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# Magnolia vs Sanity Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Magnolia**
 **Free** · Community Edition CMS

**Sanity**
Free Trial

**Free** · Free forever

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Magnolia**
5 months

Based on 5 responses

**Sanity**
2 monthsFaster

Based on 203 responses

Return on Investment

**Magnolia**
16 months

Based on 5 responses

**Sanity**
8 months8 months sooner

Based on 144 responses

Perceived Cost

**Magnolia**
$$$$$

**Sanity**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Magnolia**
Not enough reviews yet

**Sanity**
10%

 ![Magnolia](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9eb25e375349606ffa444b0e9d8011b4/magnolia.svg "Magnolia")

 ![Sanity](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8ad945ed33d9d2bb3fd0fddbe8ce5524/sanity.svg "Sanity")

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**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Magnolia**
Not enough data

**Sanity**
[
Customizability (93)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sanity/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1875038&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (85)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sanity/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1875553&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (66)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sanity/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1875602&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Difficulty (32)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sanity/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1874101&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Magnolia**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e8b7928d2e1cefffe2f9fb20febf2898/algolia.png "Product Avatar Image")

Algolia

](https://www.g2.com/products/algolia/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_7b5ea6cc21f4066474759c7b9b91301d/bsi-business-systems-integration-bsi-customer-suite.png "Product Avatar Image")

BSI Customer Suite

](https://www.g2.com/products/bsi-business-systems-integration-bsi-customer-suite/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_07eb355645cbd5d5883bcf63fee78380/censhare.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

censhare

](https://www.g2.com/products/censhare/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_a701c3afc1348f34bf73f90bf62d87c0/clamav-on-debian-10.jpeg "Product Avatar Image")

Clamav on Debian 10

](https://www.g2.com/products/clamav-on-debian-10/reviews)[
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**Sanity**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_5a7938ffd6497884772dc39786f9e1e2/adobe-analytics.png "Product Avatar Image")

Adobe Analytics

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-analytics/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e8b7928d2e1cefffe2f9fb20febf2898/algolia.png "Product Avatar Image")

Algolia

](https://www.g2.com/products/algolia/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_af1daed7deed7793dd8d0a6780b96c63/bynder.png "Product Avatar Image")

Bynder

](https://www.g2.com/products/bynder/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_5a70c0e0f26ded6f6c6813e514d2fa20/claude.png "Product Avatar Image")

Claude

](https://www.g2.com/products/claude/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**Magnolia**
 ![Magnolia screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/55637/1-app-launcher.png)

**Sanity**
 ![Sanity screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1372007/Studio.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Magnolia**

8.3

8.347

**Sanity**

9.1

9.1718

Ease of Use

**Magnolia**

8.4

8.450

**Sanity**

8.6

8.6731

Ease of Setup

**Magnolia**

8.1

8.134

**Sanity**

8.7

8.7585

Ease of Admin

**Magnolia**

8.3

8.317

**Sanity**

9.0

9.0552

Quality of Support

**Magnolia**

8.0

8.047

**Sanity**

8.9

8.9574

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Magnolia**

8.5

8.518

**Sanity**

9.2

9.2490

Product Direction (% positive)

**Magnolia**

9.3

9.332

**Sanity**

9.4

9.4643

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Web Content Management

8.3

36

8.4

327

Headless CMS

8.0

13

8.1

493

Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

Not enough data

8.0

53

Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)

Not enough data

7.7

64

WebOps Platforms

Not enough data

8.7

39

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
40.0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
40.0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
72.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
9.3%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
72.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
9.3%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Magnolia](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9eb25e375349606ffa444b0e9d8011b4/magnolia.svg "Magnolia")](https://www.g2.com/products/magnolia/reviews)
Magnolia

Computer Software
12.3%

Insurance
10.5%

Information Technology and Services
10.5%

Airlines/Aviation
5.3%

Telecommunications
5.3%

Other
56.1%

[![Sanity](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8ad945ed33d9d2bb3fd0fddbe8ce5524/sanity.svg "Sanity")](https://www.g2.com/products/sanity/reviews)
Sanity

Computer Software
19.7%

Information Technology and Services
12.2%

Marketing and Advertising
6.9%

Design
4.5%

Retail
3.1%

Other
53.7%

Alternatives

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Adobe
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Liferay
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Contentstack
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**Sanity Alternatives**

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Contentstack
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Contentful
](/products/contentful/reviews)