Hygraph vs Payload
HygraphHeadless CMS
From $199 / moPublished price
PayloadHeadless CMS
Free (open-source)Published price
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Hygraph | Payload | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Tagline | The federated content platform. | The most powerful TypeScript CMS. |
| Description | Hygraph (formerly GraphCMS) is a headless CMS with a native GraphQL API, content federation, and visual content modeling. | Payload is an open-source, code-first headless CMS and application framework built with TypeScript, providing a self-hosted alternative to Contentful and Sanity with full code ownership. |
| Category | Headless CMS | Headless CMS |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | From $199 / mo | Free (open-source) |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2017 | 2021 |
| Team size | 51-200 employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Featured clients | Samsung, Dr. Oetker | TypeScript developers, Agencies, Enterprise |
Where these sit in Headless CMS
- Hygraph$2,388
- Headless CMS median$600
Per seat, per year, across 13 products publishing a price. Half of Headless CMS sits between $217 and $1,194, and 23% of its plans are priced on request. Payload states a range rather than a single yearly figure, so it is not marked here.
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