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Compare Magnolia and Sanity 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
Magnolia
Star Rating
(36)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansSanity
Star Rating
(911)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansMagnolia vs Sanity
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sanity easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Sanity overall.
- Reviewers felt that Sanity meets the needs of their business better than Magnolia.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sanity is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sanity over Magnolia.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Magnolia
Community Edition CMS
Free
Access the essential capabilities of Magnolia with a free, open-source platform designed for developers. Perfect for prototyping and small-scale projects, it offers the flexibility to build custom, content-driven solutions with full code transparency.
- Create content
- Manage content
- Optimize content
Sanity
Free forever
Free
For individuals experimenting or shipping smaller projects.
- 20 user seats included
- 2 datasets (public)
- Unlimited content types and locales
Free Trial
Magnolia
No trial information availableSanity
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
26
9.0
705
Ease of Use
8.1
26
8.6
718
Ease of Setup
7.5
12
8.7
571
Ease of Admin
7.9
12
9.0
547
Quality of Support
7.4
26
8.9
563
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
12
9.2
485
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
22
9.4
632
Features by Category
Content
8.2
17
9.1
313
8.5
17
8.8
309
7.7
15
8.7
292
8.0
15
7.9
277
8.1
16
8.2
263
8.3
13
8.3
254
8.6
17
8.3
287
7.6
17
8.2
277
7.8
17
8.7
288
Design
7.9
14
7.1
242
7.6
14
7.7
236
7.8
16
7.9
240
8.1
17
9.1
283
Platform
7.7
15
8.5
273
8.4
16
8.5
257
8.0
15
8.8
276
8.6
16
8.5
279
8.1
15
8.6
252
8.8
15
8.0
236
7.3
13
7.6
240
8.0
14
8.9
279
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
7.0
35
Not enough data
6.3
33
Not enough data
6.1
30
Not enough data
6.4
37
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
7.4
31
Content Management
Not enough data
8.7
46
Not enough data
8.4
54
Not enough data
8.6
43
Design & Development
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
48
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.5
36
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
9.1
35
Management
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
7.7
30
Not enough data
8.9
34
Support
Not enough data
7.8
37
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.7
29
Publishing
8.5
9
8.6
354
8.8
12
8.1
316
7.5
8
5.7
218
Development
8.5
12
8.4
433
8.5
12
8.7
405
6.4
12
8.0
359
7.4
12
7.3
320
Analytics
8.2
10
8.1
344
8.2
11
8.2
365
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Management
Not enough data
8.5
47
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
6.1
35
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
8.2
43
Not enough data
7.7
42
Not enough data
7.7
40
Not enough data
7.0
39
Not enough data
7.9
46
Not enough data
9.0
46
Not enough data
6.6
40
Workflow
Not enough data
7.9
43
Not enough data
8.0
43
Not enough data
7.9
38
Not enough data
8.0
39
Not enough data
7.9
36
Platform
Not enough data
8.1
40
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
7.8
39
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
8.9
45
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Magnolia and Sanity are categorized as Headless CMS, Web Content Management, and Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
Unique Categories
Magnolia is categorized as SAP Store
Sanity is categorized as WebOps Platforms and Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Magnolia
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sanity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
15.2%
Telecommunications
9.1%
Insurance
9.1%
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Retail
6.1%
Other
51.5%
Computer Software
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
12.2%
Marketing and Advertising
7.0%
Design
4.6%
Retail
3.1%
Other
53.1%
Discussions
What is Magnolia CMS used for?
1 Comment
Official Response from Magnolia
Our content platform combines the functionality of an enterprise DXP suite with the flexibility of an API-first headless solution. Magnolia lets you bring...Read more
What is Magnolia technology?
1 Comment
Official Response from Magnolia
At Magnolia, we develop the fastest and most flexible DXP on the market. Our technology includes a plethora of tools and powerful integrations, enabling the...Read more
Magnolia has no more discussions with answers
What is sanity IO used for?
4 Comments
CD
We’re using Sanity as our CMS for our international corporate website and sub-sites in several languages, and might also consider using it for our intranet. Read more
What is sanity software?
3 Comments
HM
Sanity is a flexible, highly customizable content platform used to organize your content into categories, create logical relationships between content types,...Read more
What are the features of sanity testing?
1 Comment
KM
Hi! I'm not sure I fully understand your question. Could you elaborate a bit? Thanks! Read more
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