Sanity alternatives 2026: 6 options compared by facts

Services from our Headless CMS ranking you can choose instead of Sanity, by Score. For each one we show the factors where it beats Sanity.

Sanity: Our Score 77/100 See the full ranking Sanity pricing

  1. 1

    Strapi

    78/100

    Stronger than Sanity in: APIs, Control over data

    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $35.00
    Free plan
    No
    Users on the free plan
    0
    GraphQL API
    Yes
    Self-hosting
    Yes
    Content stored in the EU
    Yes
    SOC 2 or ISO 27001
    Yes
  2. 3

    DatoCMS

    74/100

    Stronger than Sanity in: APIs

    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $222.46
    Free plan
    Yes
    Users on the free plan
    2
    GraphQL API
    Yes
    Self-hosting
    Not verified
    Content stored in the EU
    Yes
    SOC 2 or ISO 27001
    Yes
  3. 4

    Directus

    73/100

    Stronger than Sanity in: APIs, Control over data

    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $99.00
    Free plan
    No
    Users on the free plan
    0
    GraphQL API
    Yes
    Self-hosting
    Yes
    Content stored in the EU
    Yes
    SOC 2 or ISO 27001
    Yes
  4. 5

    Storyblok

    72/100

    Stronger than Sanity in: APIs

    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $99.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    Users on the free plan
    1
    GraphQL API
    Yes
    Self-hosting
    Not verified
    Content stored in the EU
    Yes
    SOC 2 or ISO 27001
    Not verified
  5. 6

    Kontent.ai

    58/100

    Stronger than Sanity in: APIs

    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    Not verified
    Free plan
    No
    Users on the free plan
    0
    GraphQL API
    Yes
    Self-hosting
    Not verified
    Content stored in the EU
    Yes
    SOC 2 or ISO 27001
    Yes
  6. 7

    Agility CMS

    55/100

    Stronger than Sanity in: APIs

    Cheapest paid plan, per month
    $1425.00
    Free plan
    No
    Users on the free plan
    0
    GraphQL API
    Yes
    Self-hosting
    Not verified
    Content stored in the EU
    Yes
    SOC 2 or ISO 27001
    Yes