Storyblok
Growth
Flat price, whole team$90.75
× 12 months$1,089.00
Per year
$9.08 per person / mo
$1,089
Storyblok vs Payload
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Storyblok
70%
match · $1,089/yr
Payload
60%
match · quote
Storyblok is the better fit.
It publishes its prices; the other needs a sales quote.
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What you'd pay
Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.
Payload
Sales quote
No public priceask sales
Per year
Quote
No public price
Storyblok
From $90.75Free plan
G2 4.5 · 597 reviewsMarketing-led teams that build and update pages often and want editors to work visually with developer-built components.
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Payload
From FreeFree plan
G2 4.9 · 59 reviewsDeveloper-led teams on Next.js who want the CMS inside their app, full ownership of data and no vendor seat or API limits.
Side by side
| Storyblok | Payload | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free; Growth $90.75/month billed annually ($99 monthly) | Free and open source (self-hosted); Enterprise by quote |
| G2 Rating | 4.5 (597 reviews) | 4.9 (59 reviews) |
| Best For | Marketing-led teams that build and update pages often and want editors to work visually with developer-built components. | Developer-led teams on Next.js who want the CMS inside their app, full ownership of data and no vendor seat or API limits. |
Pros and cons
Storyblok
Pros
- Strong visual editing that is not paywalled
- Component-based pages keep designs consistent
- Growth Plus bundles 15 seats and 10 locales
Cons
- Free plan has only one seat
- Only 2 locales on Starter and Growth
- Big jump from free to $99/month ($90.75 billed annually)
- GraphQL is secondary to REST
Payload
Pros
- No license fees, seat limits or vendor API caps
- Content stays in your own database
- TypeScript code-first config
- Runs in the same codebase as your frontend
Cons
- You run hosting, backups and upgrades
- No managed cloud for new projects right now
- Roadmap under Figma not fully detailed yet
- Editors rely on developers for setup
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