# Ghost vs Prismic

| Attribute | Ghost | Prismic |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 71.7 (69% (medium)) | 75.1 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 468 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 55,540 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 15,292 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under CMS Software.","source":"https://ghost.org/pricing/","question":"What is Ghost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ghost is a paid product; published pricing starts at $18 per month. It is sold across 4 plans (Starter, Publisher, Business and Custom). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://ghost.org/pricing/","question":"How much does Ghost cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Ghost. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://ghost.org/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Ghost support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Ghost can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://ghost.org/pricing/","question":"Can Ghost be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Ghost, including Slack, Zapier, n8n and BeyondWords. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://ghost.org/pricing/","question":"What does Ghost integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Ghost. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Ghost not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://ghost.org/privacy/","question":"What security certifications does Ghost have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Ghost is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost","question":"Is Ghost open source?","confidence":0.99},{"answer":"Ghost is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://ghost.org/pricing/","question":"Where is Ghost available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under CMS Software.","source":"https://prismic.io/blog/prismic-pricing-2024","question":"What is Prismic?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Prismic offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Starter, Small and Medium. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://prismic.io/blog/prismic-pricing-2024","question":"Is Prismic free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Prismic. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://prismic.io/blog/prismic-pricing-2024","question":"What platforms does Prismic support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Prismic, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://prismic.io/blog/prismic-pricing-2024","question":"Can Prismic be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Prismic, including ChatGPT, Claude, Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro and Vercel. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://prismic.io/blog/prismic-pricing-2024","question":"What does Prismic integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Prismic. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Prismic not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://prismic.io/security","question":"What security certifications does Prismic have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Prismic is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in France.","source":"https://prismic.io/blog/prismic-pricing-2024","question":"Where is Prismic available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"cms_type":"traditional","free_tier":true,"multisite":false,"open_source":true,"git_workflow":true,"headless_api":true,"localization":true,"self_hostable":true,"visual_builder":true,"managed_hosting":true,"content_workflow":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"8,000+ integrations","structured_content":true}` | `{"cms_type":"headless","free_tier":true,"multisite":true,"open_source":false,"git_workflow":true,"headless_api":true,"localization":true,"pricing_model":"flat_subscription","self_hostable":false,"visual_builder":true,"managed_hosting":true,"content_workflow":true,"deployment_model":"cloud_managed_saas","plugin_ecosystem":"AI agents via MCP, framework SDKs, community-maintained integrations","rest_api_delivery":true,"structured_content":true,"webhooks_event_triggers":true,"graphql_api_native_delivery":true,"real_time_visual_preview_editor":true,"multi_language_localization_i18n":true,"nextjs_gatsby_native_framework_support":true,"visual_content_modeling_schema_builder":true,"granular_role_based_access_control_rbac":true}` |
| integrations.count | 8,000 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"BeyondWords"},{"name":"Stripe","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true},{"name":"Google Analytics","category":"analytics"},{"name":"Plausible","category":"analytics"},{"name":"Instagram","category":"social"},{"name":"Tinybird","category":"analytics"}]` | `[{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Next.js","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Nuxt","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"SvelteKit","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Astro","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Vercel","native":false,"category":"hosting","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"React","native":false,"category":"framework"},{"name":"Vue","native":false,"category":"framework"},{"name":"PHP","native":false,"category":"framework"},{"name":"Ruby","native":false,"category":"framework"},{"name":"imgix","native":true,"category":"media","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Slack","native":false,"category":"chat"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","features":["Website hosting","Free custom domain","Email newsletters","Simple design settings","Unlimited email sends"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":18,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For solo blogs and newsletters","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"members":"1,000","email_sends":"unlimited","staff_users":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Publisher","features":["Custom themes","8000+ integrations","Paid subscriptions","Advanced analytics","Whitelist branding","Internationalization","Marketplace themes"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For custom publications","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"staff_users":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","features":["Priority support","Higher usage limits","Early access to features"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams scaling up","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"staff_users":"15"}},{"free":false,"name":"Custom","features":["Advanced configurations","Dedicated IP address","99.9% uptime SLA","Unlimited members"],"description":"For more complex needs","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"members":"unlimited"}}],"summary":"From $18/mo. Free 14-day trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://ghost.org/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T09:23:23.029Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":18,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Visual Page Builder","Unlimited documents","Unlimited types","Unlimited assets","Image optimization and processing","Migration API","No overages"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For developers building personal websites or a PoC.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"locales":"2","api_calls":"4M/month","cdn_bandwidth":"100GB/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$10/month","features":["Everything in Free","Paid overages allowed up to 500 GB at $0.30/GB"],"minSeats":3,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams ready to invest in a website with custom branding.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"locales":"3","cdn_overage_limit":"500GB","cdn_bandwidth_base":"100GB/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Small","summary":"$25/month","features":["Everything in Starter","4 locales"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams who are publishing more and need more users.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"locales":"4"}},{"free":false,"name":"Medium","summary":"$150/month","features":["Everything in Small","25 users","5 million API calls a month","500 GB of built-in CDN bandwidth","Paid overages allowed up to 1 TB at $0.30/GB","5 locales","User roles"],"minSeats":25,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams who are scaling their content.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"locales":"5","api_calls":"5M/month","cdn_bandwidth":"500GB/month","cdn_overage_limit":"1TB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Platinum","summary":"$675/month","features":["Everything in Medium","Unlimited users","10 million API calls a month","1 TB of built-in CDN bandwidth","Paid overages allowed up to 5 TB at $0.25/GB","8 locales","Development environment (paid option on yearly plan)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":675,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For companies continuously adding features to their websites.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"locales":"8","api_calls":"10M/month","cdn_bandwidth":"1TB/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Platinum","Custom usage quotas","2 development environments","Backups","Custom roles","Customer Success Manager","SSO","Infosec and legal review","Priority/Premium support","Support and uptime SLAs","Custom training sessions"],"description":"For large companies who need advanced security and support.","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"CDN bandwidth overage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"CDN bandwidth overage (Platinum+)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.25,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional integrations","components":[{"per":"100 SKUs","kind":"per_unit","amount":1,"period":null,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free to $675/month, with custom Enterprise pricing. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://prismic.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T16:00:12.590Z","startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":18,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":10,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.70.0","date":"2026-10-13T15:11:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.70.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.69.0","date":"2026-10-07T13:58:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.69.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.68.0","date":"2026-10-06T15:27:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.68.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.67.0","date":"2026-09-29T17:23:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.67.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.66.0","date":"2026-09-29T17:30:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.66.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.65.0","date":"2026-09-22T15:28:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.65.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.64.0","date":"2026-09-15T15:15:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.64.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.63.0","date":"2026-09-08T20:21:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.63.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.62.0","date":"2026-09-01T15:33:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.62.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.61.0","date":"2026-08-27T10:12:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.61.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.60.0","date":"2026-08-25T15:30:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.60.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.59.0","date":"2026-08-19T20:27:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.59.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.58.0","date":"2026-08-18T16:07:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.58.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.57.1","date":"2026-08-10T20:39:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.57.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.57.0","date":"2026-08-07T15:32:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.57.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.56.0","date":"2026-08-04T17:48:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.56.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.55.0","date":"2026-07-31T16:17:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.55.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.54.1","date":"2026-07-27T20:46:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.54.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.54.0","date":"2026-07-24T15:43:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.54.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.53.0","date":"2026-07-17T15:43:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.53.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 3.8 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://ghost.org/privacy/ | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":41,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=ghost&per_page=100","last_12m":26,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | - |

## Capabilities (CMS Software)

| Capability | Ghost | Prismic |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| CMS type | Traditional / monolithic | Headless / API-first |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✗ |
| Managed / cloud hosting offered | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Headless API (REST/GraphQL) | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Structured content modelling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Localisation / i18n | ✓ | ✓ |
| Content workflow / approvals | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Editing** |  |  |
| Visual / no-code page builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Plugin / app ecosystem size | 8,000+ integrations | AI agents via MCP, framework SDKs, community-maintained integrations |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Multi-site / multi-tenant | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Workflow** |  |  |
| Git-based / code-first workflow | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / open tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:53:45.630Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*