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Comparison

Ghost vs KeystoneJS

On the evidence we track, Ghost leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Ghost72
KeystoneJS63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Ghost72 / 100medium · 69%
KeystoneJS63 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tier
Ghost✗
KeystoneJS✓
Model
Ghostcommercial
KeystoneJSopen_source
Price level
Ghostmid
KeystoneJSfree
Starting price
Ghost$18
KeystoneJS–
Transparent
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
Integrations
Count
Ghost8,000
KeystoneJS4
Security
Gdpr
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS–
Scorecard
Ghost3.8
KeystoneJS5.2
Trust center
Ghosthttps://ghost.org/privacy/
KeystoneJS–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Ghost99.9
KeystoneJS–
Status page
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ghost468
KeystoneJS–
Github stars
Ghost55,540
KeystoneJS9,974
Package downloads weekly
Ghost15,292
KeystoneJS–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ghost100
KeystoneJS100
Release
Cadence days
Ghost5
KeystoneJS13
History
Ghost20 items
KeystoneJS20 items
License
Spdx
GhostMIT
KeystoneJSMIT
Language
Primary
GhostTypeScript
KeystoneJSTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Ghost8 items
KeystoneJS6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
GhostTraditional / monolithic
KeystoneJSHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
Localisation / i18n
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS-
Content workflow / approvals
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
Ghost8,000+ integrations
KeystoneJSCustom field types and extensible architecture
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Ghost✗
KeystoneJS-
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓

What each one is

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

Ghost

Leader

An open-source platform enabling content creators to manage websites, send newsletters, and offer paid subscriber memberships all in one unified system. Includes native analytics, content editor, and extensive integration support.

Independently observed

KeystoneJS

A headless CMS for developers that provides a GraphQL API and management UI for content and data. Developers define a schema and get a powerful backend without boilerplate or bootstrapping.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Ghost

Leader
from $18/moSubscription14-day trial

From $18/mo. Free 14-day trial.

  • Starter$18/mo
    • Website hosting
    • Free custom domain
    • Email newsletters
    • Simple design settings
    • Unlimited email sends
  • Publisher$29/mo
    • Custom themes
    • 8000+ integrations
    • Paid subscriptions
    • Advanced analytics
    • Whitelist branding
    • +2 more
  • Business$199/mo
    • Priority support
    • Higher usage limits
    • Early access to features
  • CustomContact sales
    • Advanced configurations
    • Dedicated IP address
    • 99.9% uptime SLA
    • Unlimited members
as of verify ↗

KeystoneJS

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
CLI
Ghost✗
KeystoneJS✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓
Self-hosted
Ghost✓
KeystoneJS✓

Integrations

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

Ghost

Leader
10 total
  • Slack
  • Zapier
  • n8n
  • BeyondWords
  • Stripe
  • GitHub
  • Google Analytics
  • Plausible
  • Instagram
  • Tinybird
Independently observed

KeystoneJS

4 total
  • Cloudinary
  • Prisma
  • Apollo Client
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed
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Ghost or KeystoneJS: which one depends on you

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