# Easy CMS vs Sanity

> Sanity pairs an MIT-licensed Studio, configured in code, with a hosted content backend you can't self-host. It is strong at real-time collaboration and visual editing, billed by seats and usage. Easy CMS keeps your content in your own database.

Page: https://easycms.dev/why/compare/sanity

| Feature | Easy CMS | Sanity |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT. Every feature is free, roles and SSO included | Studio is MIT; the Content Lake backend is a proprietary hosted service |
| Where it runs | Inside your Next.js or Nuxt app, or as a standalone server | Studio as a React app (it can be embedded in Next.js); content in Sanity's cloud |
| Content model | TypeScript config in your repo | Schemas in JavaScript or TypeScript |
| Databases | SQLite (file or Turso), Postgres (or PGlite) | Sanity's hosted Content Lake only |
| Language and runtime | Node.js 22.12+, TypeScript | Studio: React; backend: hosted |
| Hosted cloud | None. Self-host anywhere; one-click deploy to your own Vercel or Netlify | Free plan (20 seats, 10k documents); Growth $15 per seat per month |
| APIs | Typed Local API, REST; GraphQL and MCP as experimental plugins | GROQ, GraphQL |
| Admin in Thai | Complete: every admin string, and every docs page | Community plugin |
| Roles, SSO, audit | Roles, field permissions, SSO (Google, Microsoft, GitHub, OIDC), audit log: all MIT | See the pricing page |
| Ecosystem | Small: official plugins (SEO, forms, redirects, nested pages, multi-tenant, shop, GraphQL, MCP), a new community | Mature hosted platform; real-time collaboration and visual editing |
| Maturity | Version 1.23; 1.0 in October 2026, first released September 2026 | Studio version 6 since June 2026 |

## Choose Easy CMS when

- Content should live in your own database, under your own backups.
- You don't want bills that grow with seats, documents or API requests.
- You want to run everything yourself, on any host.

## Choose Sanity when

- Editors work together in real time on the same documents.
- You want no backend to operate at all.
- The free plan's limits fit your project.

Easy CMS is young: its first release was in September 2026 and its community is small. Every other product here has been in production longer, with more people answering questions.

## Sources

Checked against each product’s own site on 2026-10-17. Prices and versions change; follow the links for today’s.

- [Sanity: pricing](https://www.sanity.io/pricing)
- [Sanity: Studio](https://www.sanity.io/docs/studio)
- [Sanity: embedding the Studio](https://www.sanity.io/docs/studio/embedding-sanity-studio)
- [Sanity: self-hosting the Content Lake](https://www.sanity.io/answers/is-it-possible-to-self-host-the-content-lake)
- [Sanity: Studio languages](https://www.sanity.io/docs/studio/localizing-studio-ui)