payloadcms/payload

Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Payload as a headless CMS or for building powerful applications.

Backend & databasesTypeScript#headless-cms#cms#express#graphql#react

2.2 Steady Magnitude out of 10 — how fast interest is growing, not a quality score. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 25, 2026, 13:57 UTC.

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About the project

Open-source fullstack Next.js framework that provides a ready-made TypeScript backend and admin panel. Used as a headless CMS or as a base for applications with a custom frontend.

Useful for

Build a website or blog with admin and frontend in a single /app folder
Run a headless CMS serving content via REST or GraphQL
Deploy on Vercel or Cloudflare with database and storage in one click

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

Why it’s trending

8 stars so far today, about 16 expected by the end of the day.
GitHub Trending TypeScript today: #3, +28 stars.
About 7 forks a day — people are taking the code.

Stars per day

Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Numbers

Total stars: 44,944
Today: 8 · ≈ 16 by evening
Forks: 4,211
Issues and pull requests: 14,988
Watchers: 161
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
Latest release: v4.0.0-canary.37 · September 24, 2026
Created: January 5, 2021
Last push: September 25, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

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September 25, 2026GitHub Trending TypeScript today: #3, +28 stars

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