commercelayer-sanity-template vs payload-ecommerce-template

commercelayer-sanity-template ranks higher on current evidence: 22 commits by 2 contributors in the last 90 days (3 in the last 30).

commercelayer-sanity-templatepayload-ecommerce-template
GradeBD
VerdictActive1 major behindDormant1 major behind
Category rank#4#14
ModelFreeFree
Commits, 90 days220
Contributors, 90 days20
Last activityOct 7, 2026Jan 27, 2026
Listed priceFreeFree
Evidence sourceCodeCode
Latest releasev1.4.0v1.0.3
LicenseMITMIT
TypeScript5.9.3 (latest 7.0.2)5.9.3 (latest 7.0.2)
Tailwind CSS3.4.19 (latest 4.3.3)4.1.18 ✓
Next.js16.3.8 ✓15.5.10 (latest 16.4.2)
React19.3.0 ✓19.2.4 ✓
Stripe SDK—20.0.0 (latest 23.0.0)
Zod—4.1.13 ✓
FrameworkNext.jsNext.js
UITailwind CSS, Headless UITailwind CSS, Radix UI, Headless UI
Payments—Stripe
Email—Nodemailer, React Email
API layer—GraphQL
i18n—next-intl

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