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Comparison

Ghost vs Prismic

On the evidence we track, Ghost leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Ghost full profile →Prismic full profile →
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★Ghost65
Prismic53
Score
Vioscale score
Ghost65 / 100medium · 69%updating
Prismic53 / 100medium · 74%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Ghost✗
Prismic✓
Model
Ghostcommercial
Prismicfreemium
Price level
Ghostmid
Prismiclow
Transparent
Ghost✓
Prismic✗
Integrations
Count
Ghost4
Prismic2
Security
Gdpr
Ghost✓
Prismic–
Iso27001
Ghost–
Prismic✓
Pci
Ghost–
Prismic✓
Scorecard
Ghost4.2
Prismic–
Soc2
Ghost–
Prismic✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Ghost99.9
Prismic–
Status page
Ghost✓
Prismic✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ghost468
Prismic–
Github stars
Ghost55,065
Prismic–
Package downloads weekly
Ghost35,636
Prismic–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ghost100
Prismic–
Release
Cadence days
Ghost4
Prismic–
History
Ghost20 items
Prismic–
License
Spdx
GhostMIT
Prismic–
Language
Primary
GhostJavaScript
Prismic–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Ghost

Leader

Ghost is a publishing platform that helps independent publishers create and host websites, publish content via email newsletters, and manage paid member subscriptions. It provides built-in tools for audience growth, subscriber engagement, and content distribution.

Independently observed

Prismic

Headless CMS designed for teams to build websites with visual page builder and AI-powered content creation. Developers create reusable page sections (Slices) once, while marketers independently assemble and publish pages without coding.

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 billed annually. Free 14-day trial.

  • Starter$18/mo billed annually
    • Your own website
    • Free custom domain
    • Email newsletter
    • Simple design settings
    • 1 staff user
    • +2 more
  • Publisher$29/mo billed annually
    • 3 staff users
    • Custom themes
    • 8,000+ integrations
    • Paid subscriptions
    • Advanced analytics
    • +3 more
  • Business$199/mo billed annually
    • 15 staff users
    • Priority support
    • Higher usage limits
    • Early access to features
    • 250MB file uploads
    • +6 more
  • CustomContact sales
    • Unlimited staff users
    • Advanced configurations
    • Dedicated IP address
    • 99.9% uptime SLA
    • Unlimited members
    • +3 more
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Prismic

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with usage limits. Pricing details available on pricing page (effective January 8, 2024).

  • FreeFree
  • Starter-
  • Small-
  • Medium-
  • Platinum-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Ghost✓
Prismic✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ghost✓
Prismic✓
Self-hosted
Ghost✓
Prismic✗
On-premise
Ghost✓
Prismic✗

Integrations

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

Ghost

Leader
4 total
  • Slack
  • Zapier
  • n8n
  • BeyondWords
Independently observed

Prismic

2 total
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
Independently observed

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