Sanity Reviews & Product Details

I like Sanity because it lets me create, manage, and deliver structured content efficiently. I appreciate how it allows me to treat content as a product rather than just a document, which makes reuse intentional instead of accidental. The initial setup was very easy, and this smooth experience makes working with Sanity enjoyable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sanity feels like overkill for simple use cases and low change content, which should be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about Sanity is the complete control it gives developers. The ability to define content schemas as code and build a fully customized editing experience with React is a game-changer. The developer experience is second to none. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The initial learning curve can be steep, especially for developers new to the headless CMS space. You need a good grasp of JavaScript and React to get the most out of the Studio customization, which can be a barrier for some teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like that Sanity is built with React and sits nicely alongside our Next.js app. It’s fast, developer-friendly, and incredibly customizable. The Studio gives you full control over how you manage and structure content, which is a big plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

That said, the flexibility can be a double-edged sword. Starting from a blank slate means there’s a fair amount of initial setup before your Studio is fully functional. They do offer starter templates, which help, but it would be nice to have a more opinionated base with core features out of the box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We use Sanity as the content backend for HackDB.com, a directory of offensive security resources. After evaluating several headless CMS options, Sanity stood out for its developer-first experience, flexible schema definitions, and powerful GROQ querying.

Sanity made it easy to structure HackDB’s content, categories, tags, and AI-enriched metadata. The studio is fast, customizable, and intuitive for both developers making changes and editors using it frequently.

Highly recommended for anyone building dynamic content-driven apps where flexibility and performance matter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Deleting documents in Sanity isn’t always straightforward. When I needed to bulk-delete certain records, there wasn’t a built-in way to do it from the Studio. I had to write a custom script using the Sanity client and GROQ to handle the deletions manually. It works, but for occasional tasks like this, it would be nice if the Studio supported easier multi-select or admin actions for document cleanup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very easy for a developer to understand. Most things can be done using the built-in data models or integrations meaning it only rarely requires custom coding. The fact that if you do want to do something custom you can is nice as well. I have implemented Sanity for several companies/projects now and if you do the data modeling work well then its excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Because of its developer focus it can lead to over-engineering at the cost of the content creators experience. Further the data modeling REQUIRES coding so this is not a no/low code tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user interface of Sanity Studio is straightforward and user-friendly, making it easy to navigate. Implementing it is also relatively simple. I appreciate the clear separation of concerns within the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For the client who was using it, the overall legacy stack I inherited ended up being more complex than necessary and as a cost saving exercise it was changed to another system. However, for larger-scale projects, I would still consider using Sanity CMS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is extremely easy to create and maintain content schemas, as well as share them between multiple projects. Also, the GROQ query language is the best thing I have ever worked with! And probably the most important part: The support staff on Slack is the nicest bunch of people, but getting to a solution, especially on the not-so-obvious issues does require a bit of patience as of late. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few somewhat basic patterns that Sanity doesn't seem to have a good solution for out of the box. An example would be nested page structures - as much as it can definitely be achieved, thanks to how flexible Sanity Studio is with custom input components and actions, I found that it requires quite a bit of extra planning and development to implement it in a way that is both performant in querying and editor-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of customization of your schema. Plus I really love how easy it is to query the data using GROQ. It makes my work as a developer so much easier. Another great thing is the level of extensibility of the studio through the use of plugins. Thanks to the vision plugin I can test out any query before actually using it in my production applications. And since the release of visual editing and the studio internationalisation plugin the user experience is much better and not limited to English speaking customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the downsides of it is that it's not really easy to implement singleton documents. It would be great if Sanity let you specify that a document should be treated as a singleton directly when defining the schema for it instead of having to disable actions through the structure builder API. Another downside is the friction created when trying to deploy the studio on a subdomain and implement visual editing. There's room for improvement there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love everything Sanity. From ease of use when integrating with my favorite framework (Next.js) to the anticipation of what they are working on next. The concept of 'Content as Data' and now 'Content Operating Systems' are pushing the edge in terms of bringing content to the forefront of marketing but the Sanity platform allows a developer with unique use cases to take full advantage of how easy it is to structure 'data' with easy ways to manifest it on the platform of your choice.

As a developer, I have watched Sanity improve their developer experience with their offerings (live preview etc.) working out of the box.

I love seeing posts from Knut and Simeon and enjoy how much they enjoy presenting Sanity to the developer community. Working for Sanity, for me would be a dream come true. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sanity have worked hard to constantly improve their product out of the box. I would like to see some limited exposure to things that they hide away for Enterprise customers, such as access and authentication. But, I do also understand why this is available on paid plans (just would like to play with stuff that I don't get to). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integrating this into my Next.js apps has been a breeze to do. Also building a custom side structure has been pretty easy and the customization that Sanity allows is pretty nice! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I understand that they have to make money, but sometimes some of the features they release aren't associated with a pricing tier until you go to use it. Furthermore, having features out of the box linked to via navigation that require payment has been a little frustrating. I have had editors in my studio clicking on things like scheduling because it was just there. However, that costs money but it's in the top nav by default. I believe I can remove this and I understand it's to upsell but still annoying. I would also like to see more complex/complete example projects as well as better plugins for block text. For example, their table plugin comes nowhere near that of Contentful's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.