vioscaleAI
Comparison

Ghost vs Storyblok

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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★Ghost75
Storyblok65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Ghost75 / 100medium · 69%
Storyblok65 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Ghost✓
Storyblok✓
Model
Ghostfreemium
Storyblokfreemium
Price level
Ghostmid
Storyblokhigh
Starting price
Ghost$18
Storyblok$99
Transparent
Ghost✓
Storyblok✓
Integrations
Count
Ghost8,000
Storyblok6
Security
Certifications
Ghost–
StoryblokISO 27001
Gdpr
Ghost✓
Storyblok✓
Iso27001
Ghost–
Storyblok✓
Scorecard
Ghost3.7
Storyblok–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Ghost99.9
Storyblok99.9
Status page
Ghost✓
Storyblok✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ghost468
Storyblok–
Github stars
Ghost55,269
Storyblok–
Package downloads weekly
Ghost35,636
Storyblok–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ghost100
Storyblok–
Release
Cadence days
Ghost3
Storyblok–
History
Ghost20 items
Storyblok–
License
Spdx
GhostMIT
Storyblok–
Language
Primary
GhostTypeScript
Storyblok–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Ghost8 items
Storyblok7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Storyblok

A cloud-based content management system that helps enterprises organize, manage, and deliver structured content across multiple channels with a visual editor for teams and APIs for developers.

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/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 ↗

Storyblok

from $99/moSubscriptionFree tier45-day trial

From free (Starter). Growth plan at $99/month, Growth Plus at $349/month. 45-day free trial available.

  • StarterFree
    • 1 space
    • 100GB traffic/month
    • 100k API requests/month
    • No additional API requests
  • Growth$99/month or $90.75/month per additional user when billed annually
    • 400GB traffic/month
    • 1M API requests/month
    • Up to 5M API requests
    • $10/month per 1M additional API requests
    • $75/month per 250GB extra traffic
    • +3 more
  • Growth Plus$349/month (or $319.91/month when billed annually)
    • 1TB traffic/month
    • 4M API requests/month
    • Up to 15M API requests
  • Premium & EliteContact sales
    • All features from self-service plans
    • Native A/B Testing
    • Multi-Space Content Distribution (Elite)
    • Custom Roles & Workflows
    • Language-specific Workflows
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Slack
  • GitHub

Ghost

Leader
6 total - 4 not shared
  • Zapier
  • n8n
  • BeyondWords
  • Stripe
Independently observed

Storyblok

11 total - 9 not shared
  • Shopify
  • AWS
  • Netlify
  • Vercel
  • Bigcommerce
  • Cloudinary
  • Salesforce Commerce Cloud
  • OpenAI
  • Gemini
Independently observed
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Ghost or Storyblok: which one depends on you

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