Sanity.io Alternative: The Marketer-First Headless CMS
Looking for a Sanity.io alternative? Decipher CMS provides a smart content editor, real-time SEO scoring, and automated keyword research out of the box—no custom coding required.
Everything Sanity does —
plus everything it doesn't.
Looking for a Sanity.
Marketer-Ready
Smart Content Editor
Real-time SEO Scoring
Search Intent Optimization
Automated Keyword Research
Why teams outgrow Sanity
Sanity.io is beloved by developers for its 'Content Lake' and highly customizable 'Studio' environment, but this flexibility comes at a high cost for content editors. The Sanity Studio is essentially a developer toolkit; if a marketing team wants a specific feature—like an SEO preview, a readability score, or a custom workflow—they have to file a ticket with engineering to have it built and maintained.
This dependency creates friction. Marketers are unable to move fast because they are waiting on development sprints just to get the tools they need to do their jobs.
Additionally, Sanity's usage-based pricing on bandwidth and API requests can make costs unpredictable as traffic scales.
A content production engine — not just a database.
Decipher CMS is designed to be 'Marketer-Ready' out of the box while maintaining the headless flexibility developers need. There is no need to code your own editor; Decipher provides a 'Smart Content Editor' pre-loaded with 'Real-time SEO Scoring' that evaluates Keywords (85%), Readability (72%), and Links (64%) as you write.
It empowers non-technical teams to execute complex SEO strategies immediately using features like 'Search Intent Optimization' and 'Automated Keyword Research' without writing a single line of React or Vue code. Decipher bridges the gap, giving developers a clean API and marketers a powerful, autonomous workspace.
Give your marketing team the tools they need without the dev tickets. Try Decipher free for 3 days.
Enterprise-grade architecture —
without the enterprise complexity.
Decipher leverages 'Google-Backed' architecture to offer a serverless experience that scales infinitely. Unlike Sanity, where you might hit API limits or overage charges, Decipher’s 'Direct cloud billing' model means you pay Google directly for the raw infrastructure costs (typically $200-$2000/mo for enterprise loads).
This ensures total transparency. You aren't paying a markup on your traffic; you are paying the utility cost of the cloud, while Decipher provides the intelligence layer on top.
Pricing that doesn't punish growth.
Transparent plans that scale with your content — not against you.
Individual
For creators & growing teams
- AI-powered content generation
- Built-in SEO optimization
- Unlimited content pages
- Custom domain & branding
- Priority support
Enterprise
For large teams & organizations
- Everything in Individual
- Dedicated account manager
- SSO & advanced security (IAP)
- Custom integrations & API
- SLA & premium support
- Data residency options
Total Cost of Ownership
Sanity's free tier is generous, but its enterprise tiers ramp up quickly. Decipher’s Individual Plan at $19.99/month offers a predictable, flat cost that includes hosting, AI generation, and SEO tools.
For larger teams, the 'No per-seat pricing model' of Decipher's enterprise plan prevents the 'success tax' found in Sanity's business plans, where growing your team means growing your monthly bill. You get full access to 'Custom Enterprise Models' for AI training without hidden fees.
Build a better CMS experience —
without starting from scratch.
Looking for a Sanity.