Website reputation report

payloadcms.com

Last checked 1 week ago · Point-in-time assessment

74/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
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● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Built with TypeScript and React, Payload is an open-source headless CMS and application framework. Build anything.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

74/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History87 Infrastructure90 Website Security95 Security Hygiene60 Transparency44 Reputation50 Operational Stability96
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Current report context

What changed since the last scan

  • No earlier report to compare
What this scan could verify · 6 observed, 0 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup observed
Network observed
TLS observed
Website response observed
Website content observed

Unavailable and unperformed checks are not clean results. The detailed evidence below remains the source for each conclusion.

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Independent evidence brief

What we observed about payloadcms.com

Updated Oct 12, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on payloadcms.com. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its homepage, the site says: Built with TypeScript and React, Payload is an open-source headless CMS and application framework. Build anything.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Apr 2, 2018. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Apr 2, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Nov 27, 2026.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 74/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of payloadcms.com

No approved reviews yet ☆☆☆☆☆

Visitor experiences are separate from the independent technical Safety Score.

Visitor opinions remain separate from the technical Safety Score.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on payloadcms.com

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Payload: The Next.js Headless CMS and App FrameworkBuilt with TypeScript and React, Payload is an open-source headless CMS and application framework. Build anything. Get in contact with Payload | PayloadIf you want to contact us to request a demo, ask a question, need support, or anything else, send us an email and we will respond as soon as possible. Community Help | PayloadFind what you need faster. The Payload Community Help archive is a great place to start. Blog | PayloadHere, you'll find news about feature releases, happenings in the industry, and Payload announcements in general. AI image generation, writing assistant, and more | Payload CMSFrom translations to image generation and a writing assistant, Payload’s AI toolset is engineered to accompany your efforts, not replace them. Powering Hello Bello's digital expansion with Payload | Headless E-commerceAfter launching an app alongside its website, beloved baby brand Hello Bello required a headless e-commerce solution that could power it all. Guides | PayloadGuides and tutorials are provided by the Payload team and community. From websites to apps, what you can build with PayloadFrom code to content, Payload's open-source flexibility and maintainability supports a wide range of development and marketing use cases. Power your enterprise with Payload | PayloadPower your enterprise with Payload. Get access to enterprise plugins like SSO, and get development assistance or dedicated development support. Build as many tenants as needed | Multi-tenancy with PayloadWith Payload, multi-tenancy is built-into your headless CMS — not an expensive add-on with arbitrary limitations.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on payloadcms.com

7 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

payloadTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
headlessTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
buildTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
headless cmsTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
communityTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
powerTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
teamH1, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
87/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
90/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
60/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
44/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
96/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-10-12T06:24:02+00:00
HTML bytes submitted279,405
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-12T18:00:14+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 31 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts31
Inline scripts9
Embedded frames0
External script hosts0

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domainpayloadcms.com
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredApr 2, 2018
Domain age8 years
ExpiresApr 2, 2027
Registry statusesclient delete prohibited · client renew prohibited · client transfer prohibited · client update prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address76.76.21.21
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://payloadcms.com/
Endpoint76.76.21.21
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface13 records · 4 nameservers · 5 mail exchangers
Protection signals3 security headers · 3 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size279,405 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources31 · 0 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YR2
Valid fromAug 29, 2026
Valid untilNov 27, 2026
Certificate namespayloadcms.com

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A76.76.21.21TTL —
NSns-1204.awsdns-22.orgTTL —
NSns-1841.awsdns-38.co.ukTTL —
NSns-594.awsdns-10.netTTL —
NSns-88.awsdns-11.comTTL —
MX1 aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 aspmx2.googlemail.comTTL —
MX10 aspmx3.googlemail.comTTL —
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=Pd-7xl2FLQNbPvepHsvgs6711fC_7SMxu4o0uDQsANITTL —
TXTstripe-verification=fdf981ed72b7f8c9b3352b0edb806608abbaa0c2ac7f44fe033479eb11dbea2fTTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~allTTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFPolicy record observed, not fully validated
DMARCPolicy record observed, not fully validated

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

3 observed
content-security-policypresent object-src 'none';base-uri 'self';form-action 'self';
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=63072000
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation

No Set-Cookie header was observed on the sampled homepage response. Other pages may set cookies separately.

Detected stack

Technologies

Google Analytics 94% Next.js 96% Tailwind CSS 72%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

4 sampled JavaScript files checked locally with Retire.js. Database snapshot: 2026-10-12T02:40:13.167Z.

react-dom 19.3.0-canary-cbb046ab-20260731 No known advisories matched this version in the database snapshot.

A version match is not proof that the website is infected or that an issue is exploitable here. Owners should review the advisory, check whether their code is affected and test an update. Up to four external script files are sampled, not every dependency, inline script or dynamically loaded resource.

Recommended maintenance checks

Next.jsKeep Next.js and its runtime dependencies current, especially when server-side rendering is enabled.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titlePayload: The Next.js Headless CMS and App Framework
First headingThe backend to build the modern web.
DescriptionBuilt with TypeScript and React, Payload is an open-source headless CMS and application framework. Build anything.
Canonical URLhttps://payloadcms.com/
Final URLhttps://payloadcms.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen
Structured typesNone observed
Page page detectedhttps://payloadcms.com/posts/blogContact page detectedhttps://payloadcms.com/contactSupport page detectedhttps://payloadcms.com/community-help
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
13100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
5100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
63072000100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe inline100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe eval100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has default src100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

0 recorded hops

No redirect hop was recorded for the sampled homepage.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
quiet-orbit-path-686

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

Show change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

Website icon for payloadcms.com

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of payloadcms.com
Captured once in an isolated browser during this scan. Visual tint is an interface overlay. The original evidence is not duplicated.

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Questions about payloadcms.com

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Is payloadcms.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 74/100 with 75% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on payloadcms.com?

ClamAV found no signature match in the sampled homepage HTML. External scripts, downloads and private server files were not checked. This is not a whole-site malware clearance.

When was payloadcms.com registered?

The public registry record shows Apr 2, 2018. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did payloadcms.com have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.

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