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Strapi vs Payload: GitHub, npm & hiring signals

A live, signal-by-signal comparison of Strapi and Payload — GitHub stars, npm downloads, and how many of the 27 public signal sources Sigmon can track for each. Detection is partial right now — run the live demo for the full picture.

Strapi

Top-repo stars
npm/wk
Trackable sources
Full Strapi signal breakdown

Payload

payloadcms

Top-repo stars
43.0k
npm/wk
407.4k
Trackable sources
27/27
Domain
payloadcms.com
Full Payload signal breakdown

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