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CMS comparison Prismic vs Sanity

Prismic vs Sanity

Prismic is a closed-source headless CMS that runs on the vendor's cloud. Sanity is a closed-source headless CMS that runs on the vendor's cloud. The table below sets them side by side on 28 features. They get a different status on 13.

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  • Prismic Headless · Closed source · 16 of 28 built in
  • Sanity Headless · Closed source · 15 of 28 built in

Sources checked: Prismic on 29 Sept 2026, Sanity on 29 Sept 2026. Plans and releases can change after those dates.

WAYF is an official Payload partner and top contributor. Every platform in the table is classified by the same published definitions, and each answer lists the vendor page it came from.

Feature comparison

Built inPaid tierPlugin or add-onLimitedNot available
Prismic vs Sanity feature comparison. Columns are the two platforms. Rows are features, grouped by area.
Platform
Prismic Headless
Sanity Headless
Overview
What it is Hosted headless page builder where marketers compose pages from developer-built slices. Run by Prismic, with SDKs for Next.js, Nuxt and SvelteKit.Headless CMS with an open-source React editor, Sanity Studio, configured in code. Sanity stores content in its hosted Content Lake.
Edition compared The product and release each column describes. Prismic SaaS, Free to Enterprise plans SaaS, continuously updated Sanity hosted Content Lake with Sanity Studio 6 Version 6.16.0, released 22 Sept 2026
Vendor Prismic prismic.io Sanity sanity.io
Licence Closed source Proprietary Closed source MIT for Sanity Studio. The Content Lake backend is proprietary.
Hosting No self-hosting Vendor cloud No self-hosting Vendor cloud You can host the Studio anywhere, but content always lives in Sanity's cloud.
Built with SaaS with SDKs for Next.js, Nuxt and SvelteKitTypeScript, React for Studio. Hosted Content Lake with GROQ and GraphQL APIs
Database Managed by PrismicHosted Sanity Content Lake
Pricing Public list prices only. Hosting and implementation are extra everywhere. Free to start Free plan. Starter $10, Small $25, Medium $150, Platinum $675 per repository per month, billed yearly. Free to start Free plan. Growth $15 per seat per month. Enterprise on request.
Content modelling
Content model in code You define content types in files in your repository, review them like any other code and apply them from there. Imperative migration scripts alone count as limited. Built in Model files live in the project. The Prismic CLI pushes and pulls them. 2 Built in 3
Content model in the UI Admins can create and change content types and fields in the admin interface without writing code. Built in Type Builder in the web app. 3 Not available You define schemas only in Studio code. 3
Reusable blocks Editors compose pages from reusable, typed components or blocks, and can reorder them. Built in Slices with variations. 4 Built in Array fields of typed objects act as a page builder. 3
Localization Editors translate content per locale inside the CMS, by field or by entry, without a separate site for each language. Built in 2 locales on Free, 8 on Platinum, custom on Enterprise. 1 Plugin or add-on Official document-level and field-level internationalization plugins. 4
Image transformations The CMS resizes, crops or converts images on request, through URL parameters or generated sizes, with no external service. Built in Image optimization and processing on all plans. 1 Built in Image pipeline resizes, crops and converts by URL parameter. 5
APIs and delivery
REST API A documented REST or JSON HTTP API returns content. Built in Document API. 15 Built in HTTP API queried with GROQ. 1
GraphQL API The vendor or an official module provides a GraphQL API for content. Built in 15 Built in The Sanity CLI deploys it from the schema. 1
Webhooks The CMS can call an external URL when content is created, changed or published. Built in 6 Built in GROQ-powered webhooks: 2 on Free, 4 on Growth. 16
Renders the website The CMS itself renders and serves the public pages through themes or templates. Headless-only products answer no. Not available Not available
Editorial workflow
Drafts Editors save changes as a draft and publish them later. The live version stays untouched until then. Built in Built in 1
Scheduled publishing An editor can set a future date and time for content to publish or unpublish. Built in Scheduled through releases on every plan. 18 Paid tier Scheduled drafts on Growth and Enterprise. 1
Version history The CMS keeps earlier versions of an entry, and editors can compare or restore them. Built in Full revision history on every plan. 1 Limited Draft history kept 3 days on Free, 90 on Growth, 365 on Enterprise. 1
Preview Editors can see unpublished content rendered as it will appear on the site before publishing. Built in Shareable previews on every plan. 17 Built in 17
Visual editing Editors can click on the rendered page and edit content in place or in a side panel next to it. Built in Page Builder shows live slice previews from your site next to the fields. 7 Built in Presentation tool with click-to-edit overlays on every plan. 17
Approval workflows Content moves through review stages you configure, such as draft, review and approved, with permissions per stage. Limited Writer and Publisher roles from Medium. No configurable review stages. 9 Not available Build with document actions or a community plugin such as Workflow Manager. 914
Content releases Editors group changes across several entries and publish them together as one release. Built in Up to 200 pages per release. 8 Paid tier Content Releases add-on on Enterprise. 1
Real-time co-editing Two or more editors can work on the same entry at once and see each other's changes live. Not available In progress with a waitlist. A status indicator shows who is editing. 10 Built in 1
Access and governance
Custom roles Admins define their own roles with granular permissions instead of picking from a fixed set. Limited Enterprise only. Fixed Read-only, Writer or Publisher levels set per locale. No role builder. 19 Paid tier Enterprise. Free has 2 fixed roles, Growth 5. 18
Field-level permissions Admins can restrict access to single fields, on top of content types and entries. Not available Limited API access rules are per document. Studio can hide or lock fields per role. 8
Single sign-on Editors can sign in through SAML or OpenID Connect against a company identity provider. Paid tier Enterprise. 19 Paid tier SAML SSO on Enterprise. 1
Audit log The CMS logs who changed what and when across the whole installation, and admins can review the log. Not available Not documented publicly. Paid tier Full audit trail and History API on Enterprise. 1
Platform and extensibility
Multiple sites One installation or account can manage several separate websites or brands with shared users. Built in Each site is a repository on its own plan. Spaces group content inside one. 111 Built in Several projects per organization and Studio workspaces. 11
Extensible admin UI Developers can add their own components, views or fields to the editing interface. Limited Integration fields load external catalog data into a picker. No custom UI code. 12 Built in Custom inputs, tools and document actions in the React Studio. 39
Plugin marketplace The vendor runs an official directory or marketplace of installable extensions. Not available Integration guides only. No installable marketplace. 13 Built in Sanity Exchange. 10
Form builder Editors can build and publish forms and collect submissions without code. Not available Not available
Site member accounts The platform handles sign-up and login for public site users or members, separate from editors. Not available Not available
AI writing assistant A first-party AI feature in the editing interface generates, rewrites or translates content. Limited Beta on request: AI translation and SEO metadata suggestions. 114 Built in Content Agent on every plan. In-Studio AI Assist on Growth and Enterprise. 113
Official MCP server The vendor publishes a Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can read or write content. Built in Hosted at mcp.prismic.io, activated per repository. 15 Built in Hosted at mcp.sanity.io with OAuth. 12

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Where they differ

Prismic and Sanity get a different status on 13 of the 28 features and the same status on 15. Prismic has 16 built in on its baseline edition, Sanity has 15. Two matching statuses can still name different paid tiers or limits, so read the notes in the table before treating a row as equal.

Built in on Prismic, a different answer on Sanity 5

  • Content model in the UI Prismic: Built in. Sanity: Not available.
  • Localization Prismic: Built in. Sanity: Plugin or add-on.
  • Scheduled publishing Prismic: Built in. Sanity: Paid tier.
  • Version history Prismic: Built in. Sanity: Limited.
  • Content releases Prismic: Built in. Sanity: Paid tier.

Built in on Sanity, a different answer on Prismic 4

  • Real-time co-editing Prismic: Not available. Sanity: Built in.
  • Extensible admin UI Prismic: Limited. Sanity: Built in.
  • Plugin marketplace Prismic: Not available. Sanity: Built in.
  • AI writing assistant Prismic: Limited. Sanity: Built in.

Built in on neither, with different answers 4

  • Approval workflows Prismic: Limited. Sanity: Not available.
  • Custom roles Prismic: Limited. Sanity: Paid tier.
  • Field-level permissions Prismic: Not available. Sanity: Limited.
  • Audit log Prismic: Not available. Sanity: Paid tier.

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