Sanity Responds to Customer Migration: The CMS vs. Markdown Debate
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Summary
The article discusses Lee Robinson's migration of cursor.com from Sanity CMS to a markdown-based system using GitHub and Vercel, costing $260 and 344 agent requests. The author acknowledges Robinson's valid points about CMS limitations while providing Sanity's perspective on what he missed - primarily the value of structured content, collaboration features, and the ability to evolve content models over time. The piece serves as a thoughtful response to a customer's departure, agreeing with some criticisms while defending the CMS approach for certain use cases.
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· 5 pulledHe did a great write-up of the process on his blog. He was classy and didn't name us.
Of course, when a high-profile customer moves off your product and the story resonates with builders you respect, you pay attention.
The weird twist here is that we sort of agree with Lee's take. He has a lot of great points.
The conversation around 'you should never build a CMS' is more nuanced than it appears.
What Lee missed is the value of structured content for teams and evolving content needs.
Lee Robinson migrated cursor.com off Sanity. He made good points. Here's what he missed.
