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Payload CMS StartervsCookiecutter Django

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Payload CMS Starter

A free, open-source Next.js starter with Payload CMS for content management, built-in admin panel and auth.

Next.jsOpen Source

Cookiecutter Django

Production-ready Django project generator with Docker, PostgreSQL, Celery, email, and 100% test coverage. The most popular Django starter on GitHub.

DjangoOpen Source

Overview	Payload CMS Starter	Cookiecutter Django
Framework	Next.js	Django
Price	Open Source	Open Source
Creator	Payload CMS	Audrey & Daniel Feldroy

Authentication	Payload CMS Starter	Cookiecutter Django
Auth Provider	custom	custom
Social Login	Yes	Yes
Magic Link	No	No
2FA	No	No

Payments	Payload CMS Starter	Cookiecutter Django
Payment Provider	--	--
Subscriptions	No	No
One-time Payments	No	No
Usage-based Billing	No	No

Database	Payload CMS Starter	Cookiecutter Django
Database	postgres	postgres
ORM	--	--

Features	Payload CMS Starter	Cookiecutter Django
Multi-tenancy	No	No
Admin Panel	Yes	No
Blog	Yes	No
Docs Site	Yes	Yes
Landing Page	Yes	No
Email System	No	Yes
File Uploads	Yes	No
i18n	Yes	No
Dark Mode	Yes	No
Analytics	No	No
Error Tracking	No	Yes

DevOps & Quality	Payload CMS Starter	Cookiecutter Django
Docker	Yes	Yes
Vercel Ready	Yes	No
TypeScript	Yes	No
Tests Included	No	Yes
Monorepo	No	No