Sanity Pricing Explorer

Sanity Pricing Explorer

Sanity Pricing Explorer

Compare plans, estimate costs, and benchmark against competitors.

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Cost Estimator

Plan:
Users:
Documents/mo:
Billing:

Estimated cost: —

Key Takeaways

  • Free tier: 3 users, 100k docs, 500GB bandwidth.
  • Team: $99/mo + $0.10 per 1k docs over 500k.
  • Business: $599/mo + $0.08 per 1k docs over 2M.
  • Volume-based: Price scales with documents & bandwidth.
  • Annual = 2 months free (~16.7% off).
  • Headless CMS leader: More flexible than Contentful, cheaper than Contentstack.

Plans & Prices

PlanBaseUsersDocs/moBandwidth
Free$03100k500GB
Team$99/mo10500k2TB
Business$599/mo202M10TB
EnterpriseCustomUnlimitedCustomCustom

Competitor Comparison

Plan:
Billing:
Documents/mo:
ToolMapped tierPricing basisMonthly cost
SanityBusiness$599 + $0.08/1k over 2M
ContentfulTeam$99 + $0.25/1k over 500k
ContentstackGrowth$995/mo (2M records)
StrapiPro$9/user + $0.03/1k
PrismicMedium$500/mo (1M docs)

Gotchas

  • Free tier: 3 users max, no custom domain.
  • Bandwidth overage: $0.10/GB after limit.
  • Documents include drafts, history, assets.

Average Ratings

G2 Rating: 4.6 / 5 (1,200+ reviews)

Capterra: 4.7 / 5 (420+ reviews)

Based on verified reviews as of 2025.

Common Complaints

  • Learning curve for GROQ queries.
  • Asset CDN not included in base.
  • Overage billing can spike.

Common Praises

  • Real-time collaboration & preview.
  • Flexible content modeling.
  • Best-in-class developer experience.

Plans & Prices

PlanBase PriceUsersDocuments/moBandwidthOverage
Free$03100k500GBBlocked
Team$99/mo10500k2TB$0.10/1k docs, $0.10/GB
Business$599/mo202M10TB$0.08/1k docs, $0.08/GB
EnterpriseCustomUnlimitedCustomCustomCustom

Volume discounts: 10M+ docs → $0.05/1k; 50M+ → $0.03/1k (Enterprise).

Add-ons

Add-onWhat it doesImpact on priceBest for
Asset CDNGlobal image & video delivery.+$199/mo + $0.10/GBMedia-heavy sites.
AI AssistAuto-tagging, content gen.+$99/moMarketing teams.
Custom RolesGranular permissions.Included in Business+Large orgs.
SLA99.9% uptime guarantee.+$500/moMission-critical.

When to buy

  • High-traffic media sites.
  • Need AI content tools.

When to skip

  • Static sites under 500k docs.
  • Self-hosted assets.

Tip: Start with Business, add CDN after traffic audit.

Usage & Limits

MeterThresholdsHow pricing changesControl tactic
DocumentsPlan includedOverage per 1kPurge old drafts monthly.
BandwidthPlan included$0.08–$0.10/GBOptimize images, cache.
API Requests10k/secBurst allowedDebounce client calls.
UsersPlan max+$15/user/moUse SSO, deactivate.