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Strapi vs Sanity
Trust Score comparison · March 2026
Signal Comparison
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61k ★GitHub stars5.4k
8.2k q'sStack Overflow6k
ActiveCommunityVery Active
StrapiSanity
Key Differences
| Factor | Strapi | Sanity |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | MIT (studio) / Proprietary (hosted) |
| Language | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Free tier | — | ✓ Yes |
| Open Source | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| TypeScript | — | ✓ |
Pick Strapi if…
- You want a headless CMS with full customization
- You're building with JavaScript/React
- You need a self-hosted content management solution
Pick Sanity if…
- Teams that need real-time collaborative content editing
- Complex content models with custom input components
- Next.js projects with live preview and draft mode
Side-by-side Quick Start
Strapi
# Install Strapi
npx create-strapi-app@latest my-project --quickstart
# Create content types
# 1. Go to Content-Types Builder
# 2. Create "Article" content type
# 3. Add fields: title, content, author, etc.
# Access content via API
GET /api/articles
POST /api/articles
{
"data": {
"title": "My Article",
"content": "Article content...",
"author": "John Doe"
}
}
# Use in React
import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
function Articles() {
const [articles, setArticles] = useState([]);
useEffect(() => {
fetch('/api/articles')
.then(res => res.json())
.then(data => setArticles(data.data));
}, []);
return (
<div>
{articles.map(article => (
<article key={article.id}>
<h2>{article.attributes.title}</h2>
<p>{article.attributes.content}</p>
</article>
))}
</div>
);
}Sanity
import { createClient } from '@sanity/client';
const client = createClient({
projectId: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SANITY_PROJECT_ID!,
dataset: 'production',
useCdn: true,
apiVersion: '2024-01-01',
});
// Fetch posts with GROQ
const posts = await client.fetch(
`*[_type == "post"] | order(publishedAt desc)[0...10] {
_id,
title,
"slug": slug.current,
publishedAt,
"authorName": author->name
}`
);
console.log(posts);Community Verdict
Based on upvoted notes🏆
Sanity wins this comparison
Trust Score 86 vs 84 · 2-point difference
Sanity leads on Trust Score with stronger signal data across downloads and community health. That said, the other tool is worth considering if your use case matches its specific strengths above.