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Sanity vs Strapi
Open-source and self-hosted, lacking built-in AI agents and structured content lake
Which to pick
Pick Sanity if you want…
- Structured content with AI automation
- Hosted collaborative headless CMS
- A free plan to start with
- Integrations with React.js or GROQ (on Sanity's list, not Strapi's)
Pick Strapi if you want…
- Customizable open-source headless CMS
- Self-hosted headless CMS
- Open-source code (strapi/strapi on GitHub)
- Integrations with Node.js, JavaScript or TypeScript (on Strapi's list, not Sanity's)
Sanity offers a hosted SaaS CMS with a focus on real-time collaboration, whereas Strapi is self-hostable and fully open source.
Side by side
- What it is
- Sanity:Sanity is a headless CMS platform that provides a structured content lake, customizable studio, and AI-driven automation for web, mobile and agentic applications.
- Strapi:Strapi is an open-source, Node.js-based headless CMS that lets you model content and instantly expose REST or GraphQL APIs.
- Best for
- Sanity:Structured content with AI automation
- Strapi:Customizable open-source headless CMS
- Who it’s for
- Sanity:Developers and teams building web, mobile and AI-driven content applications
- Strapi:Developers and teams building content-driven web or mobile apps who need full control over code and hosting.
- Pricing
- Sanity:Freemium
- Strapi:Paid
- Plans
- Sanity:Free $0 · Growth $15 per seat / month per month
- Strapi:Starter $35 per project / month · Pro $90 per project / month · Business $450 per project / month
- Open source
- Sanity:—
- Strapi:Yes, 73,268 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Sanity:React.js, Next.js, GraphQL, GROQ
- Strapi:Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Next.js, Vercel, REST, GraphQL
Sanity features
- Structured Content Lake. Store any JSON document with schemas defined as code, supporting unlimited content types and locales.
- Customizable Studio. Fully configurable React-based editing environment that can be modeled to match any workflow.
- Content Agent. AI-powered agent that can create, edit, translate and audit content at scale.
- Agent Actions & Automation. Event-driven functions and IF-THEN workflows that run on any dataset mutation.
- Real-time Collaboration. Multiplayer editing, comments, tasks and live previews for editorial teams.
- Modern APIs & Queries. GraphQL and GROQ support, real-time data access and SDKs for Next.js, React and other frameworks.
Strapi features
- Content Type Builder. Design content models, components and dynamic zones with a no-code UI that generates typed APIs.
- Full-stack Customization. Write custom controllers, services, middleware and admin panel extensions using JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Deploy Anywhere. Self-host on any infrastructure or use Strapi Cloud with managed Postgres, CDN and email.
- Enterprise Governance. SOC 2, GDPR compliance, audit logs, review workflows, SSO and SLA support.
- Marketplace Plugins. Add reviewed plugins and integrations or create your own to extend functionality.
- Scalable Architecture. Supports unlimited database entries, multi-environment deployments and edge caching.
Sanity vs Strapi FAQ
Is Sanity or Strapi free?+
Sanity has a free plan; paid plans start at $15/month per user (Growth). Strapi is paid.
Is Sanity or Strapi open source?+
Strapi is open source (strapi/strapi on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Sanity.
Do Sanity and Strapi integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Next.js and GraphQL. Sanity also lists React.js and GROQ; Strapi also lists Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vercel and 1 more.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.