Payload CMS vs Auth0

Payload CMS

Auth0

Payload CMS · 18 features

• Access Control — Function-based per-collection/field access rules.
• Admin UI — React admin — fully customizable components + views.
• Authentication — Built-in JWT + HTTP-only cookies + API keys.
• Blocks — Flexible page-builder pattern via block field.
• Collections — Schema-defined content types with fields, hooks, access control.
• Drafts & Versions — Version every change. Autosave, drafts, scheduled publish.
• Field Types — Rich field library: text, textarea, richText (Lexical), upload, relation, blocks…
• Form Builder Plugin — Dynamic forms with submissions storage.
• Globals — Single-instance documents (site settings, header, footer).
• GraphQL API (auto) — Full schema auto-generated.
• Hooks — Lifecycle hooks: beforeChange/Read/Delete, afterChange, etc.
• i18n — Multi-locale field values + admin UI translations.
• Live Preview — Side-by-side editor + iframe preview of Next.js site.
• Local API (zero latency) — Direct in-process data access. Ideal for Next.js server components.
• Multi-Tenancy Plugin — Multi-tenant content isolation via plugin.
• @payloadcms/plugin-seo — Built-in SEO meta fields.
• Plugins — Official + community plugins (SEO, Stripe, Form Builder, multi-tenant, etc.).
• REST API (auto) — Auto-generated REST endpoints for every collection.

Auth0 · 14 features

• Attack Protection — Bot detection, brute-force protection, breached-password detection, suspicious I…
• Auth0 Actions — Node.js + TS hooks that run during auth flows (login, post-login, signup, MFA). …
• Auth0 FGA (OpenFGA) — Fine-grained relationship-based authorization (ReBAC). Based on Google Zanzibar.
• Custom Database — BYO user DB: scripts in Actions read from your database and create Auth0 users o…
• Custom Domain — Serve auth at auth.yourbrand.com with managed cert.
• Enterprise SSO — SAML 2.0 + OIDC + AD/LDAP enterprise connections. Per-tenant or per-org.
• Log Streaming — Stream tenant logs to Datadog, Splunk, Sumo Logic, Azure Sentinel, HTTP, Mixpane…
• Machine-to-Machine — Client-credentials grant for backend services.
• Multi-Factor Auth — SMS, Voice, Email, TOTP, WebAuthn (biometrics), Push (Guardian app), Duo.
• Organizations — Multi-tenant B2B: orgs with invitations, roles, branding, enterprise connections…
• Passkeys — FIDO2/WebAuthn passkey sign-in.
• Passwordless — Email magic link + code, SMS code, WebAuthn.
• RBAC — Roles, permissions, API scopes — attach to users or orgs.
• Universal Login — Hosted login page with customization, multi-factor flows, passwordless, social, …