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Sanity vs Strapi: pricing compared

Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.

At a glance

Side by side

Sanity starts at $15/user/mo (Growth) and Strapi at $35/mo (Starter). For 10 people that's $150 vs $35 a month: Strapi is $115 a month (77%) cheaper than Sanity on list price.

Sanity

Engineering

From$15/user/mo

10 people: $150 a month · $1,800 a year

  • Free plan
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 2 plans · priced per user

Strapi

Cheaper for 10 people

From$35/mo

10 people: $35 a month · $420 a year

  • No free plan
  • Up to 17% off yearly
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per plan

Plans

Sanity and Strapi plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

Sanity

  • Free

    Up to 20 seats · 2 public datasets

    Free

  • Growth

    Up to 50 seats · Comments and tasks · AI Assist

    $15/user/mo

Growth is per seat/month (viewers free). Enterprise: contact sales; add-ons from $299/month.

Prices from Sanity's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Strapi

  • Starter

    100k API requests/month · 50 GB asset storage

    $35/mo

  • Pro

    1M API requests/month · 250 GB storage · Weekly backups

    $90/mo

  • Business

    10M API requests/month · Daily backups · 99.9% uptime SLA

    $450/mo

Strapi Cloud prices per project; yearly saves up to 17%. Self-hosted Enterprise edition via sales.

Prices from Strapi's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Team cost

What each costs your team

Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.

Sanity and Strapi cost by team size
TeamSanity (Growth)Strapi (Starter)Difference
5 people$75$900/yr$35$420/yrStrapi $40 less a month
10 people$150$1,800/yr$35$420/yrStrapi $115 less a month
25 people$375$4,500/yr$35$420/yrStrapi $340 less a month

Sanity is priced per user. Strapi is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.

FAQ

Sanity vs Strapi: questions

Which is cheaper, Sanity or Strapi?

Sanity starts at $15/user/mo (Growth) and Strapi at $35/mo (Starter). For 10 people that's $150 vs $35 a month: Strapi is $115 a month (77%) cheaper than Sanity on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do Sanity and Strapi have free plans?

Sanity has a free plan (Free). Strapi has no free plan in Surba's catalog.

Are Sanity and Strapi cheaper if you pay yearly?

Strapi lists up to 17% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Sanity.

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