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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.

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How fast payloadcms/payload is gaining stars, and where it lands on Trendshift and GitHub Trending

Activity and trending

Stars, forks and merged pull requests each day or month, lined up with the repository's rank on Trendshift Trending

Sep 13 – Nov 12, 2026

Stars +1,082 in 61 days

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Forks +368 in 61 days

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Merged PRs 520 in 61 days

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Trendshift Trendingwhere the repository ranked each day it made the top 25

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Stars, forks, merged pull requests and Trendshift Trending rank, by day
DayStars gainedForks gainedMerged PRs
Sun, Sep 13, 2026+11+00
Mon, Sep 14, 2026+17+42
Tue, Sep 15, 2026+20+31
Wed, Sep 16, 2026+21+80
Thu, Sep 17, 2026+17+60
Fri, Sep 18, 2026+21+57
Sat, Sep 19, 2026+17+30
Sun, Sep 20, 2026+14+70
Mon, Sep 21, 2026+21+918
Tue, Sep 22, 2026+22+1110
Wed, Sep 23, 2026+15+812
Thu, Sep 24, 2026+25+107
Fri, Sep 25, 2026+30+136
Sat, Sep 26, 2026+17+50
Sun, Sep 27, 2026+12+40
Mon, Sep 28, 2026+21+910
Tue, Sep 29, 2026+16+46
Wed, Sep 30, 2026+5+513
Thu, Oct 1, 2026+18+514
Fri, Oct 2, 2026+13+1010
Sat, Oct 3, 2026+12+50
Sun, Oct 4, 2026+16+40
Mon, Oct 5, 2026+6+1120
Tue, Oct 6, 2026+19+733
Wed, Oct 7, 2026+17+442
Thu, Oct 8, 2026+24+410
Fri, Oct 9, 2026+14+79
Sat, Oct 10, 2026+7+40
Sun, Oct 11, 2026+18+20
Mon, Oct 12, 2026+23+30
Tue, Oct 13, 2026+15+45
Wed, Oct 14, 2026+12+45
Thu, Oct 15, 2026+30+319
Fri, Oct 16, 2026+15+1018
Sat, Oct 17, 2026+22+41
Sun, Oct 18, 2026+21+40
Mon, Oct 19, 2026+23+916
Tue, Oct 20, 2026+25+631
Wed, Oct 21, 2026+23+725
Thu, Oct 22, 2026+25+612
Fri, Oct 23, 2026+18+820
Sat, Oct 24, 2026+24+50
Sun, Oct 25, 2026+18+30
Mon, Oct 26, 2026+27+87
Tue, Oct 27, 2026+26+1114
Wed, Oct 28, 2026+18+614
Thu, Oct 29, 2026+13+910
Fri, Oct 30, 2026+18+311
Sat, Oct 31, 2026+11+41
Sun, Nov 1, 2026+6+50
Mon, Nov 2, 2026+21+98
Tue, Nov 3, 2026+17+82
Wed, Nov 4, 2026+20+818
Thu, Nov 5, 2026+14+35
Fri, Nov 6, 2026+23+77
Sat, Nov 7, 2026+18+61
Sun, Nov 8, 2026+9+90
Mon, Nov 9, 2026+11+323
Tue, Nov 10, 2026+21+312
Wed, Nov 11, 2026+16+135
Thu, Nov 12, 2026+13+00
Total+1,082+368520
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    • GitHub trending history

    Where the repository ranked on GitHub Trending, one dot for each day it was on a list

    Nov 9 – Nov 22, 2024Best #2

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    Where people are talking about payloadcms/payload, and every badge it has earned
    1. Oct 221 post

      • 做网站内容后台，还要自己写管理页面？🧩 Payload 提供基于 TypeScript 的 Headless CMS 和管理界面。做博客、产品内容站更方便。📝 #CMS #浇朋友 #蓝朋友 #互关 #fo

        Read full on X, posted by @T1doo_AI

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    2. 16 days earlier
    3. Oct 61 post

      • Payload CMS

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    4. 4 months earlier
    5. May 311 post

      • A lot of CMS tools become painful when developers and content teams need different things from the same system Payload is one of the stronger open source attempts to bridge that gap Core features: 1.…

        Read full on X, posted by @dwsobest

        @dwsobest · x.com

    6. May 272 posts

      • Building a startup backend in 2026? You can go from idea → working MVP in a weekend with these open-source repos 👇 1. Supabase 2. Appwrite 3. PocketBase 4. NocoDB 5. Hasura 6. Convex 7. Directus 8.…

        Read full on X, posted by @aigoldrushh

        @aigoldrushh · x.com

      • Best GitHub repos to build a startup backend in a weekend: 1. Supabase 2. Appwrite 3. PocketBase 4. NocoDB 5. Hasura 6. Convex 7. Directus 8. Strapi 9. Payload

        Read full on X, posted by @JafarNajafov

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