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Payload vs Strapi
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
At a glancePayloadStrapi
At a glance
- Pricing
- PayloadFree
- Strapi$15/seat/mo (Cloud)
- Pricing model
- PayloadOpen core
- StrapiOpen core
- Founded
- Payload—
- Strapi—
- Location
- PayloadRichmond, USA
- StrapiParis, France
- Bootstrapped
- Payload—
- Strapi—
- Open source
- PayloadYes
- StrapiYes
- Category
- Payload—
- StrapiHeadless CMS
- Indie alternatives
- Payload0
- Strapi4
- Founders
- PayloadJames Mikrut
- StrapiPierre Burgy, Jim Laurie, Aurélien Georget
Key differences
Funding
Both are indie / bootstrapped or open source.
Open source
Both are open source.
Indie alternatives
Payload has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Strapi has 4.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
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