Strapi vs Sanity

Strapi9.4Visit Sanity9.2Visit

Higher score Strapi #1 in Headless CMS 9.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Strapi

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Sanity #2 in Headless CMS 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Sanity

• Strapi fits best

  Open-source teams needing deployment flexibility

• Sanity fits best

  Collaborative teams building custom content systems

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Side by side

Feature	Strapi 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Sanity 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Headless CMS	#2 in Headless CMS
Best for	Open-source teams needing deployment flexibility	Collaborative teams building custom content systems
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$45/mo	$15/seat/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR	SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML
Integrations	198+ integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Strapi 3/4 · Sanity 4/4
Content localization	✓	✓
Webhooks	✓	✓
Content preview	✓	✓
Asset transformations	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
API types	Both	Both
Role permissions	Custom	Custom
Our review
Pros	Self-hosted or managed cloud deployment REST and GraphQL APIs with localization Granular permissions, previews, and workflows	Real-time editing with structured schemas and visual previews GROQ, GraphQL, webhooks, localization, and image processing Hosted or self-hosted Studio deployment with strong integrations
Cons	Advanced governance features require Enterprise Cloud hosting and CMS plans are priced separately API and storage limits vary by hosting tier	Higher usage on Growth is billed pay-as-you-go Advanced access controls and SAML require Enterprise Its flexibility may require developer involvement for custom systems
Our verdict	Strapi is an open-source headless CMS and content framework for developers, content teams, agencies, and enterprises. It provides visual content modeling with components and dynamic zones, an administrative interface, automatically… Read the review →	Sanity is a headless content platform for developers and content teams creating websites, applications, and other digital experiences. Its open-source Sanity Studio supports configurable content models and collaborative editing, while the… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Strapi — where it wins

  • Self-hosted or managed cloud deployment
  • REST and GraphQL APIs with localization
  • Granular permissions, previews, and workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced governance features require Enterprise
  • Cloud hosting and CMS plans are priced separately
  • API and storage limits vary by hosting tier

• Sanity — where it wins

  • Real-time editing with structured schemas and visual previews
  • GROQ, GraphQL, webhooks, localization, and image processing
  • Hosted or self-hosted Studio deployment with strong integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Higher usage on Growth is billed pay-as-you-go
  • Advanced access controls and SAML require Enterprise
  • Its flexibility may require developer involvement for custom systems

• Strapi9.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible CMS for teams that want open-source control and deployment choice.

  Visit StrapiFull verdict →
• Sanity9.2/10 · Free plan

  A flexible headless CMS for collaborative teams building custom content systems.

  Visit SanityFull verdict →