloadYes
- StatamicYes
- Pricing
- PayloadNot confirmed
- StatamicNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Payload
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
Both
- Vercel
Only Payload
- Cloudflare
- Next.js
Only Statamic
- Laravel
- Netlify
- WordPress
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Payload and Statamic yet.
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