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Comparison

KeystoneJS vs Sanity

No clear leader: KeystoneJS (62.6) and Sanity (59.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

KeystoneJS full profile →Sanity full profile →
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KeystoneJS63
Sanity59
Score
vioscaleAI score
KeystoneJS63 / 100medium · 61%
Sanity59 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
KeystoneJS✓
Sanity✓
Model
KeystoneJSopen_source
Sanityfreemium
Price level
KeystoneJSfree
Sanitylow
Transparent
KeystoneJS✓
Sanity✗
Integrations
Count
KeystoneJS4
Sanity7
Security
Certifications
KeystoneJS–
SanitySOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
KeystoneJS–
Sanity✓
Gdpr
KeystoneJS–
Sanity✓
Scorecard
KeystoneJS5.2
Sanity–
Soc2
KeystoneJS–
Sanity✓
Reliability
Sla pct
KeystoneJS–
Sanity99.95
Status page
KeystoneJS–
Sanity✓
Adoption
Github stars
KeystoneJS9,974
Sanity–
Activity
Commits last 30d
KeystoneJS100
Sanity–
Release
Cadence days
KeystoneJS13
Sanity–
History
KeystoneJS20 items
Sanity–
License
Spdx
KeystoneJSMIT
Sanity–
Language
Primary
KeystoneJSTypeScript
Sanity–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
KeystoneJS6 items
Sanity7 items

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

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

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.

KeystoneJS

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

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
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

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

Sanity

9 total
  • Vercel
  • Next.js
  • Astro
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • PostHog
  • Claude
  • Replicate
  • Vimeo
Independently observed
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KeystoneJS or Sanity: which one depends on you

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