Hashnode vs Sanity
Pricing
Hashnode: Free tier (1 blog), Pro $5/mo per blog
Sanity: Free tier (3 users), Growth from $15/user/mo
Description
Hashnode: Developer-focused blogging platform with a built-in community, plus custom domains and a GraphQL API on Pro
Sanity: Headless CMS with a real-time collaborative editing studio and flexible content modeling
Pros
- Free blog on a hashnode.dev subdomain, with posts shown in Hashnode's community feed
- Pro is cheap: $5/mo or $50/yr per blog
- Headless mode available via GraphQL API on Pro
- Generous free tier with 100K API requests/mo
- Highly customizable content studio built with React
- Real-time collaboration and structured content with GROQ query language
Cons
- Custom domains, the GraphQL API and headless mode need Pro
- Free accounts are limited to one blog
- Primarily geared toward technical and developer content
- Limited design customization on the free plan
- Steeper learning curve than traditional CMS platforms
- Costs scale with API usage and number of users
Details
Hashnode is a blogging platform built for developers. A free account gets one blog on a hashnode.dev subdomain, and posts are also distributed through Hashnode’s community feed, giving new blogs built-in discoverability. Hashnode Pro, launched on 11 June 2026, costs $5 a month or $50 a year per blog. It adds a custom domain, the GraphQL API and headless mode, AI editor tools, webhooks, GitHub backup, scheduled publishing, removal of Hashnode branding, and up to 10 blogs.
Sanity is a headless CMS that separates content management from presentation, allowing you to deliver content to any frontend via API. Its open-source editing studio (Sanity Studio) is fully customizable with React components. Solo founders benefit from the generous free tier, but should be aware that costs can increase as traffic and team size grow.
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