Compare Butter CMS and Sanity 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Free
Butter CMS
Star Rating
(205)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansSanity
Star Rating
(914)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansButter CMS vs Sanity
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Butter CMS easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Butter CMS overall.
- Butter CMS and Sanity both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Butter CMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sanity over Butter CMS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Butter CMS
Free
Free Trial
Per Month
For freelancers and devs launching fast on small projects or MVPs
- Unlimited users
- 50 blogs
- Unlimited Components & Collections
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
Butter CMS
Free Trial is available
Sanity
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
153
9.0
707
Ease of Use
9.2
152
8.6
720
Ease of Setup
9.1
95
8.7
573
Ease of Admin
9.1
86
9.0
549
Quality of Support
9.6
145
8.9
564
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
84
9.2
487
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
138
9.3
634
Features by Category
Content
9.1
57
9.1
314
8.7
56
8.8
309
8.2
50
8.7
292
7.6
41
7.9
277
8.8
40
8.2
263
8.3
47
8.3
254
8.2
55
8.3
287
7.4
56
8.2
277
8.6
55
8.7
288
Design
8.3
47
7.1
242
8.0
49
7.7
236
8.2
46
7.9
240
8.6
54
9.1
283
Platform
8.0
45
8.5
274
8.5
51
8.5
258
8.3
52
8.8
276
8.6
51
8.5
279
8.4
44
8.6
252
7.9
39
8.0
236
7.6
38
7.6
240
8.9
52
8.9
280
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
7.8
6
7.0
35
8.1
6
6.3
33
7.8
6
6.1
30
7.8
6
6.4
37
8.9
6
8.9
40
7.5
6
7.4
31
Content Management
9.7
5
8.7
46
8.8
7
8.4
54
8.9
6
8.6
43
Design & Development
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.3
6
Feature Not Available
9.0
5
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
48
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Verified
8.6
354
8.0
38
|
Verified
8.1
316
6.5
23
5.7
218
Development
8.0
59
|
Verified
8.4
433
8.7
51
|
Verified
8.7
405
7.8
42
|
Verified
8.0
360
7.1
25
7.3
320
Analytics
7.8
42
8.1
344
8.4
47
8.2
365
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
8.7
5
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
Butter CMS and Sanity are categorized as Headless CMS, Web Content Management, and Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
Unique Categories
Butter CMS has no unique categories
Sanity is categorized as WebOps Platforms and Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Butter 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
11.4%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Financial Services
7.5%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
5.0%
Retail
5.0%
Other
61.2%
Computer Software
19.9%
Information Technology and Services
12.2%
Marketing and Advertising
6.9%
Design
4.6%
Retail
3.1%
Other
53.2%
Discussions
How does a headless CMS work?
2 Comments
AM
A headless CMS is a content management system that provides a way to author content (our UI/Dashboard), but instead of having your content tightly coupled to...Read more
What is Prismic?
1 Comment
AM
A headless CMS is a content management system that provides a way to author content (our UI/Dashboard), but instead of having your content tightly coupled to...Read more
What is butter CMS?
1 Comment
JL
ButterCMS is your content backend. An API-first headless CMS platform that marketers + developers love.
Here's a quick overview:...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
Would it be possible to add to ability to create "Singles" and "Global variables"?
1 Comment
KM
Hi! This is actually possible today using the Structure Builder API. You can follow this tutorial to set it up:...Read more
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