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Comparison

Hygraph vs Sanity

On the evidence we track, Sanity leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Hygraph full profile →Sanity full profile →
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Hygraph54
★Sanity59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hygraph54 / 100medium · 71%
Sanity59 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Hygraph✓
Sanity✓
Model
Hygraphfreemium
Sanityfreemium
Price level
Hygraphlow
Sanitylow
Transparent
Hygraph✗
Sanity✗
Integrations
Count
Hygraph4
Sanity7
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Hygraph–
Sanity✓
Gdpr
Hygraph✓
Sanity✓
Iso27001
Hygraph✓
Sanity–
Soc2
Hygraph✓
Sanity✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Hygraph–
Sanity99.95
Status page
Hygraph✓
Sanity✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Hygraph6 items
Sanity7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Hygraph

A headless content management system using GraphQL APIs to deliver structured content to websites, apps, portals, and AI systems, with support for multi-region publishing and granular content governance.

Independently observed

Sanity

Leader

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.

Hygraph

freemiumFree tier

Freemium pricing model with scalable tiers for individuals, growing teams, and enterprise applications

as of verify ↗

Sanity

Leader
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
Hygraph✓
Sanity✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hygraph✓
Sanity✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Vercel
  • Next.js
  • Slack

Hygraph

7 total - 4 not shared
  • Netlify
  • Gatsby
  • React
  • Vue Storefront
Independently observed

Sanity

Leader
9 total - 6 not shared
  • Astro
  • GitHub
  • PostHog
  • Claude
  • Replicate
  • Vimeo
Independently observed
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