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Comparison

Ghost vs TinaCMS

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.

Ghost full profile →TinaCMS full profile →
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★Ghost72
TinaCMS65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Ghost72 / 100medium · 69%
TinaCMS65 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Ghost✗
TinaCMS✓
Model
Ghostcommercial
TinaCMSfreemium
Price level
Ghostmid
TinaCMSmid
Starting price
Ghost$18
TinaCMS$24
Transparent
Ghost✓
TinaCMS✓
Integrations
Count
Ghost8,000
TinaCMS20
Security
Disclosure policy
Ghost–
TinaCMS✓
Gdpr
Ghost✓
TinaCMS–
Scorecard
Ghost3.8
TinaCMS–
Soc2
Ghost–
TinaCMS✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Ghost99.9
TinaCMS–
Status page
Ghost✓
TinaCMS–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ghost468
TinaCMS–
Github stars
Ghost55,540
TinaCMS–
Package downloads weekly
Ghost15,292
TinaCMS–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ghost100
TinaCMS–
Release
Cadence days
Ghost5
TinaCMS–
History
Ghost20 items
TinaCMS–
License
Spdx
GhostMIT
TinaCMS–
Language
Primary
GhostTypeScript
TinaCMS–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Ghost8 items
TinaCMS6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

TinaCMS

An open-source headless CMS that stores content as Markdown in your Git repository and provides a visual editor for managing and editing content, enabling both developers and non-technical editors to collaborate.

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 ↗

TinaCMS

from $24/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $24/project/month. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 2 users
    • 2 roles
    • Community support
  • Team$24/mo
    • 1 Project
    • 3 Users
    • 2 Roles
    • Team Support
    • Up to 10 Users
  • Team Plus$41/mo
    • 5 Users
    • Up to 20 Users
    • Editorial Workflow
    • AI Features (Coming Soon)
  • Business$249/mo
    • 20 Users
    • 3 Roles (Beta)
    • Business Support
    • No User Limit
    • API (Beta)
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom Users
    • Custom Roles
    • Enterprise Support
    • GitHub Enterprise Support
    • SSO
    • +1 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✓
TinaCMS✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ghost✓
TinaCMS✓
Self-hosted
Ghost✓
TinaCMS✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Ghost

Leader
10 total - 9 not shared
  • Slack
  • Zapier
  • n8n
  • BeyondWords
  • Stripe
  • Google Analytics
  • Plausible
  • Instagram
  • Tinybird
Independently observed

TinaCMS

26 total - 25 not shared
  • Astro
  • Next.js
  • Hugo
  • Gatsby
  • Jekyll
  • Remix
  • 11ty
  • SvelteKit
  • WordPress
  • Docusaurus
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • GitHub Pages
  • Cloudflare Pages
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • AWS S3
  • Cloudinary
  • Digital Ocean Spaces
  • Vercel KV
  • MongoDB
  • Auth.js
  • Clerk
  • TinaCloud
  • +1 more
Independently observed
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