Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/payloadcms/payload/vs/serverless/examples
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/payloadcms/payload/vs/serverless/examples.md
Description: payload and examples share 11 technologies: Next.js, React, MongoDB, @aws-sdk/lib-storage, AWS S3, Stripe, MCP, aws-sdk, sharp, Zod, and jose. payload is written in TypeScript and examples in JavaScript.

# payload vs examples

payload and examples share 11 technologies: Next.js, React, MongoDB, @aws-sdk/lib-storage, AWS S3, Stripe, MCP, aws-sdk, sharp, Zod, and jose. payload is written in TypeScript and examples 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.
- [serverless/examples](https://seerepo.com/r/serverless/examples): Serverless Examples – A collection of boilerplates and examples of serverless architectures built with the Serverless Framework on AWS Lambda, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Functions, and more.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Next.js, React, MongoDB, @aws-sdk/lib-storage, AWS S3, Stripe, MCP, aws-sdk, sharp, Zod, jose
- Only in payload: TanStack, @azure/storage-blob, Sentry, @next/env, Postgres, SQLite, graphql-scalars, graphql-http, Redis, Vue, bson-objectid, Google Cloud, Vercel, Vite, @payloadcms/richtext-slate, Drizzle, csv-parse, nodemailer, @opennextjs/cloudflare, @clack/prompts, prompts, amazon-cognito-identity-js, @monaco-editor/react, react-datepicker, file-type, sanitize-filename, image-dimensions, sax, @standard-schema/spec, pino, pino-pretty, escape-html, 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 examples: s3, @aws-sdk/client-sqs, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/dynamodb/attributevalue, Express, @aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner, @apollo/server, @aws-sdk/client-kinesis, NestJS, Flask, pymongo, LINE, Sinatra, Fastify, Hono, Anthropic, @aws-sdk/credential-provider-node, @smithy/signature-v4, strands-agents, strands-agents-tools, LangChain, LangGraph, langchain-aws, langchain-mcp-adapters, beautifulsoup4, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions, boto3, botocore, github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go, com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-core, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, @aws-sdk/client-bedrock-agentcore, @strands-agents/sdk, Amazon.Lambda.Serialization.SystemTextJson, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging, Amazon.Lambda.APIGatewayEvents, Amazon.Lambda.Core, jsonwebtoken, jwks-rsa, yaml, serverless-http, validator, @sparticuz/chromium, @aws-sdk/client-lambda, mailparser, sentiment, @aws-sdk/client-apigatewaymanagementapi, cryptography, pyjwt, @aws-sdk/client-eventbridgev2, @aws-sdk/client-lambda-microvms

## Side by side

| | payload | examples |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,077,603 lines written, 4,515 code files | 23,187 lines written, 339 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.6% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 10, 2026, 14,814 commits, 45,753 stars | Last push October 28, 2026, 996 commits, 11,516 stars |
| Tests | 2,490 test files. 14% of its code files have a test that imports them | 18 test files. 3.8% 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 examples?

payload, with 1,077,603 lines written; examples has 23,187.

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

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

payload, with 45,753 stars; examples has 11,516.

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

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

payload, with 2,490 test files; examples has 18.

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

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

payload: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and examples's on October 28, 2026.

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

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

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

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)
- serverless/examples: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 424fe6f (https://github.com/serverless/examples/tree/424fe6f7737bd45aeea4e5b40d7beda3422ffa54)

## 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.