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Sanity vs KeystoneJS: catalog facts
SanityKeystoneJS
Freemium

Free to start building, with paid plans and sales-led options for larger teams.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Web Self-hosted
  • Content model defined in code
  • Customizable editing studio for non-technical editors
  • GraphQL API and admin UI generated from a schema
  • Fine-grained access control
  • Requires developer setup before editors can use it
  • Content is stored on Sanity's hosted platform
  • Requires writing code; not a point-and-click site builder
  • Headless, so you build the front end yourself
Web application, Hosted service Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Account needed No account needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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