Ghost Alternatives

Ghost is described as 'The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform' and is a very popular Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Ghost for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Ghost alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ghost are Drupal, Jekyll, Hugo and Joomla.

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Ghost alternatives are mainly CMS Tools, but if you're looking for Blog Publishing Tools or Website Builders you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Ghost.
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  1. Silvrback icon
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    Founded in 2013, Silvrback sought to provide users with a potent, minimalist writing experience that was easy to use, well-supported, and distraction-free – all at a modest price. That remains our aim today.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Sitefinity icon
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    Sitefinity is a Web Content Management System that leverages the .NET 4.0 development patterns familiar to Microsoft developers. Sitefinity provides a convenient drag and drop interface for creating commercial websites, community portals and intranets.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • .NET Framework
     
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    Movable Type Advanced is designed for large companies that require compatibility with the Oracle or SQL Server databases and LDAP-type directory service support. It contains all of the features of Movable Type plus these advanced grade features and priority support.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Audienceful icon
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    Audienceful is email marketing re-invented for the 2020s. Lightweight, collaborative, and setup with modern best practices by default.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Notion
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Can cross-publish newsletter to Webflow, and Webflow is is miles ahead of Ghost as a site builder. Email designs look just as good as Ghost as well.

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    • Audienceful is Freemium and ProprietaryGhost is Free Personal and Open Source
    • Audienceful is LightweightGhost is not according to our users
  5. Midnight.pub icon
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    Midnight is a place for networked writing. You can think of it as write.as meets roam. Figuratively, it aims to be the web equivalent of your local pub. a place you can go to and talk about your day with strangers or friends. then when you leave, it doesn’t follow you home.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Cosmic JS icon
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    Cosmic JS is a powerful content platform that makes it easy to transform your content into a beautifully simple API which can be used in any website or internet-connected application. Developers are enabled to build freely and easily, content editors can intuitively edit content...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Phaistos icon
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    Phaistos is a software for creating fast and accessible websites. It offers customizable templates, free hosting, team management features, and much more. Phaistos is suitable for individuals, web agencies, and companies of every size.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Wemebox icon
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    Wemebox is a product for people who want to create and deploy websites faster. It's a hybrid content management system that sits right in between Wordpress and Hugo. Made to be simple and work out of the box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Launch your own Ghost blog for free. Plenty of storage is included,Many free themes. Tell your story with DigitalPress.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Editor X icon
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    Editor X is an advanced creation platform for designers and web professionals. The platform combines cutting edge responsive design with smooth drag and drop.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Gojekyll icon
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    Gojekyll is a partially-compatible clone of the Jekyll static site generator, written in the Go programming language. It provides build and serve commands, with directory watch and live reload.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Octopress icon
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    Octopress is a framework designed by Brandon Mathis for Jekyll, the blog aware static site generator powering Github Pages. To start blogging with Jekyll, you have to write your own HTML templates, CSS, Javascripts and set up your configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Jekyll
     
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