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Free to start, and honest about what costs money

Turbo Start Sanity is MIT-licensed. Use it for personal projects and client work at no cost — you only pay for the services you choose to run it on.

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What it costs

No license fees, ever

The template itself is completely free. Your only costs come from the platforms you deploy to, sized to your traffic.

The template

MIT-licensed and free forever. Fork it, customize it, and ship it for yourself or your clients with no strings attached.

Sanity plan

The free Sanity plan is enough to get started. Upgrade only when you need more seats, datasets, or API bandwidth.

Hosting

Deploy the Next.js app anywhere that runs Node. Vercel's free tier handles most projects and scales with you as traffic grows.

Before you commit

Ask the people already paying for it

Hosting bills, Sanity plan limits, licensing for client work — the community has usually been there first.

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Pricing & licensing

The short answers on cost, licensing, and what you need to run it.

Is it free?

Yes. The template is free and open-source under the MIT license. You only pay for the services you host it on.

Can I use it for client work?

Yes. The MIT license allows commercial use, and Roboto Studio uses this same template in production client projects.

Do I need a paid Sanity plan?

No. You can start on Sanity's free tier and upgrade later if your traffic or team grows.

What does hosting cost?

It depends on your providers. A common setup runs on Vercel and Sanity, both of which have free tiers for small projects.

Are there any paid dependencies in the stack?

No. Every package in the monorepo is open source and free to use: Next.js, React, Sanity Studio, Tailwind v4, Radix UI, Turborepo, and Biome. There is no licence key, no seat charge, and nothing phones home.

The only things that can cost money are the services you choose to run it on: your Sanity plan once you outgrow the free tier, and your hosting provider such as Vercel. Clone the repo, run pnpm dev, and you are working locally at zero cost.

Planning a larger build?

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Keep your running costs honest

Notes on Sanity plan changes, hosting tiers and how to keep a build lean as it grows.

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Questions about licensing?

Everything you need to know before you ship

Read the common questions above, or reach out if you're planning a larger build.

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