Is Sanity or Strapi better?

Neither clearly leads. Sanity starts at Free and Strapi at $35/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Sanity or Strapi?

Sanity has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Sanity and $35/month for Strapi.

Does Sanity or Strapi run on more platforms?

Sanity runs on Web. Strapi runs on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.

Can I use Sanity for free?

Yes. Sanity has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Strapi starts at $35/month.

What is Sanity best used for?

Sanity is most often used for headless cms for structured content management, collaborative content editing with real-time multiplayer support, api-driven content delivery with groq query language. Of those, headless cms for structured content management and collaborative content editing with real-time multiplayer support are not what Strapi is typically brought in for.

What can Sanity do that Strapi cannot?

Sanity covers Content API, Collaborative editing, Structured content, Third-party services. Strapi covers REST API, GraphQL API, Content management, PostgreSQL. Both handle Webhooks, Cloud support.

APIs · head to head

Sanity vs Strapi

Sanity

APIs

Headless CMS with real-time collaborative editing and structured content APIs

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Strapi

APIs

Headless CMS with REST and GraphQL APIs

From: $35/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Sanity has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Sanity free plan limited to 10,000 documents and 100GB assets; Strapi cloud pricing is per project, not per account, so a second project doubles the bill
They diverge on capability: Sanity covers Content API, Strapi covers REST API.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Sanity and Strapi actually diverge.

Attributes where Sanity and Strapi differ
Attribute	Sanity	Strapi
Starting price	Free	$35/month
Pricing model	freemium	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web	Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker
Founded	2011	2015

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (APIs).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Sanity

Content API
Collaborative editing
Structured content
Third-party services
GROQ query language
JavaScript SDK support

Only in Strapi

REST API
GraphQL API
Content management
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
AWS
Node.js support

Both cover

Webhooks
Cloud support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Sanity

Headless CMS for structured content managementnot Strapi
Collaborative content editing with real-time multiplayer supportnot Strapi
API-driven content delivery with GROQ query languagenot Strapi

Strapi

Running a self hosted headless CMS with a REST or GraphQL APInot Sanity
Giving editors a content admin panel over a custom content modelnot Sanity

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Sanity

Free plan limited to 10,000 documents and 100GB assets
Free plan supports only public datasets
Growth plan capped at 50 seats maximum
Private datasets, scheduled drafts, and comments/tasks require paid plans
Annual billing unavailable for Growth plan; Enterprise-only

Strapi

Cloud pricing is per project, not per account, so a second project doubles the bill
Starter at $35 a month allows 100,000 API requests, and overage is $1.50 per 25,000
Extra bandwidth is $30 per 100 GB and extra asset storage $0.60 per GB
Backups start at the Pro plan, weekly, and only become daily at Business
An uptime SLA is Business only, at $450 a month per project
Additional environments cost $60 a month on Pro and $300 a month on Business

Pricing, plan by plan

Sanity

Free

FreeFree
- Up to 20 seats
- 2 public datasets only
- 10,000 documents included
Growth$15/month
- Up to 50 seats per seat
- 2 private or public datasets
- 25,000 documents included
Enterprise$null/month
- Custom seats
- Custom datasets
- Custom document limits

Strapi

$35/month

Starter$35/month
- 100k API requests
- 50 GB asset storage
- 50 GB asset bandwidth
Pro$90/month
- 1M API requests
- 250 GB asset storage
- 500 GB asset bandwidth
Business$450/month
- 10M API requests
- 1000 GB asset storage
- 1000 GB asset bandwidth

Which should you pick?

Choose Sanity if

You need content api.
You want to start without paying.
You also want collaborative editing.

Sanity review

Choose Strapi if

You need rest api.
You work on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.
You also want graphql api.

Strapi review

Questions people ask

Is Sanity or Strapi better?: Neither clearly leads. Sanity starts at Free and Strapi at $35/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Sanity or Strapi?: Sanity has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Sanity and $35/month for Strapi.
Does Sanity or Strapi run on more platforms?: Sanity runs on Web. Strapi runs on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.
Can I use Sanity for free?: Yes. Sanity has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Strapi starts at $35/month.
What is Sanity best used for?: Sanity is most often used for headless cms for structured content management, collaborative content editing with real-time multiplayer support, api-driven content delivery with groq query language. Of those, headless cms for structured content management and collaborative content editing with real-time multiplayer support are not what Strapi is typically brought in for.
What can Sanity do that Strapi cannot?: Sanity covers Content API, Collaborative editing, Structured content, Third-party services. Strapi covers REST API, GraphQL API, Content management, PostgreSQL. Both handle Webhooks, Cloud support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Sanity: What does the Sanity Free plan include?

The Free plan includes up to 20 seats, 2 public datasets, 10,000 documents, 1 million API CDN requests per month, and 2 permission roles.

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Strapi: How much do API request overages cost?

Additional API requests beyond the plan limit cost $1.50 per 25000 requests. Extra asset storage costs $0.60 per GB, and additional bandwidth costs $30 per 100 GB.

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Sanity: How much does Sanity Growth plan cost per user?

The Growth plan costs $15 per seat per month, with up to 50 seats, and includes 25,000 documents, 1 million API CDN requests, and 5 permission roles.

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Strapi: Is yearly billing available?

Yes, yearly billing saves up to 17% compared to monthly billing on Strapi Cloud plans.

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Sanity: What is included in Sanity Enterprise pricing?

Enterprise pricing is custom and requires contacting sales. It includes custom seat limits, custom datasets, Single Sign-On, and dedicated support.

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Strapi: What is included with the Pro plan?

The Pro plan costs $90 per month per project and includes 1M API requests, 250 GB asset storage, 500 GB bandwidth, multi-environment support, weekly backups, and manual backups.

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Sanity: Does Sanity offer annual billing discounts?

Annual and invoice payment options are available exclusively for Enterprise customers. Self-serve plans (Free and Growth) use monthly billing only.

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Sanity vs Strapi

Sanity

Strapi

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Sanity

Only in Strapi

Both cover

What people use each for

Sanity

Strapi

Where each one falls short

Sanity

Strapi

Pricing, plan by plan

Sanity

Strapi

Which should you pick?

Choose Sanity if

Choose Strapi if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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