Sanity is a favorite among developers, and for good reason: a flexible content model, a studio you shape yourself, and a strong query language. Inhalt shares the love of typed content but takes the opposite line on the editor. Sanity asks you to build one. Inhalt has none.
Inhalt is ours, so read this as the honest case and weigh it yourself.
The short version
- Sanity gives you a flexible model and a studio you build and keep running.
- Inhalt removes the editing app. Your content is exposed through the Model Context Protocol, so an AI client reads it and makes changes by chatting.
- Both keep content in typed fields you can read from any front end.
Where they line up
- Typed, structured content. Both hold content in real fields, not loose text.
- Read from anywhere. Both let any front end pull content through an API.
- You can self host. Both let you keep control of where things run, though the shape differs.
Where they part ways
The editing app
This is the big one. With Sanity, the studio is yours to design, ship, and keep working as needs change. With Inhalt there is no studio to build. The AI client you already use becomes the way you edit.
How editors make changes
Sanity editors work in the studio you built for them. Inhalt editors just say what they want changed, and the edit is checked against your schema and written to the right fields.
Cost as you grow
Sanity charges by seats and usage, and the bill can turn once the team and content grow. Inhalt is open source with no seat bill. You run one container on your own database and keys.
When Sanity is the better fit
- You want full control over how the editor looks and works.
- Your team likes shaping the editing experience and does not mind the upkeep.
- You lean on a powerful query language and a mature set of tools.
When Inhalt is the better fit
- You would rather not build or maintain a studio at all.
- You want editing to happen in a tool your team already has open.
- You want no seat bill and your content on your own database.
The bottom line
If shaping the editor is part of the appeal, Sanity is a strong choice. If building and running the studio is the part you would happily drop, Inhalt keeps the typed content and the review step and lets the client you already use do the editing. See the concepts for how the pieces fit.