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Ghost

★★★★★ 4.4 (3,200 reviews)
API Access Cloud Based Free Tier Open Source Self Hosted
Freemium $0-custom/mo

Overview

Open-source publishing platform for professional bloggers and newsletter writers with memberships and subscriptions.

Key Features

  • Newsletter
  • Memberships
  • Blog
  • Themes
  • Native analytics
  • Integrations
  • SEO

Pros

  • Open-source
  • No revenue cut
  • Beautiful themes
  • Full ownership

Cons

  • Self-hosting required for free
  • Limited automation
  • Smaller ecosystem

Ghost Pricing Plans

Free

$0

  • ✓ self-hosted
  • ✓ unlimited everything
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Starter

$9/mo

  • ✓ 500 members
  • ✓ 1 staff user
  • ✓ custom integrations

Creator

$25/mo

  • ✓ 1000 members
  • ✓ unlimited staff
  • ✓ native comments

Team

$50/mo

  • ✓ 1000 members
  • ✓ editorial workflow
  • ✓ advanced analytics

Business

$199/mo

  • ✓ 10000 members
  • ✓ priority support

Company Info

Founded2013
HeadquartersSingapore

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