Audience

Anyone who wants to publish online via a blog/website and newsletter

About Ghost

Publish online, build a business, work from home. Ghost makes it simple to publish content online, grow an audience with email newsletters, and make money from premium memberships. Publish on your terms. You control the design, the content, the experience, and everything in between. No broken algorithms or social network rules. You're in charge. Create a membership business to develop a direct relationship with your audience and generate sustainable, recurring revenue from your creative work; on your terms. Ghost is the world’s most popular open source headless Node.js CMS — it ships with a default admin client and front-end, but you can also swap them out with your own JAMstack. Explore hundreds of integrations for Ghost to speed up your workflow, or build your own custom integrations with our open source developer SDKs.

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Pricing

Starting Price:
$29 per month
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.

Integrations

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Ratings/Reviews - 3 User Reviews

Overall 4.7 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 4.7 / 5
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Company Information

Ghost
Founded: 2013
Singapore
ghost.org

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Product Details

Platforms Supported
Cloud
Training
Documentation
Support
Online

Ghost Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What kinds of users and organization types does Ghost work with?
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Ghost Product Features

Blog

Collaborative Writing Supported
Analytics Not Supported
Comment Moderation Not Supported
File Sharing Not Supported
Group Posting Not Supported
Monetization Tools Not Supported
Post Management Not Supported
Search Not Supported
WYSIWYG Rich Text Editing Not Supported

Publishing and Subscriptions

Newsletters Supported
Advertising Management Not Supported
Books Not Supported
Campaign Management Not Supported
Catalogs Not Supported
Circulation Management Not Supported
Content Management Not Supported
Layout & Design Not Supported
Magazines Not Supported
Newspapers Not Supported

Subscription Management

Cancellation Management Not Supported
Dunning Management Not Supported
Product Catalog Not Supported
Revenue Recognition Not Supported
Self Service Portal Not Supported
Tax Management Not Supported
Usage Tracking/Analytics Not Supported
Discount / Coupon Management Not Supported
Enrollment Management Not Supported
Recurring Billing Not Supported
Revenue Recovery Tools Not Supported
Subscription Plan Management Not Supported
Trial Management Not Supported

Website Builder

Drag & Drop Not Supported
Real Time Editing Not Supported
Auto Update Not Supported
Invoices Not Supported
Online Store Builder Not Supported
SEO Not Supported
Online Booking Not Supported
Newsletter Management Not Supported
Landing Pages / Web Forms Not Supported
Content Import / Export Not Supported
Survey Builder Not Supported
Pre-built Templates Not Supported
White Label Not Supported

Ghost Additional Categories

Ghost Verified User Reviews

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  • A Ghost User
    Data analyst
    Used the software for: Less than 6 months
    Frequency of Use: Weekly
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 26 - 99
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Easy and reliable content publishing for business"

    Edited 2020-08-14

    Pros: Easy to customize website functionality. Set up process is easy with effortless content publishing options. Beautiful website layouts and powerful SEO.

    Cons: Overall it's an outstanding website platform.

    Overall: It's an amazing platform to share content on the website. Overall Ghost is intuitive platform offers beautiful website layouts and inbuilt SEO option.

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  • A Ghost User
    Engineer
    Used the software for: Free Trial
    Frequency of Use: Weekly
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 500 - 999
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "The minimalistic CMS for bloggers"

    Posted 2020-07-30

    Pros: - Ghost is very lightweight and minimalistic to use. It removes all the bloat and clutter that WordPress has, making it perfect for those who just wish to blog and not think about much else.
    - Great editing environment!

    Cons: - I have no issues with the CMS itself but it can be a bit on the expensive side to host Ghost on their own servers (Ghost Pro) compared to other services.

    Overall: Bloggers have been waiting for a long time for a simple CMS that just lets them blog on a lightweight platform. I think Ghost has come very close to realizing that.

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  • A Ghost User
    Marketer
    Used the software for: Less than 6 months
    Frequency of Use: Weekly
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "The minimalist CMS"

    Posted 2020-06-27

    Pros: - Really removes all the bloat and clutter of WordPress and helps you focus only on your content. Very useful for bloggers.

    Cons: - Lacks the flexibility and ease of WordPress. Also takes more effort so setup.

    Overall: If you're looking for a CMS that doesn't slow you down with all sorts of unnecessary features, ghost is a very good option.

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