Stages Vs. Non-Staged Payloads

What is exploit? - The exploit is what delivers the payload. Exploits give you the ability to 'pop a shell/run your payload code'. In other words, exploit is the code that take advantage of the vulnerability, and payload can does the damage.
Non-staged
Staged
Sends exploit shellcode all at code.
Larger in size and won't always work
Example: windows/meterpreter_reverse_tcp
Sends payload in stages
Can be less stable
Example: windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp

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Non-staged	Staged
Sends exploit shellcode all at code. Larger in size and won't always work Example: windows/meterpreter_reverse_tcp	Sends payload in stages Can be less stable Example: windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp