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The numbers: headless builds typically run $15K-$40K with hosting at $20-$150/month. WordPress VIP builds range from $100K-$1M with hosting at $2K-$20K/month. Three-year TCO for headless lands at $60K-$200K versus $200K-$800K+ for WordPress VIP. That's a 60-75% reduction -- and you get better performance on top of it.

Yes, multilingual is fully supported. We've shipped production sites in 30+ languages using structured content models with locale-aware routing, translated URL slugs, and RTL layout support. Sanity handles multilingual content natively. There's no WPML, no Polylang, none of the plugin conflicts that make WordPress multilingual setups such a headache.

Honestly, modern headless CMS platforms are easier for structured content work than WordPress is. Sanity's Presentation layer and Payload's Live Preview give editors real-time visual feedback. Content is modeled around how your editorial team actually works -- not around what a generic page builder can accommodate. Teams publish faster, make fewer layout mistakes, and don't need a developer for every change.

Migration is handled with automated content extraction, full URL mapping, and 1:1 redirect rules for every page. Structured data and meta tags are preserved. We validate everything against your existing sitemap and monitor Search Console for 30 days post-launch to catch any indexing issues. Most clients actually see ranking improvements once Core Web Vitals scores go up.

Security improves dramatically because there's no plugin supply chain to worry about. No PHP runtime on your production server -- pages are pre-rendered static files served from a CDN. The CMS runs on isolated infrastructure with role-based access controls. Compared to a WordPress install carrying 20-40 plugins, the attack surface drops by an order of magnitude.

The right CMS depends on your situation. Sanity is the strongest choice for editorial teams that need real-time collaboration and visual editing. Payload makes sense when you need full code ownership and self-hosting for compliance reasons. Contentful fits organizations already deep in its ecosystem. We make recommendations based on your team size, compliance requirements, and integration needs -- not on which vendor has a better partner program.