Sanity
Growth
$15.00 × 10 seats$150.00
× 12 months$1,800.00
Per year
$15.00 per person / mo
$1,800
Sanity vs Hygraph
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Sanity
87%
match · $1,800/yr
Hygraph
71%
match · $2,388/yr
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What you'd pay
Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.
Smaller bill
Hygraph
Growth
Flat price, whole team$199.00
× 12 months$2,388.00
Per year
$19.90 per person / mo
$2,388
Sanity
From $15Free plan
G2 4.7 · 926 reviewsDeveloper-led teams that need flexible content models, a customizable editor and many languages without per-locale fees.
vs
Hygraph
From $199Free plan
G2 4.4 · 734 reviewsGraphQL-first teams that need to combine CMS content with commerce, product or other API data in a single endpoint.
Side by side
| Sanity | Hygraph | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free; Growth $15/seat/month (billed monthly) | Free; Growth from $199/month |
| G2 Rating | 4.7 (926 reviews) | 4.4 (734 reviews) |
| Best For | Developer-led teams that need flexible content models, a customizable editor and many languages without per-locale fees. | GraphQL-first teams that need to combine CMS content with commerce, product or other API data in a single endpoint. |
Pros and cons
Sanity
Pros
- Very flexible content modeling and a fully customizable editor
- Unlimited locales and content types, even on Free
- Visual editing with click-to-edit and page building on Growth
- Low per-seat entry price for small teams
Cons
- Needs developers to set up and maintain Studio
- Per-seat costs grow with large editorial teams; Growth is monthly billing only
- SSO, SLA and content releases are Enterprise-only
Hygraph
Pros
- Clean GraphQL API for GraphQL-heavy frontends
- Content federation reduces glue code between systems
- Published usage limits and overage pricing
- 30-day Enterprise trial for evaluating advanced features
Cons
- Scheduled publishing, SSO and custom roles are Enterprise-only
- Assets count against low entry limits on Hobby and Growth
- Only 3 locales on Growth
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