vioscale
Comparison

Sanity vs Strapi

On the evidence we track, Strapi leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Sanity full profile →Strapi full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Sanity50
★Strapi71
Score
Vioscale score
Sanity50 / 100medium · 71%
Strapi71 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Model
Sanityfreemium
Strapicommercial
Price level
Sanitylow
Strapimid
Transparent
Sanity✗
Strapi✓
Integrations
Count
Sanity8
Strapi197
Security
Disclosure policy
Sanity✓
Strapi–
Gdpr
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Scorecard
Sanity–
Strapi6.5
Soc2
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Sanity–
Strapi4,257
Github stars
Sanity–
Strapi73,016
Package downloads weekly
Sanity–
Strapi184,945
Activity
Commits last 30d
Sanity–
Strapi100
Release
Cadence days
Sanity–
Strapi6
History
Sanity–
Strapi20 items
License
Spdx
Sanity–
StrapiSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
Language
Primary
Sanity–
StrapiTypeScript
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
SanityHeadless / API-first
StrapiHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Sanity✗
Strapi✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Sanity✗
Strapi✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Localisation / i18n
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Content workflow / approvals
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
SanityIntegrations directory with official framework toolkits and community plugins
Strapi197 community-built integrations and plugins
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Sanity-
Strapi-
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Sanity✓
Strapi-
Pricing
Free / open tier
Sanity✓
Strapi✓

What each one is

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

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

Strapi

Leader

A TypeScript-based headless CMS that enables you to design content structures and automatically create REST and GraphQL APIs. Deploy it yourself for full data control or use managed cloud hosting, with extensive options to customize the admin interface and backend logic.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Strapi

Leader
from $15/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free forever with Community tier. Growth at $45/month (3 seats included) + $15 per additional seat. Enterprise available by quote. AI and SSO add-ons available.

  • CommunityFree
    • MIT-licensed open-source software
    • Role-based access control
    • REST and GraphQL APIs
    • Unlimited entries and API calls
    • Media library
    • +8 more
  • Growth$45/month includes 3 seats; additional seats $15/month each
    • Everything in Community
    • Strapi AI (1,000 credits/month)
    • Live Preview
    • Releases
    • Content History (30-day retention)
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Growth
    • Review workflows
    • Audit logs
    • SOC 2 report
    • Standard and premium support with concierge advisory
    • +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
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
CLI
Sanity✓
Strapi✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Sanity✓
Strapi✓
Self-hosted
Sanity✗
Strapi✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Next.js
  • Astro

Sanity

8 total - 6 not shared
  • Vercel
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • PostHog
  • Claude
  • Replicate
Independently observed

Strapi

Leader
25 total - 23 not shared
  • React
  • Vue.js
  • Svelte
  • Nuxt.js
  • Flutter
  • React Native
  • TanStack
  • React Router 7
  • React-admin
  • Azure
  • Railway
  • Cloudinary
  • ImageKit
  • Mux
  • Elasticsearch
  • Algolia
  • n8n
  • Postmark
  • Resend
  • Croct
  • SearchBlox
  • Expo
  • Medusa
Independently observed

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