Ghost
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Ghost doesn't publish a pricing.md file yet.
This pricing data is community-maintained and last verified 2026-10-11.
Pricing Tiers
| Tier | Price | Includes | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Self-Hosted
free
|
Free
|
— | — |
|
Starter
flat rate
|
$18/mo
|
Members: 1,000
Staff Users: 1
|
— |
|
Publisher
flat rate
|
$29/mo
|
Members: 1,000
Staff Users: 3
Newsletters: 3
|
— |
|
Business
flat rate
|
$199/mo
|
Members: 10,000
Staff Users: 15
|
— |
|
Custom
custom
|
Contact Sales
|
— | — |
Portability
Switching Cost
moderate
Open Standard
MIT License, self-hostable
What You Lose
Managed hosting, automatic updates, CDN, email delivery infrastructure
Transparency Score
C
40/100
Pricing Transparency Score
Score breakdown
✕
Publishes pricing.md
0/30
✓
Free tier available
10/10
✕
All prices public
0/15
✕
Usage pricing documented
0/15
✓
Portability documented
10/10
✓
Open standard
10/10
✓
Recently verified
10/10