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Open source publishing platform for blogs, newsletters and memberships

Ghost is an open source platform for independent publishers that combines a website, a newsletter and paid memberships in one product. Writers publish in a clean editor, send posts by email and charge for subscriptions through Stripe, with no revenue share taken by Ghost. It can be self-hosted for free or run on the managed Ghost(Pro) service, and is maintained by a non-profit foundation.

Cost / License
FreemiumOpen source(MIT)
Categories
Website BuildersEmail Marketing & Newsletters
Platforms
WebSelf-hosted
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Oct 12, 2026

Features

Our take

Pros

  • Website, newsletter and paid memberships in one product
  • No revenue share taken on subscriptions
  • Open source and free to self-host

Cons

  • Fewer themes and integrations than WordPress
  • Self-hosting needs technical skills and an email delivery service
  • Ghost(Pro) gets expensive as your member list grows

Editorial assessment by the Alternatives.tools team, based on what the product is known for. Not a user review.

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