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Gentics Mesh vs Sanity
Both stand on headless cms. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APILinuxMac+3
Choose Gentics Mesh if you need an open-source CMS with REST delivery, multilingual content and hierarchical organization, and can work with its GraphQL read-only limit. Look elsewhere if you need GraphQL write operations or require commercial plugins or extended SQL storage without a separate license.
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Free plan Web
Sanity combines content authoring, APIs, collaboration, and automation in a web platform. Its free plan has public-only datasets, while SAML single sign-on and dedicated support are listed for Enterprise.
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| Gentics Mesh | Sanity | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Growth: $15 a month |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Maker | Gentics Mesh | Not published |
| Website | gentics.com | sanity.io |
| On headless cms | #13 of 34 | #9 of 34 |
Gentics Mesh: what it does well
- Provides REST and GraphQL APIs for content access and management.
- REST supports multilingual content and custom permission management.
- Hierarchical content can generate menus, breadcrumbs and URLs.
- Resizes or crops PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF and WebP images.
- Apache 2.0 open-source edition is free.
What to know first
- GraphQL currently supports read-only operations.
- Commercial plugins and extended SQL storage require a valid license.
Sanity: what it does well
- Free plan includes up to 20 user seats.
- Unlimited content types and locales on Free.
- Real-time editing and document revisions across plans.
- Supports both GraphQL and GROQ.
- SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA compliance across plans.
What to know first
- Free plan datasets are public-only.
- Viewer-role users are free, but other user types use seats.
- Enterprise pricing is custom.
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