Comparison

KeystoneJS vs Sanity

On the evidence we track, KeystoneJS 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
KeystoneJS59
Sanity50
Score
Vioscale score
KeystoneJS59 / 100medium · 56%
Sanity50 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
KeystoneJS
Sanity
Model
KeystoneJSfreemium
Sanityfreemium
Price level
KeystoneJSfree
Sanitylow
Transparent
KeystoneJS
Sanity
Integrations
Count
KeystoneJS4
Sanity8
Security
Disclosure policy
KeystoneJS
Sanity
Gdpr
KeystoneJS
Sanity
Scorecard
KeystoneJS5.3
Sanity
Soc2
KeystoneJS
Sanity
Reliability
Status page
KeystoneJS
Sanity
Adoption
Github stars
KeystoneJS9,963
Sanity
Activity
Commits last 30d
KeystoneJS100
Sanity
Release
Cadence days
KeystoneJS14
Sanity
History
KeystoneJS20 items
Sanity
License
Spdx
KeystoneJSMIT
Sanity
Language
Primary
KeystoneJSTypeScript
Sanity
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

KeystoneJS

Leader

A headless CMS for developers that provides a GraphQL API and management UI for content and data. Developers define a schema and get a powerful backend without boilerplate or bootstrapping.

Independently observed

Sanity

A cloud-hosted content management system that uses code-based content modeling, offers both REST and GraphQL query capabilities, and provides built-in automation for content workflows and publishing operations.

Independently observed

Pricing

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KeystoneJS

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Sanity

HybridFree tier

Free tier. Growth and Enterprise plans with custom pricing.

  • 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
KeystoneJS
Sanity
CLI
KeystoneJS
Sanity
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
KeystoneJS
Sanity
Self-hosted
KeystoneJS
Sanity

Integrations

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

KeystoneJS

Leader
4 total
  • Cloudinary
  • Prisma
  • Apollo Client
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed

Sanity

8 total
  • Vercel
  • Next.js
  • Astro
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • PostHog
  • Claude
  • Replicate
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.