Quick Answer
Choose Sanity if
Choose Sanity if you care most about flexible structured content model and product teams with developers.
Choose Strapi if
Choose Strapi if you care most about open-source cms option and developer-led teams.
Pricing
Sanity
Free plan; Growth $15/seat/mo; Enterprise custom.
Free
$0
Up to 20 seats and 2 public datasets.
Growth
$15
/seat/mo
Private datasets, comments, tasks, scheduled drafts, and AI Assist.
Enterprise
Custom
SSO, SLAs, onboarding, custom seats, and custom quotas.
Sanity add-ons and quotas can change total cost beyond the base seat price.
Strapi
Open source is free; cloud paid plans from about $18/mo.
Open Source
$0
Self-hosted community CMS.
Cloud Free
$0
Small hosted project limits.
Cloud Essential
$18
/project/mo
Cloud Pro
$90
/project/mo
Higher API, storage, and bandwidth limits.
Strapi separates open-source/self-hosted usage from Strapi Cloud hosting and some paid CMS features.
Best Fit
Sanity is best for
- Product teams with developers
- Sites needing custom content models
- Companies building composable stacks
Strapi is best for
- Developer-led teams
- Companies needing custom APIs
- Teams choosing open-source CMS infrastructure
Decision shortcut
If the buyer wants product teams with developers, start with Sanity. If the buyer wants developer-led teams, start with Strapi.
Strengths And Limits
Sanity
Strengths
- Flexible structured content model
- Developer-friendly APIs
- Custom editorial workflows
Limits
- Requires implementation work
- Does not generate content
- Can be too technical for simple blogs
Strapi
Strengths
- Open-source CMS option
- Flexible API-first content models
- Good for custom product and marketing stacks
Limits
- Requires technical setup
- Does not plan or write SEO content
- Operational ownership stays with the team
Where BeVisible Fits
Sanity and Strapi can both support the software workflow around content operations. BeVisible is the layer for turning that strategy, research, or workflow into published search-ready pages with metadata, structure, and AI-answer visibility in mind.
FAQ
Is Sanity better than Strapi?
Sanity is better when your use case matches product teams with developers. Strapi is better when you need developer-led teams. The right choice depends on workflow fit more than category alone.
Which is cheaper, Sanity or Strapi?
Sanity pricing snapshot: Free plan; Growth $15/seat/mo; Enterprise custom. Strapi pricing snapshot: Open source is free; cloud paid plans from about $18/mo. Verify current packaging on both official pricing pages before purchase.
Where does BeVisible fit with Sanity and Strapi?
BeVisible fits when the bottleneck is turning research, briefs, or workflow plans into finished search-ready pages. Sanity and Strapi can support the surrounding workflow, but BeVisible is focused on the execution layer.