# Concrete 5 CMS vs Payload — Fit & Features

Canonical: https://trutool.co/compare/concrete-5-cms-vs-payload
Author: Sandeep (https://trutool.co/authors/sandeep)

Compare Concrete 5 CMS and Payload by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### Concrete 5 CMS
Concrete CMS is an open source content management system for teams. A website builder with built in tools make editing content easy.
Best fit: People and teams evaluating content management systems for a specific workflow.
- Editing
Before you choose: Test a representative task, inspect outputs, and confirm integrations, permissions, data handling, licensing, and current costs.
Pricing: https://www.concretecms.com/
- [Read Concrete 5 CMS profile](https://trutool.co/tools/concrete-5-cms): Read Concrete 5 CMS profile

### Payload
Application content and data management.
Best fit: Content and web teams considering Payload for this job: Application content and data management.
- Application content and data management
Before you choose: Test editorial workflow, previews, structured content, localisation, access, and content portability in the exact plan you intend to use.
Pricing: https://payloadcms.com
- [Read Payload profile](https://trutool.co/tools/payload): Read Payload profile