Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Payload CMS
Developer-first TypeScript & React headless CMS
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Payload CMS launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Payload CMS▲176The best TypeScript CMS developer experience there is
2022 · payloadcms.com · its alternatives →
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Hey hackers, OP here! I've been dipping in and out of this problem space for the last few years with many of my clients. Puck sits somewhere between an old-school WYSIWYG-powered CMS and headless one, allowing content teams to author content using real React components. Traditional CMS solutions were flexible but often resulted in page that completely broke the brand guidelines. Headless CMS solutions are a fantastic way of controlling brand by restricting UI changes to developers, but makes layout changes restrictive and slow as developers often need to get involved. Puck provides a visual…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Serverless Cloud▲283Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else
2022 · serverless.com · its alternatives →
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Marble▲280Manage your CMS content from Claude, Cursor, and Codex
Dec 2025 · marblecms.com · its alternatives →
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Croct▲387We just launched Croct Templates, a way to drop CMS-powered components into your app with a single command. It's like Shadcn, but for CMS, AB testing and personalization: * Built-in support for A/B testing, content editing, and dynamic logic * Works with existing projects (Next.js, React, etc.) * Supports community libraries via `npm://`, `shadcn-ui://`, etc. Example: ```bash npx croct@latest use shadcn-ui://block/pricing-page ``` Happy to answer any questions!
2025 · croct.com · its alternatives →
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Open source, dev-friendly and powered by GraphQL and React
2019 · webiny.com · its alternatives →
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Render▲318Hey HN, I'm Anurag, founder and CEO of Render, a cloud for application developers. We've just launched Render Workflows, a way to define durable tasks by decorating plain TypeScript or Python functions and running them on Render without operating queues, worker pools, retry logic, and state management. Code example below [1]. The use cases we have in mind include agent loops, ETL/data pipelines, billing flows, and other long-running jobs. The model is simple: mark an existing function as a Task, deploy the repo as a Workflow, then trigger runs from your application code or via our API.…
2019 · render.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · portfolio.zxh.io · its alternatives →
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Strapi 5▲353Headless CMS designed for customization and performance
2024 · strapi.io · its alternatives →
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Contentrain▲218Headless CMS that combines Git & Serverless platforms
2024 · contentrain.io · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm a developer and long-time OSS contributor. Over the years, I've implemented tons of headless CMSs to give product and marketing teams more autonomy. But there's always been a gap with CMSs when it comes to user interfaces. I kept running into the same issues: poor developer experience, bad performance, no support for dynamic content, and needing vendors for AB testing or personalization, which just gets messy and expensive. Versioning? One change and things break or need manual fixes. Accessing your own data? Good luck unless you're ready to pay extra. So, I built a content API…
2024 · docs.croct.com · its alternatives →
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Payload CMS blocks installed wired, not pasted
Jun 2026 · payload-components.xyz · its alternatives →
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2022 · thin.dev · its alternatives →
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React component kit for your headless CMS backed blog
2023 · headlesstemplates.com · its alternatives →
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Quarkly 2.0▲250No-code platform for creating websites and web apps on React
2021 · quarkly.io · its alternatives →
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Next-gen headless CMS: unlock your content's full potential
2024 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →
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React Bricks▲213CMS with visual editing based on React components
2022 · reactbricks.com · its alternatives →
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