Comparison

Ghost vs Umbraco

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

Umbraco53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GhostLeader	Umbraco
vioscaleAI score	75 / 100medium · 69%	53 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$18	€45
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8,000	1
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	ISO 27001
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	3.7	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://ghost.org/privacy/	https://umbraco.com/trust-center/
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	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	468	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	55,269	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	35,636	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	3	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in DK, GB, US, AU, NL · HQ DK
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Ghost75 / 100medium · 69%

Umbraco53 / 100medium · 56%

Pricing

Free tier

Ghost✓

Umbraco✗

Model

Ghostfreemium

Umbracocommercial

Price level

Ghostmid

Umbracomid

Starting price

Ghost$18

Umbraco€45

Transparent

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Integrations

Count

Ghost8,000

Umbraco1

Security

Certifications

Ghost–

UmbracoISO 27001

Disclosure policy

Ghost–

Umbraco✓

Gdpr

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Iso27001

Ghost–

Umbraco✓

Scorecard

Ghost3.7

Umbraco–

Trust center

Ghosthttps://ghost.org/privacy/

Umbracohttps://umbraco.com/trust-center/

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

Umbraco–

Reliability

Sla pct

Ghost99.9

Umbraco–

Status page

Ghost✓

Umbraco–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Ghost468

Umbraco–

Github stars

Ghost55,269

Umbraco–

Package downloads weekly

Ghost35,636

Umbraco–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Ghost100

Umbraco–

Release

Cadence days

Ghost3

Umbraco–

History

Ghost20 items

Umbraco–

License

Spdx

GhostMIT

Umbraco–

Language

Primary

GhostTypeScript

Umbraco–

Market

Availability

GhostAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

UmbracoAvailable worldwide · Popular in DK, GB, US, AU, NL · HQ DK

Content

Faq

Ghost8 items

Umbraco7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CMS Software
Capability	Ghost	Umbraco
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	Umbraco Marketplace with community and official add-ons including Forms, Commerc
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant	✗	✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow	✓	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓

Core

CMS type

GhostTraditional / monolithic

UmbracoHeadless / API-first

Licensing

Open-source

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Managed / cloud hosting offered

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Delivery

Headless API (REST/GraphQL)

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Content

Structured content modelling

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Localisation / i18n

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Content workflow / approvals

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Editing

Visual / no-code page builder

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Extensibility

Plugin / app ecosystem size

Ghost8,000+ integrations

UmbracoUmbraco Marketplace with community and official add-ons including Forms, Commerc

Scale

Multi-site / multi-tenant

Ghost✗

Umbraco✓

Workflow

Git-based / code-first workflow

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

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

Umbraco

An open-source .NET content management system providing complete control over content, design, and integrations through headless APIs and webhooks, with support for both traditional and decoupled deployments designed for flexibility and AI-driven workflows.

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 2026-09-14verify ↗

Umbraco

from €45/moSubscription

From €45/month. Subscription-based cloud hosting with add-on options for performance enhancements.

Starter€45/month
- Managed SQL database
- Website & Delivery API SLA
- TLS certificates
- Cloudflare CDN
- One live environment
Standard-
- CPU priority
- Standard prioritized database performance
- Dedicated resources option
Professional-
- Premium database performance
- Load Balancing available
- Dedicated resources option
Enterprise-
- Premium database performance
- Load Balancing available
- Dedicated resources option

as of 2026-09-08verify ↗

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	Umbraco
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

CLI

Ghost✓

Umbraco✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Self-hosted

Ghost✓

Umbraco✓

Integrations

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

Ghost

Leader

6 total

Slack
Zapier
n8n
BeyondWords
Stripe
GitHub

Independently observed

Umbraco

8 total

Cloudflare
Microsoft Azure
Umbraco Forms
Umbraco Commerce
Umbraco Workflow
Umbraco Engage
Umbraco UI Builder
Umbraco Deploy

Independently observed

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