# Payload vs TinaCMS

Source: https://listme.name/compare/payload-cms-vs-tina
Framed by the ranking: https://listme.name/best/headless-cms

| | Payload | TinaCMS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 89.5 | 83.0 |
| Rank | #2 | #6 |
| Price | Free and open source | Free plan, paid upgrades |
| Best for | Developers building in Next.js | Git-based content with visual editing |
| Hosting | Self-hosted in your Next.js app | In Git or on TinaCloud |
| Editor | Admin panel in Next.js | Visual editor |

An MIT-licensed headless CMS that runs inside a Next.js project, with the admin panel and APIs in one codebase. It suits developers, since content models are code. Apache-2.0 open-source CMS with a visual editor for content stored in Git, and TinaCloud as a hosted option. It is close to Keystatic in approach, but its hosted plan is priced per project, which fits teams that want hosted editing.