# Ghost

> The best open source blog & newsletter platform

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/ghost
- **Category:** CMS Software
- **Homepage:** https://ghost.org
- **Also known as:** ghost
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T16:05:34.857Z

## Vioscale score

**82.2 / 100**, confidence 52% (medium).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 50 | 10 | 500 | ✓ |
| reliability | 95 | 12 | 1140 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 96 | 32 | 3072.8 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 89.4 | 5 | 446.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 100 | 18 | 1800 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 18 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 98.3 | 10 | 983.3 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 54.2 | 26 | 1409.9 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 16 | 1600 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://ghost.org). Independently observed._

from $15/mo · Subscription · Free tier · 14-day trial

> From $15/mo billed annually. 14-day free trial.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Starter | $15/mo billed annually | - | annual |
| Publisher | $29/mo billed annually | - | annual |
| Business | $199/mo billed annually | - | annual |
| Custom | Contact sales | - | - |

### Starter

**Included limits:** members: 1,000, file_uploads: 5mb

- 1 staff user
- Free custom domain
- Email newsletter
- Simple design settings
- Whitelabel branding
- Internationalization
- Member tagging

### Publisher

**Included limits:** members: 1,000, file_uploads: 100mb, integrations: 8,000+

- 3 staff users
- Custom themes
- Marketplace themes
- 8,000+ integrations
- Paid subscriptions
- Advanced analytics
- Member tagging
- Member import/export

### Business

**Included limits:** members: 10,000, file_uploads: 250mb

- 15 staff users
- Priority support
- Higher usage limits
- Early access to features

### Custom (Contact sales)

For more complex needs

**Included limits:** members: Unlimited, staff_users: Unlimited, file_uploads: 1GB

- Unlimited staff users
- Advanced configurations
- Dedicated IP address
- 99.9% uptime SLA

## About

A powerful app for professional publishers to create, share, and grow a business around their content, with tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters, and offer paid subscriptions.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted

## Integrations (16)

_Independently observed._

- Stripe
- Slack
- Instagram
- Facebook
- Twitter
- YouTube
- Google Analytics
- MailChimp
- Zapier
- Discord
- Spotify
- GitHub
- Netlify
- Let's Encrypt
- Plausible
- ChartMogul

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for CMS Software. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| CMS type | Traditional / monolithic |
| **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 |
| **Scale** | |
| Multi-site / multi-tenant | - |
| **Workflow** | |
| Git-based / code-first workflow | - |
| **Pricing** | |
| Free / open tier | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 54,615 | [link](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 14,959 | [link](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ghost) | 2026-08-01 | 85% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 8,000 | [link](https://ghost.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | JavaScript | [link](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost) | 2026-08-01 | 99% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://ghost.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://ghost.org) | 2026-08-01 | 40% (low) |
| pricing.price_level | mid | [link](https://ghost.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 15 | [link](https://ghost.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://ghost.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 3 | [link](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | [link](https://ghost.org/sla) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.ghost.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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