Comparison

Drupal vs Ghost

On the evidence we track, Ghost leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Drupal59
Ghost75
Score
vioscaleAI score
Drupal59 / 100low · 45%
Ghost75 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Drupal
Ghost
Model
Price level
Drupalfree
Ghostmid
Starting price
Drupal
Ghost$18
Transparent
Drupal
Ghost
Integrations
Count
Drupal
Ghost8,000
Reliability
Sla pct
Drupal
Ghost99.9
Status page
Drupal
Ghost
Adoption
Dependent repos
Drupal158
Ghost468
Github stars
Drupal4,282
Ghost55,269
Package downloads weekly
Drupal
Ghost35,636
Activity
Commits last 30d
Drupal100
Ghost100
Release
Cadence days
Drupal
Ghost3
History
Drupal
License
Spdx
Drupal
GhostMIT
Language
Primary
DrupalPHP
Content
Faq
Drupal5 items
Ghost8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cms software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
CMS type
DrupalHeadless / API-first
GhostTraditional / monolithic
Licensing
Open-source
Drupal
Ghost
Deployment
Self-hostable
Drupal
Ghost
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Drupal
Ghost
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Drupal
Ghost
Content
Structured content modelling
Drupal
Ghost
Localisation / i18n
Drupal
Ghost
Content workflow / approvals
Drupal
Ghost
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Drupal
Ghost
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
DrupalCommunity-supported modules, themes, and recipes
Ghost8,000+ integrations
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Drupal-
Ghost
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Drupal
Ghost
Pricing
Free / open tier
Drupal
Ghost

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Drupal

An open-source platform enabling organizations to build and manage digital experiences through a composable, API-first architecture that supports decoupled front-end delivery, structured content management, editorial workflows, and integrated AI tools.

Independently observed

Ghost

Leader

Ghost is an open-source publishing platform that provides content creators with tools to build websites, publish newsletters, manage memberships, and grow sustainable businesses around their content.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Drupal

Open sourceFree tier

Open source and free

as of verify ↗

Ghost

Leader
from $18/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $18/month. Free 14-day trial. No payment fees; upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime.

  • Starter$18/month billed yearly
    • Your own website
    • Free custom domain
    • Email newsletter
    • Simple design settings
    • 1,000 members
    • +6 more
  • Publisher$29/month
    • Custom themes
    • 8,000+ integrations
    • Paid subscriptions
    • Advanced analytics
    • Premium tiers
    • +18 more
  • Business$199/month
    • Priority support
    • Higher usage limits
    • Early access to features
    • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • CustomContact sales
    • Advanced configurations
    • Dedicated IP address
    • 99.9% uptime SLA
    • Unlimited members
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Drupal
Ghost
CLI
Drupal
Ghost
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Drupal
Ghost
Self-hosted
Drupal
Ghost

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Drupal

Not documented yet.

Ghost

Leader
6 total
  • Slack
  • Zapier
  • n8n
  • BeyondWords
  • Stripe
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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Drupal or Ghost: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.

Drupal vs Ghost: an evidence-based comparison · vioscaleAI