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About Payload
Payload integrates a complete TypeScript backend seamlessly into your Next.js app, enabling rapid development with built-in visual editing and code-first schema definition. It is used in production by innovative companies and supports diverse use cases from headless CMS to enterprise application building, providing developers with extensive customization while empowering marketers with intuitive content management.
Key Features
- Instant TypeScript backend and admin panel out-of-the-box
- Next.js native integration for seamless app development
- Visual editing and code-first schema configuration
- Flexible deployment as a headless CMS or full app framework
- Open-source MIT licensed for total control and freedom
Pricing
Ideal for those who prefer full control by self-hosting.
- ✓Completely open source
- ✓MIT licensed
- ✓Deploy wherever you want for free, forever
Perfect for small to medium-sized production projects.
- ✓MongoDB Atlas serverless DB
- ✓3GB database storage
- ✓30GB S3 file storage
- ✓40GB bandwidth per month
- ✓512MB RAM, 1 vCPU
- ✓50 million serverless RPUs per month
- ✓One custom domain
- ✓On-demand backup
- ✓Payload-branded email service
Designed for larger projects with substantial infrastructure needs.
- ✓Dedicated M10 Atlas cluster
- ✓30GB database storage
- ✓150GB file storage
- ✓100GB bandwidth per month
- ✓1GB RAM, 1 vCPU with 2 instances
- ✓High-availability compute
- ✓Up to 3 custom domains
- ✓Automatic backups
- ✓White-labeled email service
Tailored for large-scale, mission-critical content infrastructures.
- ✓Any size Atlas database
- ✓Unlimited database storage
- ✓Unlimited file storage
- ✓Unlimited bandwidth
- ✓RAM and CPU scaled to needs
- ✓High-availability compute
- ✓Unlimited custom domains
- ✓White-labeled email service
- ✓99.9% uptime SLA
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Summary
Payload fuses developer-friendly code-based customization with marketer-centric content management, providing a powerful, open-source solution that scales from individual projects to enterprise-grade applications. Its seamless integration with Next.js and robust built-in features deliver an adaptable platform for building modern web experiences.
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