Side by side
Ghost vs WordPress.com
Plans read from both vendors' own pricing pages, with the same seats and billing applied to each. WordPress.com 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.
WordPress.com offers a managed WordPress hosting platform with built-in hosting, premium themes, and powerful tools for website creation without technical setup. It supports scalable bandwidth, security features, and a global CDN for fast performance, suitable for blogs, business sites, and ecommerce.
- Starting price
- Free plan
- Price clarity
- Not graded
- Category
- Hosting & domains
- Platforms
- Web platform accessible via desktop and mobile apps on iOS and Android.
- Good fit for
- Bloggers and creators seeking a platform with rich content tools and community features.. Enterprises needing scalable, secure WordPress hosting with high performance and expert support.
- Limitations
- Not confirmed
What each one costs your team
THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM
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Published plan prices for your team size and usage. Results update as you type. Taxes, currency conversion and unlisted add-ons are excluded, and anything the source did not state is called out rather than guessed.
Known monthly subtotal
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2 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. |
 WordPress.com | No pricing recorded yet. Check the official site, or ask the owner to add it. | ||
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.
WordPress.com
Best fit
Bloggers and creators seeking a platform with rich content tools and community features.; Enterprises needing scalable, secure WordPress hosting with high performance and expert support.
Trade-offs
Not yet documented
Integrations / export
Not confirmed
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