# payload alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like payloadcms/payload

Flowy lists 1,115 other Development plugins like payload, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 28, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/payloadcms-payload

## How they compare

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [payload](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/payloadcms-payload) | 45,519 | +156 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill, 3 commands, 2 MCP servers |
| [uiforge](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/taewooopark-uiforge) | 8 | 0 | Jul 27, 2026 | MIT | 4 skills, 6 commands, 1 MCP server |
| [addyosmani-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/addy-sdlc-flow) | 110,861 | +2,135 | Oct 13, 2026 | MIT | 25 skills, 4 agents, 9 commands, 7 hooks |
| [mastra](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mastra-ai-mastra) | 29,134 | +182 | Oct 28, 2026 | – | 33 skills, 14 commands |
| [tech-leads-club-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/tech-leads-club-agent-skills) | 7,089 | +32 | Oct 26, 2026 | – | 94 skills |
| [portaljs](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/datopian-portaljs) | 2,370 | 0 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 14 skills, 25 commands |
| [project-starter](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/cloudai-x-claude-workflow-v2) | 1,421 | 0 | Oct 6, 2026 | MIT | 14 skills, 7 agents, 26 commands, 6 hooks |
| [claude-command-suite](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/qdhenry-claude-command-suite) | 1,350 | -2 | Mar 1, 2026 | – | 12 skills, 89 agents, 199 commands |
| [redis-js](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/upstash-redis-js) | 982 | +1 | Oct 22, 2026 | MIT | – |
| [claude-forge](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/sangrokjung-claude-forge) | 866 | +3 | Sep 3, 2026 | MIT | 33 skills, 16 agents, 35 commands, 22 hooks, 4 MCP servers |
| [termcanvas](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/blueberrycongee-termcanvas) | 414 | +1 | May 31, 2026 | MIT | 7 skills |
| [extract-design-system](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/arvindrk-extract-design-system) | 257 | +11 | Sep 5, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [secondsky-claude-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/secondsky-claude-skills) | 239 | +7 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 183 skills, 42 agents, 62 commands, 2 MCP servers |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [uiforge](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/taewooopark-uiforge) (8 stars, 0 this week). Clone a website so it actually works — tabs, filters, lists, client-side transitions, motion, scroll — then also as a pixel-faithful… [uiforge on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/taewooopark-uiforge)
2. [addyosmani-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/addy-sdlc-flow) (110,861 stars, +2,135 this week). Production-grade engineering skills for AI coding agents. [addyosmani-agent-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/addy-sdlc-flow) · [addyosmani-agent-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/addy-sdlc-flow)
3. [mastra](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mastra-ai-mastra) (29,134 stars, +182 this week). Mastra is a framework for building AI-powered applications and agents with a modern TypeScript stack. [mastra on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mastra-ai-mastra) · [mastra alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mastra-ai-mastra)
4. [tech-leads-club-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/tech-leads-club-agent-skills) (7,089 stars, +32 this week). The secure, validated skill registry for professional AI coding agents. [tech-leads-club-agent-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/tech-leads-club-agent-skills) · [tech-leads-club-agent-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/tech-leads-club-agent-skills)
5. [portaljs](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/datopian-portaljs) (2,370 stars, 0 this week). 🌀 AI-native framework for building data portals. [portaljs on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/datopian-portaljs) · [portaljs alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/datopian-portaljs)
6. [project-starter](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/cloudai-x-claude-workflow-v2) (1,421 stars, 0 this week). A universal Claude Code workflow plugin with specialized agents, skills, hooks, and mode commands for any software project. [project-starter on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/cloudai-x-claude-workflow-v2) · [project-starter alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/cloudai-x-claude-workflow-v2)
7. [claude-command-suite](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/qdhenry-claude-command-suite) (1,350 stars, -2 this week). A comprehensive development toolkit designed following Anthropic's Claude Code Best Practices for AI-assisted software development. [claude-command-suite on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/qdhenry-claude-command-suite) · [claude-command-suite alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/qdhenry-claude-command-suite)
8. [redis-js](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/upstash-redis-js) (982 stars, +1 this week). @upstash/redis is an HTTP/REST based Redis client for typescript, built on top of Upstash REST API. [redis-js on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/upstash-redis-js)
9. [claude-forge](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/sangrokjung-claude-forge) (866 stars, +3 this week). oh-my-zsh for Claude Code — 16 agents, 35 commands, 32 skills, 21 safety hooks in one install. [claude-forge on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/sangrokjung-claude-forge)
10. [termcanvas](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/blueberrycongee-termcanvas) (414 stars, +1 this week). Your terminals, on an infinite canvas. [termcanvas on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/blueberrycongee-termcanvas)
11. [extract-design-system](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/arvindrk-extract-design-system) (257 stars, +11 this week). Reverse-engineer design tokens (colors, typography, spacing, border radius, shadows) from any public website and generate starter JSON and… [extract-design-system on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/arvindrk-extract-design-system)
12. [secondsky-claude-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/secondsky-claude-skills) (239 stars, +7 this week). 145 production-ready skills for Claude Code CLI 🔌 Platform / Harness Support These plugins ship as Claude Code marketplace plugins… [secondsky-claude-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/secondsky-claude-skills)

## Questions about payload alternatives

### What is the best alternative to payload?

uiforge is the first of 12 alternatives to payload by shared technologies: it has 8 stars (behind payload), showed no change this week and ships 4 skills against 1 for payload.

### Which payload alternative has the most skills?

secondsky-claude-skills has the most, with 183 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. payload has 1.

### Is payload free?

Yes. payload is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.

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