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Contentful vs Sanity

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Contentful

Enterprise headless CMS.

Headless CMSFreemium · $300/mo (Basic)
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Sanity

Structured content platform.

Headless CMSFreemium · $15/seat/mo
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At a glance
Pricing
Contentful$300/mo (Basic)
Sanity$15/seat/mo
Pricing model
ContentfulFreemium
SanityFreemium
Founded
Contentful2013
Sanity2017
Location
ContentfulBerlin, Germany
SanityOslo, Norway
Bootstrapped
Contentful
Sanity
Open source
Contentful
Sanity
Category
ContentfulHeadless CMS
SanityHeadless CMS
Indie alternatives
Contentful7
Sanity5
Founders
ContentfulSascha Konietzke, Paolo Negri
Sanity

Key differences

  • Pricing

    Sanity starts cheaper at $15/seat/mo; Contentful starts at $300/mo (Basic).

  • Funding

    Both are venture-backed.

  • Founded

    Contentful (2013) is 4 years older than Sanity (2017).

  • Category

    Both compete in Headless CMS.

  • Indie alternatives

    Contentful has 7 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Sanity has 5.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founders of Contentful

Founder of Sanity

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