vioscale
Comparison

Ghost vs TinaCMS

No clear leader: TinaCMS (69.1) and Ghost (65.1) 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 →TinaCMS full profile →
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Ghost65
TinaCMS69
Score
Vioscale score
Ghost65 / 100medium · 69%updating
TinaCMS69 / 100medium · 55%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Ghost✗
TinaCMS✓
Model
Ghostcommercial
TinaCMSfreemium
Price level
Ghostmid
TinaCMSmid
Transparent
Ghost✓
TinaCMS✓
Integrations
Count
Ghost4
TinaCMS27
Security
Disclosure policy
Ghost–
TinaCMS✓
Gdpr
Ghost✓
TinaCMS–
Scorecard
Ghost4.2
TinaCMS–
Soc2
Ghost–
TinaCMS✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Ghost99.9
TinaCMS–
Status page
Ghost✓
TinaCMS–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Ghost468
TinaCMS–
Github stars
Ghost55,065
TinaCMS–
Package downloads weekly
Ghost35,636
TinaCMS–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Ghost100
TinaCMS–
Release
Cadence days
Ghost4
TinaCMS–
History
Ghost20 items
TinaCMS–
License
Spdx
GhostMIT
TinaCMS–
Language
Primary
GhostJavaScript
TinaCMS–
Market
Availability

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

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

TinaCMS

TinaCMS is a headless content management system designed for developers who want to maintain full control over their codebase while giving content editors a user-friendly visual interface. It stores content as Markdown files in Git repositories, eliminating the need for a separate database, and supports real-time visual editing across multiple frameworks.

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 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
as of verify ↗

TinaCMS

from $49/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $49/month. Free open-source tier.

  • Team Plus$49/mo
  • Business$299/mo
  • EnterpriseContact sales
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✓
CLI
Ghost✗
TinaCMS✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Ghost✓
TinaCMS✓
Self-hosted
Ghost✓
TinaCMS✓
On-premise
Ghost✓
TinaCMS✗
Hybrid
Ghost✗
TinaCMS✓

Integrations

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

Ghost

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

TinaCMS

25 total
  • Astro
  • Next.js
  • Hugo
  • Gatsby
  • Jekyll
  • Remix
  • 11ty
  • SvelteKit
  • WordPress
  • Docusaurus
  • GitHub
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • GitHub Pages
  • Cloudflare Pages
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • AWS S3
  • Cloudinary
  • Digital Ocean Spaces
  • Vercel KV
  • MongoDB
  • Auth.js
  • Clerk
  • +1 more
Independently observed

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