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Ghost vs Memberful
Plans read from both vendors' own pricing pages, with the same seats and billing applied to each. Memberful is a verified alternative to Ghost: it does the same main job for a similar customer.
Ghost is a professional publishing platform designed for creators, publishers, and businesses to build websites, publish content, send newsletters, and offer paid subscriptions. It provides modern tools for site design, content creation, audience growth, membership management, and analytics.
- Starting price
- Price not published
- Price clarity
- Price clarity grade F, 20 out of 100 20 of 100
- Category
- Creators
- Platforms
- Not confirmed
- Good fit for
- Professional publishers, creators, and businesses wanting to build and grow a content-based business with memberships and subscriptions.
- Limitations
- File upload size limits vary by plan, with recommendations to use external services for large media files.
Memberful is a membership platform that enables creators, publishers, and communities to sell subscriptions, share content, and manage memberships on their own websites or apps while maintaining full ownership of their brand and audience data. It integrates with popular tools like WordPress, Discord, and Mailchimp, and supports various membership models including monthly, annual, and custom subscriptions.
- Starting price
- From $49.00/mo
- Price clarity
- Price clarity grade C, 67 out of 100 67 of 100
- Category
- Creators
- Platforms
- Not confirmed
- Good fit for
- Creators, publishers, and communities who want to maintain ownership of their membership experience and audience data.. Users who want to integrate memberships with existing websites, especially WordPress sites.
- Limitations
- Memberful requires a Stripe account to process payments, which means users must connect their own Stripe account.
What each one costs your team
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Known monthly subtotal
$49.00/month
1 of 2 tools could not be priced with these inputs, so this is not the full cost.
| Tool / plan | Monthly | Per year | What this assumes |
|---|---|---|---|
Custom Flat subscription | By quote | — | Priced by quote — ask the provider for a figure. Contact the provider for a quote. |
StandardCheapest fit Flat subscription | $49.00 | $588.00 | Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider. |
Enterprise Flat subscription | By quote | — | Priced by quote — ask the provider for a figure. Contact the provider for a quote. |
Ghost
Best fit
Professional publishers, creators, and businesses wanting to build and grow a content-based business with memberships and subscriptions.
Trade-offs
File upload size limits vary by plan, with recommendations to use external services for large media files.
Integrations / export
Integrates with many services including GeckoBoard, Discourse, Imgur, MailChimp, Pinterest, HelpScout, Buffer, Unsplash, AirTable, Vimeo, Discord, Spotify, Ulysses, ActiveCampaign, Twitter, Zapier, Stripe, Slack, Instagram, Facebook, iA Writer, YouTube, Feedly, Google Analytics, GitHub, Netlify, Let's Encrypt, Plausible, ChartMogul, Cove, Udesly, Giphy, Intercom, and Tally.
Memberful
Best fit
Creators, publishers, and communities who want to maintain ownership of their membership experience and audience data.; Users who want to integrate memberships with existing websites, especially WordPress sites.
Trade-offs
Memberful requires a Stripe account to process payments, which means users must connect their own Stripe account.
Integrations / export
Integrates with WordPress to protect members-only content server-side., Supports affiliate tracking with Tapfiliate and learning management systems like LearnDash and Sensei., Offers API, webhooks, and Zapier integration for custom workflows and automation., Supports exporting member data and subscription information via API and integrations.
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