G2 Vendor Directory

ExpressionEngine vs. Payload CMS

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricExpressionEngine

by EllisLab

Payload CMS

by Payload

Overall rating3.74.9
Review count5659
Ease of use7.69.2
Ease of setup8.39.2
Quality of support8.19.4
Meets requirements7.89.5
NPS11.76470693.220339
Small Business72.7%86.2%
Mid-Market20.0%13.8%
Enterprise7.3%0.0%
Total page views611,202
Total LLM citations5318,909

ExpressionEngine

ExpressionEngine is a and secure open-source content management system (CMS) designed to empower developers and content creators to build and manage dynamic websites with ease. Its flexible architecture allows users to organize content into customizable channels, facilitating the creation of diverse content types such as blogs, news articles, product descriptions, and more. With a user-friendly interface, ExpressionEngine enables seamless content editing directly from the front end, eliminating the need to navigate complex control panels.

Pros

    Payload CMS

    Payload is a free and open-source Headless CMS built with React and TypeScript. It's the happy medium between application framework and CMS, boosting your development process, while staying out of your way as your apps get more complex.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Community Support
    • Easy Integration
    • Integrations
    • Documentation
    • User Interface