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Sanity
Headless CMS with real-time collaborative editing and structured content APIs
As of 30 August 2026, Sanity has a free plan and paid plans start at $15/month. Sanity is a headless CMS platform that provides real-time collaborative content editing, structured content APIs, and powerful asset management. Softwr lists it under APIs. Sanity is launched in 2011, available on Web.
Overview
What Sanity does
Sanity is a headless CMS platform that provides real-time collaborative content editing, structured content APIs, and powerful asset management. It's designed for teams building content-driven applications.
What people use it for
- Headless CMS for structured content management
- Collaborative content editing with real-time multiplayer support
- API-driven content delivery with GROQ query language
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Where it falls short
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- 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
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Pricing
What Sanity costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Up to 20 seats
- 2 public datasets only
- 10,000 documents included
- 1 million API CDN requests per month
- 2 permission roles
Growth
$15 /mo
- Up to 50 seats per seat
- 2 private or public datasets
- 25,000 documents included
- 1 million API CDN requests per month
- 5 permission roles
- Comments and tasks
Enterprise
On request
- Custom seats
- Custom datasets
- Custom document limits
- Custom API CDN requests
- Custom permission roles
- Single Sign-On included
Capabilities
Features
Content API
Collaborative editing
Structured content
Webhooks
Integration with Webhooks
Third-party services
Integration with Third-party services
GROQ query language
Integration with GROQ query language
Cloud support
Available on Cloud
JavaScript SDK support
Available on JavaScript SDK
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Questions people ask
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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.
SourceHow 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.
SourceWhat 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.
SourceDoes 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.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Sanity
- Company
- Sanity
- Based in
- Oslo, Norway
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