AI Rankings · website and content management systems · Australia
Payload CMS, according to AI (October 2026)
When a buyer in Australia asked ChatGPT, Gemini or Google AI Mode for website and content management systems, Payload CMS came up in 16 of 180 answers. That puts it #17 of the 243 companies AI named in Australia.
Every time it came up, AI recommended it rather than just mentioning it.
- 60 buyer questions
- 180 answers read
- 3 engines
Where you stand
Your totals across all 3 engines first, then the same numbers engine by engine. Rank is your place among the companies that engine named in Australia. Mention rate is the share of that engine’s answers that name you. Recommendation rate is the share of your mentions where you are put forward as a recommendation, not just named. Average position is the place you take in an answer that names you, 1 means first. Questions you appear in is how many of the 60 buyer questions named you at least once.
| Engine | Rank | Mention rate | Recommendation rate | Average position | Questions you appear in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 3 engines | #17of 243 | 9% | 100% | 5.1 | 9 of 60 |
 ChatGPT | #15of 117 | 8% | 100% | 4.0 | 5 of 60 |
 Gemini | #10of 141 | 15% | 100% | 5.4 | 9 of 60 |
 Google AI Mode | #24of 111 | 3% | 100% | 6.5 | 2 of 60 |
Gemini names Payload CMS most often, Google AI Mode least. WordPress leads on all 3 engines.
Named instead of you
The leader, the three named right above you, and you. Share of answers that name each one, overall and on each engine.
| Rank | company | Mention rate | ChatGPT | Gemini | Google AI Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WordPress76 answers ahead of you | 51% | 50% | 55% | 48% |
| 14 | WooCommerce1 answer ahead of you | 10% | 10% | 12% | 7% |
| 15 | Craft CMSlevel with you | 9% | 13% | 10% | 3% |
| 16 | Elcomlevel with you | 9% | 2% | 10% | 15% |
| 17 | Payload CMSyou | 9% | 8% | 15% | 3% |
Elcom is level with you, HubSpot 3 behind.
See, question by question, who took the spot →In AI’s own words
How the engines described Payload CMS when they named it, word for word, from the October 2026 answers.
…highly customised platforms Excellent technically, less turnkey Payload Maximum code/control, self-hosting Great if you want to own the stack DatoCMS deserves particular attention
These are developer-friendly, Node.js-based headless options.
Payload CMS, for instance, is gaining traction in Australia for organizations wanting strict TypeScript safety, data sovereignty (hosting data locally on Australian servers), and no licensing fees.
AI states 31 facts about Payload CMS
In the October 2026 answers, AI describes your company in 31 statements: 25 about the service, 4 about prices, 1 about other things and 1 about ownership.
Findrix checks each one against your own facts, statement by statement, and writes the correction email for you.
Check all 31 in Findrix →What to do with this report
Get named where you are not
Payload CMS appeared in 9 of the 60 buyer questions. Findrix runs the other 51 for you and shows who AI names there instead, and which sites got them the spot.
Fix what AI gets wrong
AI states 31 facts about Payload CMS. Findrix puts each one next to your own facts and writes the correction email for you to send.
Watch it move
In your inbox: a report after every scan and a monthly PDF for your team. An email when a fix worked or a rival overtakes you, and right away if your site blocks AI bots or goes down.
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