🆚 Ghost vs. Payload CMS

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Content management system
Content management system

About

Ghost is an open-source content management system built on Node.js. It is also available as a managed Pro service and supports newsletter delivery and paid member subscriptions.

Payload is an open-source application framework and headless CMS built with Next.js that supports both self-hosting and cloud deployment.

It features automatic REST and GraphQL APIs from code-defined schemas, supports MongoDB and Postgres databases, and provides versioning and drafts, field-level localization, over 20 field types, granular access control, live preview, and a block-based layout builder.

Headquarters

Singapore
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️Open source
Pro Starter$11/month
Creator$31/month
Team$63/month
Business$249/month
Free ✔️Self-hosted, open source

Categories

CMS › Rank #29
CMS › Rank #78
Subscriptions › Rank #8

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Ghost CMS is 6 times more popular than Payload CMS.
Total websites

Market share

CMS

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Ghost is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Payload CMS is more popular in Iceland, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ghana.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
India
Canada
Netherlands
Sweden
Australia
Spain

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Ghost is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, business, and technical, business forums, while Payload CMS is more commonly used on health, job search, and online shopping sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Business
Technical/Business Forums
Internet Services
General News
Entertainment
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Games
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#13,052
#16,292
#16,434
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Name
Rank
#1,027
#38,499
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See also

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