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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
Payload CMS
Star Rating
(59)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(911)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Payload CMS easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Payload CMS overall.
- Reviewers felt that Payload CMS meets the needs of their business better than Sanity.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Payload CMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Payload CMS over Sanity.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Payload CMS
Self-Hosted
Free
Get started in one-line: $ npx create-payload-app
- Completely free and open-source
- GraphQL, REST, and Local APIs
- Easily customizable ReactJS Admin
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
Payload CMS
Free Trial is available
Sanity
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
56
9.0
705
Ease of Use
9.0
56
8.6
718
Ease of Setup
9.1
48
8.7
571
Ease of Admin
9.3
47
9.0
547
Quality of Support
9.3
55
8.9
563
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
35
9.2
485
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
55
9.4
632
Features by Category
Content
10.0
7
9.1
313
9.5
7
8.8
309
10.0
7
8.7
292
8.8
7
7.9
277
10.0
7
8.2
263
9.3
7
8.3
254
9.0
7
8.3
287
9.8
7
8.2
277
9.8
7
8.7
288
Design
8.3
6
7.1
242
8.6
7
7.7
236
9.2
6
7.9
240
9.8
7
9.1
283
Platform
9.8
7
8.5
273
9.5
7
8.5
257
9.8
7
8.8
276
9.8
7
8.5
279
9.8
7
8.6
252
9.3
7
8.0
236
8.1
7
7.6
240
10.0
7
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
8.9
25
8.6
354
9.1
35
8.1
316
6.8
12
5.7
218
Development
8.4
43
8.4
433
9.4
42
8.7
405
8.8
29
8.0
359
8.8
26
7.3
320
Analytics
8.6
40
8.1
344
9.2
44
8.2
365
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Headless Commerce
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Commerce 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Merchandising/Marketing
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
Product Catalog
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Order Process
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-Channel Support
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
Platform
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
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Payload CMS and Sanity are categorized as Headless CMS and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Payload CMS is categorized as E-Commerce Platforms
Sanity is categorized as WebOps Platforms, Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), and Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Payload CMS
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
32.8%
Information Technology and Services
13.8%
Design
8.6%
Marketing and Advertising
6.9%
Internet
5.2%
Other
32.8%
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
Payload CMS has no 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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