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Payload CMS Has a Free Headless CMS — Next.js Native Content Management

A Next.js developer needed a CMS. Strapi runs separately. Contentful charges per API call. WordPress is PHP. None felt native to the Next.js ecosystem.

Payload is a headless CMS built WITH Next.js. It lives inside your Next.js app. Same codebase, same deployment, same database.

What Payload Offers for Free

  • Next.js Native - Lives inside your Next.js app directory
  • TypeScript - Full type safety for content types
  • Admin UI - Beautiful auto-generated admin panel
  • Access Control - Field-level permissions
  • Hooks - Before/after CRUD hooks
  • Uploads - File and image management
  • Versions - Draft/publish workflow with version history
  • GraphQL + REST - Both APIs auto-generated
  • Postgres/MongoDB - Choose your database

Quick Start

npx create-payload-app@latest
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GitHub: payloadcms/payload - 28K+ stars


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