Ghost AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Website Builders

The best Website Builder alternative to Ghost is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Ghost and loads of them are Website Builders so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Website Builder alternatives to Ghost are Hugo, Publii, Joomla and Squarespace.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

     1668 likes

    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    114 WordPress alternatives

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    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    WordPress vs Ghost Comments
    John Fastman
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    Wordpress is based on open source code, is more established in this field and has a much greater range of functionality, esp. though its community-driven plugin system. WP is more complicated also, but probably the "default" alternative, if there had to be one.

    Shoji VR
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    Most popular CMS in the world that empowers almost half of websites in the world

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceGhost is Free Personal and Open Source
    • WordPress is CustomizableGhost is not according to our users
  2. Hugo icon

    Hugo

     92 likes

    Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages. Hugo flexibly works with many formats and is ideal for blogs, docs, portfolios and much more.

    105 Hugo alternatives

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    Ucraft

    Drag-and-drop editor offers customizable templates, free cloud hosting, and responsive design. Suited for landing pages, portfolios, blogs, or stores, it features e-commerce, media support, third-party integrations, SEO tools, SS...

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    Joomla

     350 likes

    Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular web site software available.

    205 Joomla alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  7. Squarespace icon

    Squarespace

     84 likes

    Site-building platform offering drag-and-drop customization, ecommerce tools, free domain for a year, and diverse templates, along with marketing and analytics tools. Provides reliable hosting, security, and 24/7 support.

    343 Squarespace alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. Textpattern icon

    Textpattern

     51 likes

    Textpattern is an elegant content management system that is free, open source software with privacy and separation of content/design at its foundation.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  10. Pixpa icon

    Pixpa

     20 likes

    A comprehensive platform aiding photographers, designers, and artists to easily build portfolio websites, manage clients, sell products, and publish blogs without any coding. It offers a drag-and-drop interface, customizable themes, fast hosting, and affordable pricing, making online presence management effortless.

    292 Pixpa alternatives

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Cargo icon

    Cargo

     25 likes

    Cargo evolved out of the system that runs the SpaceCollective community. We found it remarkably successful and efficient in creating visual content on the web, placing a strong emphasis on design, layout, image quality and typography.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    Cargo Site Editor
     
  12. Chyrp Lite icon

    Chyrp Lite

     7 likes

    Chyrp Lite makes it possible to host a blog on your own web server with minimal fuss. You can have a traditional blog, a tumbleblog, or you can add oodles of customisation and build a web publishing platform with blogging features on the side.

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    Mozello

     6 likes

    User-friendly platform for creating mobile-friendly sites, blogs, and stores quickly. Features include SEO tools, multilingual support, and complete hosting management with no tech skills needed.

    196 Mozello alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  14. Craft CMS icon

    Craft CMS

     16 likes

    Content management system built on Yii PHP Framework.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  15. Midnight icon

    Midnight

     4 likes

    Midnight provides a simple solution for getting setup with a Ghost powered blog in no time at all. We take care of all the hosting requirements so you don’t need to setup a server to install it on. We manage backups, security, updates, custom domains and more in addition to top...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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