Comparison

Ghost vs Wix

On the evidence we track, Wix leads this comparison with a composite score of 93/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Ghost full profile →Wix full profile →

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Ghost75

★Wix93

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Ghost	WixLeader
vioscaleAI score	75 / 100medium · 69%	93 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$18	€9.90
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8,000	500
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	3.7	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://ghost.org/privacy/	https://www.wix.com/domains/security
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	99.99
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
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Ghost75 / 100medium · 69%

Wix93 / 100medium · 72%

Pricing

Free tier

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Model

Ghostfreemium

Wixfreemium

Price level

Ghostmid

Wixlow

Starting price

Ghost$18

Wix€9.90

Transparent

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Integrations

Count

Ghost8,000

Wix500

Security

Certifications

Ghost–

WixSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

Ghost–

Wix✓

Gdpr

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Hipaa

Ghost–

Wix✓

Iso27001

Ghost–

Wix✓

Pci

Ghost–

Wix✓

Scorecard

Ghost3.7

Wix–

Soc2

Ghost–

Wix✓

Trust center

Ghosthttps://ghost.org/privacy/

Wixhttps://www.wix.com/domains/security

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

Wix–

Reliability

Sla pct

Ghost99.9

Wix99.99

Status page

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Ghost468

Wix–

Github stars

Ghost55,269

Wix–

Package downloads weekly

Ghost35,636

Wix–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Ghost100

Wix–

Release

Cadence days

Ghost3

Wix–

History

Ghost20 items

Wix–

License

Spdx

GhostMIT

Wix–

Language

Primary

GhostTypeScript

Wix–

Market

Availability

GhostAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

WixAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Ghost8 items

Wix6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CMS Software
Capability	Ghost	Wix
Core
CMS type	Traditional / monolithic	Hosted website builder
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	500+ third-party apps and 500+ professional templates
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant	✗	✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow	✓	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓

Core

CMS type

GhostTraditional / monolithic

WixHosted website builder

Licensing

Open-source

Ghost✓

Wix✗

Deployment

Self-hostable

Ghost✓

Wix✗

Managed / cloud hosting offered

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Delivery

Headless API (REST/GraphQL)

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Content

Structured content modelling

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Localisation / i18n

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Content workflow / approvals

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Editing

Visual / no-code page builder

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Extensibility

Plugin / app ecosystem size

Ghost8,000+ integrations

Wix500+ third-party apps and 500+ professional templates

Scale

Multi-site / multi-tenant

Ghost✗

Wix✓

Workflow

Git-based / code-first workflow

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Ghost✓

Wix✓

What each one is

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

Ghost

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

Wix

Leader

A domain registration service offering over 400 domain extensions with upfront yearly pricing displayed for each. Includes built-in SSL encryption, optional add-ons like domain privacy protection and DNSSEC, and integrates with multi-cloud web hosting backed by a 99.99% uptime guarantee.

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/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 ↗

Wix

Leader

from €9.90/yrSubscriptionFree tier

From €9.90/year per domain. First year free with Wix subscription plan. 400+ extensions available.

.com€9.90/year, first year free with Wix plan
- SSL certificate included
- WHOIS privacy protection
- Domain lock
- DNSSEC support
- 24/7 support
.cloud€17.36/year
- SSL certificate included
- WHOIS privacy protection
- Domain lock
- DNSSEC support
- 24/7 support
.app€10.96/year
- SSL certificate included
- WHOIS privacy protection
- Domain lock
- DNSSEC support
- 24/7 support

as of 2026-09-18verify ↗

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

Platforms

Web

Ghost✓

Wix✓

CLI

Ghost✓

Wix✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Ghost✓

Wix✓

Self-hosted

Ghost✓

Wix✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)

Zapier
Stripe

Ghost

6 total - 4 not shared

Slack
n8n
BeyondWords
GitHub

Independently observed

Wix

Leader

16 total - 14 not shared

Facebook
Instagram
Google Shopping
eBay
PayPal
Square
Avalara
Shippo
USPS
Google
Loggly
GCP
Google Analytics
Facebook Pixel

Independently observed

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