Keystatic vs Sanity

Side-by-side — pricing, strengths, tradeoffs, and fit.

Keystatic

Git-based CMS that stores content as files in your repo — ideal for docs/marketing sites.

Sanity

Headless CMS with a real-time, customizable content studio and structured content.

At a glance

Open SourceFree Tier
● Established·From $0
Free TierEnterprise
● Established·From $15/user/mo

Overview

One-liner

Git-based CMS that stores content as files in your repo — ideal for docs/marketing sites.

One-liner

Headless CMS with a real-time, customizable content studio and structured content.

Maturity

Established

Maturity

Established

Open source

✓ Yes

Open source

✕ No

Pricing

Free tier

✓ Available

Open source, free

Free tier

✓ Available

Free tier with generous usage and 3 users

Starts at

$0

Starts at

$15/user/mo

Model

Flat rate

Model

Per seat

Enterprise

✕ None

Enterprise

✓ Available

Best for

✓ Best for

Docs and marketing sitesContent-as-code with an editing UI
Teams wanting Git-versioned contentNo external CMS database

✓ Best for

Custom content workflowsTailor the Studio to editors’ needs
Structured, multi-channel contentModel once, deliver anywhere via API

Not ideal for

✕ Not for

—

✕ Not for

—

Strengths

↑ Strengths

Content lives in Git as files
Great for docs/marketing sites
Framework-friendly (Next/Astro)

↑ Strengths

Highly customizable Studio
Structured content + GROQ
Real-time collaboration

Weaknesses

↓ Weaknesses

Not for high-volume dynamic content
Younger project

↓ Weaknesses

Learning curve for modeling/GROQ
Usage-based costs can grow
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