Sanity → Contentful

Sanity to Contentful Migration

Sanity gives marketing teams control. Contentful gives organisations structure. For large teams scaling content operations across multiple markets, brands, or non-technical editors, Contentful's governance model is often the better fit.

When Contentful is the right fit for you

Contentful's editorial interface is designed for scale — large content teams can onboard quickly without custom configuration or developer involvement for day-to-day publishing.

Contentful's organisation and space model makes it easier to manage content operations centrally — with clear permissions, workflows, and oversight across teams.

Contentful carries SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA certifications as standard. For regulated industries, this removes a significant procurement hurdle.

What Contentful does well

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    Enterprise compliance & support

    Contentful carries SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA compliance certifications out of the box — critical for regulated industries and large enterprises with strict procurement requirements.
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    Quicker adoption for large non-technical teams

    Contentful's editorial interface works well for large content teams that need to onboard quickly without custom Studio configuration
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    Multi-space organisation management

    For enterprises running multiple brands, regions, or product lines, Contentful's organisation and space model makes centralised content governance straightforward to manage.

What we migrate

We migrate

  • All content types, entries, and assets
  • Content relationships and references
  • Localisation and multi-locale content
  • SEO metadata, canonical URLs, and redirects
  • Editorial workflows and user roles

We protect

  • Your content structure, rebuilt in Contentful's content model
  • Your frontend. API queries updated from GROQ to Contentful's SDK
  • Your SEO rankings and URL structure
  • Your team's ability to keep publishing during migration

How our Sanity to Contentful migration works

Frequently asked questions

We run the migration in staging and validate all frontend queries before cutting over. Your live site stays untouched until everything is verified.

Typically 6 to 12 weeks depending on content volume, locale complexity, and integration requirements.

We audit your Sanity schema upfront and flag any content type limit implications before migration begins — so you know exactly what Contentful plan you need.

Yes. We update your API queries from GROQ to Contentful's SDK — no redesign needed unless you want one.

We audit every integration upfront and reconnect them to Contentful before launch.

Yes. We map your Sanity localisation structure into Contentful's localisation approach before migration begins.

Need to move to Contentful?

Tell us what you're running and what's not working. We'll give you an honest assessment of what a migration involves and whether it's the right call.

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