CMSs are a sensible technology that allows development and production teams to contribute to a site to the best of their ability. Payload CMS is a newer option with version 1.0 having been released in 2022, and brings several desirable features for fluid development workflows. As a dev who has previously architected a Contentful-backed solution, I thought it would be interesting to compare that previous experience with how I might create a similar, reliable dev workflow in Payload.