Ghost
Publishing platform for websites, newsletters and paid memberships.
- Starting price
- from $15/mo
- Free plan
- Not stated by the vendor
- Free trial
- Yes
- Checked on
- 2026-10-02
Ghost is a publishing platform with a built-in website, email newsletters and paid subscriptions. These are the managed Ghost(Pro) plans, priced by the number of members.
Key features
- Your own website and email newsletter
- Free custom domain
- Unlimited email sends and managed deliverability
- Paid subscriptions, tips and premium tiers (Publisher and up)
- Advanced analytics (Publisher and up)
- Zapier, webhooks and Admin API (Publisher and up)
- Custom sending domain (Publisher and up)
What stands out
- No payment fees from Ghost on paid subscriptions
- Unlimited email sends on every plan
- Website and newsletter in one product
- Cancel or change plan at any time
Trade-offs
- Starter has no paid subscriptions
- Prices are for 1,000 members; Business covers 10,000
- Starter allows only 1 staff user
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Fees | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $15 per month, billed annually | Not stated |
|
| Publisher | $29 per month, billed annually | Not stated |
|
| Business | $199 per month, billed annually | Not stated |
|
| Custom | Custom pricing |
|
These are the managed Ghost(Pro) plans at 1,000 members (Business at 10,000), with yearly billing shown. Prices rise with member count. The page offers a free trial but did not state its length. Monthly-billing prices were not shown.
Checked 2026-10-02. Source: ghost.org. Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.
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