# Sanity, release history and use on real websites. A headless CMS with its own Sanity Studio editor and the GROQ query language. Content lives in the cloud (Content Lake) and the site pulls it through an API, which is why it often appears with Next.js and Astro sites. - **Status:** Modern. A fast-growing headless CMS with real-time collaboration in the editor; the Studio is open source, the cloud is paid. - **Category:** [CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms) - **First release:** 2017 - **License:** MIT - **Latest version:** 6.22.0 (3 Nov 2026) - **Official website:** https://www.sanity.io - **Documentation:** https://www.sanity.io/docs - **GitHub:** https://github.com/sanity-io/sanity - **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/sanity ## Sanity on audited websites 197 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Sanity (1.2%). That ranks it #6 of the 21 technologies in CMS and site builders we have seen in audits. ### Websites running Sanity vs all websites - **Web score:** 78 (all websites 72) - **SEO:** 85 (all websites 79) - **Security:** 63 (all websites 59) - **Performance:** 76 (all websites 72) - **AI Readiness:** 34 (all websites 31) ### Most used in CMS and site builders 1. [WordPress](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wordpress): 8.4% (1,417) 2. [Lovable](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/lovable): 1.8% (310) 3. [Framer](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/framer): 1.6% (266) 4. [Webflow](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webflow): 1.5% (260) 5. [Wix](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wix): 1.4% (232) 6. [Sanity](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/sanity): 1.2% (197) 7. [Joomla](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/joomla): 1.2% (196) 8. [Squarespace](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/squarespace): 1.2% (196) 9. [Webnode](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webnode): 1.0% (171) 10. [Drupal](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/drupal): 1.0% (170) ## Sanity versions and release history 7 release lines since 2018, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 6.22.0, released 3 Nov 2026. | Version | Released | Latest release | Releases | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 6 | 11 Jun 2026 | 6.22.0 (3 Nov 2026) | 29 | | 5 | 16 Dec 2025 | 5.31.2 (19 Aug 2026) | 40 | | 4 | 15 Jul 2025 | 4.22.1 (19 Aug 2026) | 38 | | 3 | 25 Nov 2022 | 3.99.0 (11 Jul 2025) | 220 | | 2 | 7 Oct 2020 | 2.36.6 (7 Nov 2024) | 11 | | 1 | 12 Feb 2020 | 1.150.1 (20 Aug 2020) | 6 | | 0.x (before 1.0) | 20 Nov 2018 | 0.147.0 (9 Dec 2019) | 22 | Sources: [npm registry, package sanity](https://www.npmjs.com/package/sanity), checked 8 Nov 2026. ## Other technologies in CMS and site builders - [TYPO3](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/typo3): <1% of websites - [Contao](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contao): <1% of websites - [Storyblok](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/storyblok): <1% of websites - [Contentful](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contentful): <1% of websites - [Base44](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/base44): <1% of websites - [HubSpot CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/hubspot-cms): <1% of websites - [Ghost](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/ghost): <1% of websites - [Blogger](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/blogger): <1% of websites - [Payload CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/payload-cms): <1% of websites - [Directus](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/directus): <1% of websites - [Bolt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/bolt): <1% of websites - [Replit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/replit): not seen yet [All 24 in CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms) ## Questions about Sanity ### What is Sanity? A headless CMS with its own Sanity Studio editor and the GROQ query language. Content lives in the cloud (Content Lake) and the site pulls it through an API, which is why it often appears with Next.js and Astro sites. The be1st catalog lists Sanity under CMS and site builders. License of Sanity: MIT. ### What is the latest version of Sanity? The latest version of Sanity is 6.22.0, released 3 Nov 2026 (source: npm registry, package sanity). ### How many websites use Sanity? 197 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Sanity (1.2%), as of 8 Nov 2026. ### When was Sanity first released? Sanity was first released in 2017; the oldest version listed by the npm registry dates from 2018. ### Is Sanity still a modern choice? Yes. Sanity counts as a modern technology. A fast-growing headless CMS with real-time collaboration in the editor; the Studio is open source, the cloud is paid. ### What are the alternatives to Sanity? Technologies that do the same job as Sanity include Storyblok, Contentful, Payload CMS, Directus, and Strapi. Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.