Payload CMS: open-source TypeScript headless CMS with built-in admin UI, REST and GraphQL APIs.
Found via: Product Hunt 64 · Hacker News 6 · PeerPush 7 · StackScope Discovery (Indie) 14 · StackScope Wider Web 22
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Payload has been detected on 14 launches we've crawled, with 14 of those in July 2026 (0.1% of the month's launches so far). Most recent detection: Sandy Gift - Social Wishlist Feed, on July 11, 2026.
It's most commonly paired with React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS.
Share of new launches using Payload
Each dot is one launch day. Line is the 7-day rolling average. Chart starts at first detection.
CMS leaders
| Tool | % of launches | % of category | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
|
0.29% | 62.24% | |
| #2 |
|
0.07% | 14.29% | |
| #3 |
|
0.04% | 8.16% | |
| #4 |
|
0.02% | 5.10% | |
| #5 |
|
0.01% | 2.04% |
Percentages show adoption among launches found via StackScope Discovery: the share of all such launches, and of those using any CMS tool. All 11 in CMS →
Most recent of 14 launches using Payload found via StackScope Discovery
Showing the most recent 12 of 14 found via StackScope Discovery.