Notion vs Payload CMS

Side-by-side comparison of Notion and Payload CMS to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	Notion	Payload CMS
Pricing	Free / $8-$15/user/mo	Free / $35+/mo
Rating	⭐ 4.6/5	⭐ 4.6/5
Categories	databases, project-management, document-content	document-content
Databases	✅	❌
Docs	✅	❌
Templates	✅	❌
API	✅	❌
AI	✅	❌
Projects	✅	❌
TypeScript	❌	✅
Custom admin	❌	✅
REST & GraphQL	❌	✅
Auth	❌	✅
Access control	❌	✅
Hooks	❌	✅

All-in-one workspace with databases

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Code-first headless CMS

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