vioscaleAI
Comparison

Ghost vs Sanity

On the evidence we track, Ghost leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Ghost full profile →Sanity full profile →
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★Ghost72
Sanity59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Ghost72 / 100medium · 69%
Sanity59 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Ghost✗
Sanity✓
Model
Price level
Ghostmid
Sanitylow
Starting price
Ghost$18
Sanity–
Transparent
Ghost✓
Sanity✗
Integrations
Count
Ghost8,000
Sanity7
Security
Certifications
Ghost–
SanitySOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Ghost–
Sanity✓
Gdpr
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Scorecard
Ghost3.8
Sanity–
Soc2
Ghost–
Sanity✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Ghost99.9
Sanity99.95
Status page
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ghost468
Sanity–
Github stars
Ghost55,540
Sanity–
Package downloads weekly
Ghost15,292
Sanity–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ghost100
Sanity–
Release
Cadence days
Ghost5
Sanity–
History
Ghost20 items
Sanity–
License
Spdx
GhostMIT
Sanity–
Language
Primary
GhostTypeScript
Sanity–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Ghost8 items
Sanity7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cms software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
CMS type
GhostTraditional / monolithic
SanityHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Ghost✓
Sanity✗
Deployment
Self-hostable
Ghost✓
Sanity✗
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Localisation / i18n
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Content workflow / approvals
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
Ghost8,000+ integrations
SanityIntegrations directory with official framework toolkits and community plugins
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Ghost✗
Sanity✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Ghost✓
Sanity✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Ghost

Leader

An open-source platform enabling content creators to manage websites, send newsletters, and offer paid subscriber memberships all in one unified system. Includes native analytics, content editor, and extensive integration support.

Independently observed

Sanity

Sanity is a headless CMS that provides complete control over content through schema-as-code and GROQ queries. It enables developers to build custom content applications with real-time APIs and content workflows, with options for free starting tier or paid enterprise plans.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Ghost

Leader
from $18/moSubscription14-day trial

From $18/mo. Free 14-day trial.

  • Starter$18/mo
    • Website hosting
    • Free custom domain
    • Email newsletters
    • Simple design settings
    • Unlimited email sends
  • Publisher$29/mo
    • Custom themes
    • 8000+ integrations
    • Paid subscriptions
    • Advanced analytics
    • Whitelist branding
    • +2 more
  • Business$199/mo
    • Priority support
    • Higher usage limits
    • Early access to features
  • CustomContact sales
    • Advanced configurations
    • Dedicated IP address
    • 99.9% uptime SLA
    • Unlimited members
as of verify ↗

Sanity

HybridFree tier

Free tier available; Growth plan with 50 seats; Enterprise with custom pricing and SLA

  • FreeFree
  • Growth-
    • 50 user seats
    • private datasets
    • AI capabilities
    • optional add-ons
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • custom roles
    • SAML SSO
    • advanced permissions
    • custom usage quotas
    • dedicated support with SLA
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ghost✓
Sanity✓
Self-hosted
Ghost✓
Sanity✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • Slack
  • GitHub

Ghost

Leader
10 total - 8 not shared
  • Zapier
  • n8n
  • BeyondWords
  • Stripe
  • Google Analytics
  • Plausible
  • Instagram
  • Tinybird
Independently observed

Sanity

9 total - 7 not shared
  • Vercel
  • Next.js
  • Astro
  • PostHog
  • Claude
  • Replicate
  • Vimeo
Independently observed
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