Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/payloadcms/payload/vs/plankanban/planka
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/payloadcms/payload/vs/plankanban/planka.md
Description: payload and planka share 10 technologies: React, Postgres, @aws-sdk/lib-storage, AWS S3, Vite, sharp, nodemailer, react-datepicker, file-type, and escape-html. payload is written in TypeScript and planka in JavaScript.

# payload vs planka

payload and planka share 10 technologies: React, Postgres, @aws-sdk/lib-storage, AWS S3, Vite, sharp, nodemailer, react-datepicker, file-type, and escape-html. payload is written in TypeScript and planka in JavaScript.

- [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.
- [plankanban/planka](https://seerepo.com/r/plankanban/planka): Elegant open source project tracking. Self-hosted Kanban for teams — free Community edition, with PLANKA Pro for organisations.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Postgres, @aws-sdk/lib-storage, AWS S3, Vite, sharp, nodemailer, react-datepicker, file-type, escape-html
- Only in payload: TanStack, Next.js, @azure/storage-blob, Sentry, @next/env, MongoDB, SQLite, graphql-scalars, graphql-http, Redis, Vue, bson-objectid, Stripe, MCP, Google Cloud, aws-sdk, Vercel, @payloadcms/richtext-slate, Drizzle, csv-parse, Zod, @opennextjs/cloudflare, @clack/prompts, prompts, amazon-cognito-identity-js, @monaco-editor/react, jose, sanitize-filename, image-dimensions, sax, @standard-schema/spec, pino, pino-pretty, csv-stringify, lexical, react-error-boundary, @lexical/markdown, mdast-util-from-markdown, mdast-util-mdx-jsx, micromark-extension-mdx-jsx, faceless-ui, sonner, dnd-kit, react-select, monaco-editor, @floating-ui/dom, react-image-crop
- Only in planka: React Router, history, classnames, semantic-ui-react, react-beautiful-dnd, react-textarea-autosize, react-hot-toast, react-intersection-observer, react-photoswipe-gallery, react-dropzone, react-frame-component, react-mentions, linkify-react, photoswipe, react-input-mask, zxcvbn, jwt-decode, highlight.js, papaparse, qrcode.react, prop-types, validator, knex, bcrypt, otplib, jsonwebtoken, winston

## Side by side

| | payload | planka |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,077,603 lines written, 4,515 code files | 129,073 lines written, 1,211 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.6% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor | 0.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 10, 2026, 14,814 commits, 45,753 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 1,181 commits, 12,674 stars |
| Tests | 2,490 test files. 14% of its code files have a test that imports them | 19 test files. 0.6% 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, payload or planka?

payload, with 1,077,603 lines written; planka has 129,073.

The proof: [payloadcms/payload's code at commit 09b6b84](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/09b6b8442a4f4b4390a65190776752769eb73214)

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

payload, with 45,753 stars; planka has 12,674.

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

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

payload, with 2,490 test files; planka has 19.

The proof: [payloadcms/payload's code at commit 09b6b84](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/09b6b8442a4f4b4390a65190776752769eb73214)

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

payload: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and planka's on November 6, 2026.

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

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

payload: an AI signed 0.6% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor; in planka, 0.2%.

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

## Sources

- payloadcms/payload: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 09b6b84 (https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/09b6b8442a4f4b4390a65190776752769eb73214)
- plankanban/planka: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 2cf4238 (https://github.com/plankanban/planka/tree/2cf423824a09f84df7dc3acf0ded9a700292d882)

## 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.