Sanity was actually the first CMS we considered. In diving deeper, it's more of a document database (and what we're building is incredibly relational database-heavy) so we'd be building the structure of our database more based on Sanity than what we actually need.
Many of these headless CMS solutions are actually quite opinionated in the database architecture you use, even if they are BYODB (Bring Your Own Database), which was a bit disappointing the further we dug into it.
That's where Payload CMS and Directus CMS came out as the two most ideal options for us, as they aren't opinionated in the database architecture and allow you to build your own DB structure.
Same downside with Contentful CMS and even Strapi CMS in digging down further.
All-in-all, while Sanity has one of the most pretty marketing sites/brands, the actual backend UX when playing with it felt quite a bit older and outdated than some of the others.
Power anything from websites to internal tools with the open-source backend & modern admin UI that you truly own.
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Combining the utility of a Headless CMS with the power of a Backend-as-a-Service, Directus handles APIs, Auth, Admin, and more so you can focus on building amazing apps and websites.
There is currently no promo code for this app but we are close partners, so if you use the link above to visit the site and then let their team know that Efficient App sent you, you may just get a little something... extra 😉
There is currently no promo code for this app—we'll update it here if that changes in the future!