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Sites built with Payload

76 launches via launch platforms Category: CMS #3 of 56 in CMS Tracked since Apr 2026 Last seen: Jul 18, 2026 Website: payloadcms.com

Payload CMS: open-source TypeScript headless CMS with built-in admin UI, REST and GraphQL APIs.

Found via: Product Hunt 64 · Hacker News 5 · PeerPush 7 · StackScope Discovery (Indie) 13 · StackScope Wider Web 21

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Last 7 days 0.1% -0.1pp
Most used with Next.js, React, Google Search Console
Top product types Productivity, Developer Tools, AI
Green hosting 44% vs 44% avg

Payload has been detected on 76 launches we've crawled, with 8 of those in July 2026 (0.1% of the month's launches so far). The 7-day rolling share is 0.1%, roughly steady week on week. Most recent detection: Hermes PDF Reader, today.

It's most commonly paired with Next.js, React, and Google Search Console. By product type, the launches using it are most often Productivity (20%), Developer Tools (17%), and AI (16%). By estimated origin, the United States leads (36%), ahead of India (13%). The 75 scored launches using Payload average a StackScope score of 7.2 out of 10, against 6.3 across all launches we score.

What kind of products ship with Payload

64 launches

Productivity
20.31%
Developer Tools
17.19%
AI
15.62%
Marketing
14.06%
Finance
12.50%
Content
6.25%
Health
6.25%
Crypto
3.12%
Directory
1.56%
Hiring & HR
1.56%
Social
1.56%

Countries that use Payload

Estimated origin for 39 of 76 launches

  • United States United States 35.90%
  • India India 12.82%
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom 10.26%
  • Germany Germany 7.69%
  • Brazil Brazil 5.13%
  • China China 5.13%
  • Argentina Argentina 2.56%
  • Austria Austria 2.56%
  • Switzerland Switzerland 2.56%
  • Cape Verde Cape Verde 2.56%
  • Cyprus Cyprus 2.56%

Share of new launches using Payload

Each dot is one launch day. Line is the 7-day rolling average.

0.1%
last 7 days
-0.1pp vs prior week
0.1%
July so far
8 of 10,669 launches
76
launches all time
since Apr 2026
Payload daily detection trend 5% 2% 0% May Jun Jul Apr 19 · 0 / 392 = 0.0% Apr 20 · 1 / 620 = 0.2% Apr 21 · 1 / 835 = 0.1% Apr 22 · 0 / 721 = 0.0% Apr 23 · 1 / 603 = 0.2% Apr 24 · 2 / 553 = 0.4% Apr 25 · 2 / 420 = 0.5% Apr 26 · 2 / 377 = 0.5% Apr 27 · 0 / 529 = 0.0% Apr 28 · 1 / 836 = 0.1% Apr 29 · 0 / 658 = 0.0% Apr 30 · 1 / 573 = 0.2% May 1 · 1 / 568 = 0.2% May 2 · 0 / 368 = 0.0% May 3 · 0 / 346 = 0.0% May 4 · 0 / 536 = 0.0% May 5 · 2 / 855 = 0.2% May 6 · 1 / 671 = 0.1% May 7 · 0 / 624 = 0.0% May 8 · 1 / 597 = 0.2% May 9 · 0 / 428 = 0.0% May 10 · 0 / 350 = 0.0% May 11 · 0 / 536 = 0.0% May 12 · 3 / 797 = 0.4% May 13 · 0 / 687 = 0.0% May 14 · 1 / 625 = 0.2% May 15 · 0 / 542 = 0.0% May 16 · 0 / 407 = 0.0% May 17 · 0 / 367 = 0.0% May 18 · 0 / 566 = 0.0% May 19 · 1 / 846 = 0.1% May 20 · 1 / 674 = 0.1% May 21 · 0 / 606 = 0.0% May 22 · 1 / 546 = 0.2% May 23 · 0 / 378 = 0.0% May 24 · 0 / 341 = 0.0% May 25 · 0 / 535 = 0.0% May 26 · 0 / 877 = 0.0% May 27 · 0 / 683 = 0.0% May 28 · 0 / 577 = 0.0% May 29 · 1 / 486 = 0.2% May 30 · 0 / 377 = 0.0% May 31 · 0 / 368 = 0.0% Jun 1 · 5 / 619 = 0.8% Jun 2 · 0 / 927 = 0.0% Jun 3 · 1 / 711 = 0.1% Jun 4 · 2 / 598 = 0.3% Jun 5 · 1 / 578 = 0.2% Jun 6 · 0 / 436 = 0.0% Jun 7 · 0 / 405 = 0.0% Jun 8 · 0 / 511 = 0.0% Jun 9 · 3 / 872 = 0.3% Jun 10 · 2 / 725 = 0.3% Jun 11 · 1 / 573 = 0.2% Jun 12 · 0 / 445 = 0.0% Jun 13 · 0 / 381 = 0.0% Jun 14 · 0 / 346 = 0.0% Jun 15 · 0 / 530 = 0.0% Jun 16 · 3 / 1047 = 0.3% Jun 17 · 0 / 899 = 0.0% Jun 18 · 1 / 672 = 0.1% Jun 19 · 0 / 544 = 0.0% Jun 20 · 1 / 443 = 0.2% Jun 21 · 0 / 384 = 0.0% Jun 22 · 1 / 574 = 0.2% Jun 23 · 0 / 899 = 0.0% Jun 24 · 1 / 739 = 0.1% Jun 25 · 1 / 619 = 0.2% Jun 26 · 1 / 533 = 0.2% Jun 27 · 1 / 433 = 0.2% Jun 28 · 0 / 385 = 0.0% Jun 29 · 1 / 503 = 0.2% Jun 30 · 1 / 803 = 0.1% Jul 1 · 0 / 799 = 0.0% Jul 2 · 0 / 604 = 0.0% Jul 3 · 0 / 498 = 0.0% Jul 4 · 1 / 411 = 0.2% Jul 5 · 1 / 367 = 0.3% Jul 6 · 1 / 552 = 0.2% Jul 7 · 0 / 929 = 0.0% Jul 8 · 1 / 752 = 0.1% Jul 9 · 1 / 690 = 0.1% Jul 10 · 0 / 566 = 0.0% Jul 11 · 0 / 450 = 0.0% Jul 12 · 0 / 397 = 0.0% Jul 13 · 0 / 553 = 0.0% Jul 14 · 2 / 885 = 0.2% Jul 15 · 0 / 738 = 0.0% Jul 16 · 0 / 820 = 0.0% Jul 17 · 1 / 658 = 0.2%
Apr 19, 2026 90 days Jul 17, 2026

How StackScope detects technologies

CMS leaders

Tool % of launches % of category
#1 – WordPress 5.67% 88.61%
#2 – Sanity 0.17% 2.61%
#3 – Payload Current page 0.12% 1.85%
#4 ▲1 Blogger 0.11% 1.70%
#5 ▲1 Contentful 0.07% 1.04%

Percentages show adoption among indie launches: the share of all analysed launches, and of launches using any CMS tool. All 56 in CMS →

Often used with

Tool Launches
Next.js 76
React 76
Google Search Console 66
Tailwind CSS 66
HSTS 50

Tools most often detected on the same launches as Payload.

Highest-scoring launches using Payload

The top launches by StackScope score among the 76 we've detected using Payload.

Screenshot of Onbookr, a launch using Payload Onbookr Jun 1, 2026 · score 10.0 India Productivity Screenshot of AI Tutorium, a launch using Payload AI Tutorium May 12, 2026 · score 10.0 United Kingdom AI Screenshot of AI Video Editor Subtitles and Dubbing, a launch using Payload AI Video Editor Subtitles and Dubbing Apr 30, 2026 · score 10.0 India Content Screenshot of Saturation.io, a launch using Payload Saturation.io Apr 26, 2026 · score 10.0 United States Finance Screenshot of Clearmargin, a launch using Payload Clearmargin Apr 14, 2026 · score 10.0 Finance Screenshot of PFPMaker - AI Profile Picture Generator, a launch using Payload PFPMaker - AI Profile Picture Generator Apr 12, 2026 · score 10.0 AI

Most recent of 76 launches using Payload

Screenshot of Hermes PDF Reader, a launch using Payload Hermes PDF Reader Jul 18, 2026 · score 1.7 Screenshot of EverLife Key — Secure Selective Sharing, a launch using Payload EverLife Key — Secure Selective Sharing Jul 17, 2026 · score 3.6 Productivity Screenshot of Audacity Capital, a launch using Payload Audacity Capital Jul 14, 2026 · score 5.4 United Kingdom Finance Screenshot of ShipMore, a launch using Payload ShipMore Jul 14, 2026 · score 5.2 Developer Tools Screenshot of Rota da IA, a launch using Payload Rota da IA Jul 9, 2026 · score 6.7 Brazil Screenshot of Thunzi AI, a launch using Payload Thunzi AI Jul 8, 2026 · score 8.4 Marketing Screenshot of Authors of Boston, a launch using Payload Authors of Boston Jul 6, 2026 · score 7.6 Finance Screenshot of TradeStaq, a launch using Payload TradeStaq Jul 5, 2026 · score 9.5 Crypto Screenshot of Codezero, a launch using Payload Codezero Jul 4, 2026 · score 6.7 Germany Developer Tools Screenshot of Gaper, a launch using Payload Gaper Jun 30, 2026 · score 7.6 Developer Tools Screenshot of PolicyPal AI, a launch using Payload PolicyPal AI Jun 29, 2026 · score 6.9 Screenshot of timedrop.it, a launch using Payload timedrop.it Jun 27, 2026 · score 7.6 Productivity

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