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. Verless icon
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    verless (pronounced like serverless) is a Static Site Generator designed for Markdown-based content with focus on simplicity and performance. It reads your Markdown files, applies your HTML templates and renders them as a website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Fork CMS icon
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    Fork CMS is dedicated to creating a user friendly environment to build, monitor and update your website. We take great pride in being the Content Management System of choice for beginners and professionals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  3. Metalsmith icon
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    An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for NodeJS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. PluXml icon
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    PluXml is a script helping you to create a site or a blog. PluXml doesnt require any programming knowledge nor a database. You only need PHP on your web hosting. PluXml is light, easy to use with a clear administration interface and it stores your data in easily portable XML...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Typehut icon
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    Typehut is a super simple publishing platform for any kind of content: blogs, newsletters, changelogs, announcements, events, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Pagecord icon
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    Pagecord is a minimalist blogging app managed entirely by email. It's great for long-form writing, but also for micro-blogging your thoughts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Cardsetter is an affordable and easy to use website builder. Custom design and setup are included so you don't have to take on the overwhelm of building your own website. Once your site is set up by Cardsetter's expert designers, you can add content and make changes to...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. emyspot icon
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    Emyspot is a website that helps you get your place on the web. It gives you a free subdomain and you can upgrade to get your own domain, upgrading costs!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Listed icon
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    Listed is a free blogging platform that allows you to create a public journal published directly from your notes. This unique approach to keeping a public blog on the internet using just a notes app yields two surprising effects:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. KeystoneJS icon
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    The open source framework for developing database-driven websites, applications and APIs in Node.js. Built on Express and MongoDB.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Contentbase icon
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    Contentbase streamlines the entire content creation process through AI technology and programmatic SEO. The platform transforms blogging by handling each step - from initial SEO keyword research through content generation, publishing, and translation into multiple languages.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Elefant CMS icon
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    Refreshingly simple PHP content management system and web framework. Elefant is easy-to-use and straight-forward for all levels of users. Elefant is also secure, extremely fast, well-documented, and well-tested, making it an ideal platform for web developers to build on for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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