Comparison

Ghost vs Strapi

No clear leader: Strapi (75.3) and Ghost (71.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Ghost full profile →Strapi full profile →

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Ghost72

Strapi75

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Ghost	Strapi
vioscaleAI score	72 / 100medium · 69%	75 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$18	$35
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8,000	197
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	3.8	7
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://ghost.org/privacy/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.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	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=strapi-utils&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	99.9
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	468	4,257
Github starsadoption.github_stars	55,540	73,319
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	15,292	229,467
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	5	6
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Ghost72 / 100medium · 69%

Strapi75 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

Ghost✗

Strapi✓

Model

Ghostcommercial

Strapifreemium

Price level

Ghostmid

Strapimid

Starting price

Ghost$18

Strapi$35

Transparent

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Integrations

Count

Ghost8,000

Strapi197

Security

Certifications

Ghost–

StrapiSOC 2

Gdpr

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Scorecard

Ghost3.8

Strapi7

Soc2

Ghost–

Strapi✓

Trust center

Ghosthttps://ghost.org/privacy/

Strapi–

Vulnerabilities

GhostCount: 41 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=ghost&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 26 · Max severity: CRITICAL

StrapiCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=strapi-utils&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Ghost99.9

Strapi99.9

Status page

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Ghost468

Strapi4,257

Github stars

Ghost55,540

Strapi73,319

Package downloads weekly

Ghost15,292

Strapi229,467

Activity

Commits last 30d

Ghost100

Strapi100

Release

Cadence days

Ghost5

Strapi6

History

Ghost20 items

Strapi20 items

License

Spdx

GhostMIT

StrapiSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE

Language

Primary

GhostTypeScript

StrapiTypeScript

Market

Availability

GhostAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

StrapiAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Ghost8 items

Strapi8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CMS Software
Capability	Ghost	Strapi
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	197 community-built integrations and plugins
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant	✗	-
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow	✓	-
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓

Core

CMS type

GhostTraditional / monolithic

StrapiHeadless / API-first

Licensing

Open-source

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Managed / cloud hosting offered

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Delivery

Headless API (REST/GraphQL)

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Content

Structured content modelling

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Localisation / i18n

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Content workflow / approvals

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Editing

Visual / no-code page builder

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Extensibility

Plugin / app ecosystem size

Ghost8,000+ integrations

Strapi197 community-built integrations and plugins

Scale

Multi-site / multi-tenant

Ghost✗

Strapi-

Workflow

Git-based / code-first workflow

Ghost✓

Strapi-

Pricing

Free / open tier

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

What each one is

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

Ghost

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

Strapi

An open-source headless CMS enabling developers to visually design content structures and automatically generate REST and GraphQL APIs, while providing content creators with an intuitive interface for managing 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.

Ghost

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 2026-10-15verify ↗

Strapi

from $35/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $35/month for Strapi Cloud. Free open-source self-hosted option available.

Starter$35/month
- 100k API requests per month
- 50 GB asset storage
- 50 GB asset bandwidth
- Unlimited database entries
- Built-in email provider
- +1 more
Pro$90/month
- 1M API requests per month
- 250 GB asset storage
- 500 GB asset bandwidth
- Unlimited database entries
- Multi-environment
- +3 more
Business$450/month
- 10M API requests per month
- 1000 GB asset storage
- 1000 GB asset bandwidth
- 1 extra environment included
- Daily backups
- +1 more

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Ghost	Strapi
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

CLI

Ghost✗

Strapi✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Self-hosted

Ghost✓

Strapi✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Ghost

10 total - 9 not shared

Slack
Zapier
BeyondWords
Stripe
GitHub
Google Analytics
Plausible
Instagram
Tinybird

Independently observed

Strapi

27 total - 26 not shared

React
Vue.js
Svelte
Astro
Next.js
Nuxt.js
Flutter
React Native
TanStack
React Router 7
React-admin
Azure
Railway
Cloudinary
ImageKit
Mux
Elasticsearch
Algolia
Postmark
Resend
Croct
SearchBlox
Expo
Medusa
+2 more

Independently observed

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Ghost or Strapi: which one depends on you

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