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conductor and payload share 4 technologies: Redis, Postgres, MongoDB, and AWS S3. conductor is written in Java and payload in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

conductor-oss

conductor

Conductor is an event driven agentic workflow engine providing durable and highly resilient execution engine for applications and AI Agents

Java32.4kRead on November 1, 2026, at commit 1a6b829 What is conductor built with?

payloadcms

Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Payload as a headless CMS or for building powerful applications.

TypeScript45.6kRead on October 31, 2026, at commit ec35164 What is payload built with?

In common

Only in conductor

Only in payload

Side by side

conductorpayload

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.

conductor568,609 lines written2,325 code files

payload1,054,090 lines written4,857 code files

Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.

conductor2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor

payload0.6% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor

ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.

conductorLast push October 31, 20264,749 commits32,400 stars

payloadLast push October 30, 202614,760 commits45,594 stars

TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

conductor705 test files34.5% of its code files have a test that imports them

payload2,448 test files12.6% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, conductor or payload?

payload, with 1,054,090 lines written in 4,857 code files; conductor has 568,609 in 2,325.

The proof: payloadcms/payload's code at commit ec35164

Which has more GitHub stars, conductor or payload?

payload, with 45,594 stars; conductor has 32,400.

The proof: payloadcms/payload on GitHub

Which has more tests, conductor or payload?

payload, with 2,448 test files; conductor has 705.

The proof: payloadcms/payload's code at commit ec35164

Which was updated more recently, conductor or payload?

conductor: its last push was on October 31, 2026, and payload's on October 30, 2026.

The proof: conductor-oss/conductor's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, conductor or payload?

conductor: an AI signed 2% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in payload, 0.6%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in conductor-oss/conductor

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