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d9 vs Sanity: catalog facts
d9	Sanity
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Freemium Free to start building, with paid plans and sales-led options for larger teams.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Drop-in replacement for Directus 9 with the same schema Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, CockroachDB, MariaDB and MS-SQL	Content model defined in code Customizable editing studio for non-technical editors
Based on the older Directus 9 codebase rather than current Directus Smaller maintainer team than the original project	Requires developer setup before editors can use it Content is stored on Sanity's hosted platform
Self-hosted	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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