Payload CMS Development
A backend for what your product actually needs to do
We use Payload CMS as the foundation for B2B platforms, webshops, PWAs, mobile applications and AI-driven processes. Data models, admin interfaces, permissions and workflows are shaped around your product instead of a fixed CMS template.
Payload is more than a CMS for page content
When a customer portal, PWA or webshop needs its own data, roles and processes, a configured off-the-shelf CMS is rarely enough. Payload gives us the freedom to shape the data model, admin and APIs around the business.
The result can be a website. It can just as well be a B2B portal, mobile application, back office or AI workflow with clear approval steps.
Data, processes and AI in one product architecture
Payload connects the parts that belong together in a digital product. Each layer remains visible in code and can grow with the requirements.
Custom data models
Products, documents, tenants and relationships are modelled around how your business works.
Roles and access
Customers, editorial teams, sales and back-office users get the interfaces and permissions they actually need.
APIs for every frontend
Websites, PWAs and mobile applications access the same business data without maintaining it more than once.
AI-enabled workflows
Documents, inputs and process steps can connect to automation and be routed for approval when needed.
Search and embeddings
Approved content and documents become available for semantic search without bypassing permissions.
Security and recovery
Sessions, audit trails, backups and recovery belong in the product architecture, not on a later checklist.
Where it fits
One foundation, different products
Payload remains the shared foundation. Interfaces, integrations and processes follow the use case.
B2B platforms
Customer areas, roles, approvals and data access for complex business relationships.
Webshops and content
Product data, landing pages and commerce back office in one architecture instead of disconnected systems.
PWAs and mobile applications
One API and permission model for mobile product interfaces and their back office.
AI workflows
Documents, status, approvals and ERP handoffs as a controlled process rather than an isolated AI demo.
Public-sector and regulated processes
Controlled access, traceable changes and an architecture that adapts to the operating environment.
Backups and recovery
Recovery, migration checkpoints and selective restore belong in products that are meant to keep evolving.
Open Source
Tools we build and publish
Our Payload plugins come from requirements in product and client work. We publish them so teams can inspect, use and build on them.
@trieb.work/payload-plugin-backup-mongodb
Backups and restore for Payload + MongoDB
Backups, recovery and migration checkpoints directly in the Payload admin. Built for production MongoDB setups on Vercel and any reachable Node host.
- Scheduled and on-demand backups
- Selective restore with collection preview
- Vercel Blob or dedicated storage
@trieb.work/payload-audit
Audit logs for sensitive changes
An immutable audit trail for create, update and delete operations. For teams that need to understand what changed and when.
- Automatic logging across collections
- Traceability for sensitive processes
- Under active development
@trieb.work/payload-auth
Passkeys, magic links and sessions
Passwordless authentication for customer portals and back-office applications with passkeys, magic links, OAuth and controlled sessions.
- WebAuthn passkeys and magic links
- OAuth and secure refresh tokens
- Multiple application contexts per instance
Payload CMS in real products
Technology only matters when it enables a real process or a better customer experience.
Our product
EpilaYer shows Payload in a production AI workflow
Planning a product with its own data model?
Together, we identify the interfaces, processes, integrations and operating requirements your project actually needs.