Contentlayer vs Sanity

Compare Contentlayer and Sanity for blogs. Find out how the features, pricing & plans differs and which technology is best for you!

Contentlayer
Contentlayer
Contentlayer is a content SDK that validates and transforms your content into type-safe JSON data you can easily import into your application.
Sanity
Sanity
Sanity delivers content anywhere (just like a headless CMS). Beyond that, Sanity gives you total composability. A fully decoupled, real-time content back end with customizable content workspaces.

Headless CMS Features

Contentlayer's Headless CMS Features
Not optimized for blogging experience
Complex to integrate
Complex to manage content
Complex to manage images
Image served via origin server
Headless mode available
Blog on subdomain available
Blog on subdirectory available
Sanity's Headless CMS Features
Not optimized for blogging experience
Complex to integrate
Complex to manage content
Complex to manage images
Image served via CDN
Headless mode available
Blog on subdomain available
Blog on subdirectory available
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Pricing & Plans

Contentlayer's Pricing
Open Source
$0 / forever
- Open-source
Sanity's Pricing
Sanity Free
$0 / forever
- 20 users
- 2 public datasets
- 250k API requests/month
- 100GB bandwidth/month
- 100GB asset storage
Sanity Growth
$15 / user/month
- up to 50 users
- 2 public/private datasets
- 250k API requests/month
- 100GB bandwidth/month
- 100GB asset storage

Choose Contentlayer or Sanity?

Why choose Contentlayer?
Contentlayer is ideal for projects that prioritize developer experience, offering built-in validations, performance optimizations, and seamless integration with TypeScript for a smooth and simplified content management process. Note that Contentlayer is no longer actively maintained since 24 Apr 2023.
Why choose Sanity?
Sanity is a great choice for developers who want to build a fully customizable CMS with a strong focus on content modeling and flexibility. Expect a steep learning curve and a high level of technical expertise.

Compare with other technologies

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