Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/infiniflow/ragflow/vs/payloadcms/payload
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/infiniflow/ragflow/vs/payloadcms/payload.md
Description: ragflow and payload share 4 technologies: Postgres, Redis, MCP, and AWS S3. ragflow is written in Go and payload in TypeScript.

# ragflow vs payload

ragflow and payload share 4 technologies: Postgres, Redis, MCP, and AWS S3. ragflow is written in Go and payload in TypeScript.

- [infiniflow/ragflow](https://seerepo.com/r/infiniflow/ragflow): RAGFlow is a leading open-source Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) engine that fuses cutting-edge RAG with Agent capabilities to create a superior context layer for LLMs
- [payloadcms/payload](https://seerepo.com/r/payloadcms/payload): 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.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Postgres, Redis, MCP, AWS S3
- Only in ragflow: React Router, React, Gin, net/http, OpenAI, Google
- Only in payload: MongoDB, Stripe, Vercel, Sentry

## Side by side

| | ragflow | payload |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,268,305 lines written, 2,772 code files | 1,054,090 lines written, 4,857 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, Kilo Code, Codex, OpenHands, Gemini CLI, and Factory | 0.6% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 10,660 commits, 93,217 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 14,760 commits, 45,594 stars |
| Tests | 1,875 test files. 50.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,448 test files. 12.6% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, ragflow or payload?

ragflow, with 1,268,305 lines written in 2,772 code files; payload has 1,054,090 in 4,857.

The proof: [infiniflow/ragflow's code at commit 94369fc](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow/tree/94369fc289e61be2f7e43bd0c65862269207d9c4)

### Which has more GitHub stars, ragflow or payload?

ragflow, with 93,217 stars; payload has 45,594.

The proof: [infiniflow/ragflow on GitHub](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow)

### Which has more tests, ragflow or payload?

payload, with 2,448 test files; ragflow has 1,875.

The proof: [payloadcms/payload's code at commit ec35164](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/ec351643011603cf75dc91db5d03f80ff120f1e9)

### Which was updated more recently, ragflow or payload?

Both got their last push on October 30, 2026.

The proof: [payloadcms/payload's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, ragflow or payload?

ragflow: an AI signed 2.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, Kilo Code, Codex, OpenHands, Gemini CLI, and Factory; in payload, 0.6%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in infiniflow/ragflow](https://seerepo.com/r/infiniflow/ragflow/ai)

## Sources

- infiniflow/ragflow: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 94369fc (https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow/tree/94369fc289e61be2f7e43bd0c65862269207d9c4)
- payloadcms/payload: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit ec35164 (https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/ec351643011603cf75dc91db5d03f80ff120f1e9)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.