Ghost
Ghost is an open-source content management system built on 
Node.js that serves as a publishing platform for blogs, newsletters, and membership-based websites.
It includes a block-based editor, built-in email newsletter delivery, and native memberships with paid subscriptions via 
Stripe, along with SEO features, themes, and role-based access.
The platform also provides REST APIs for headless use and is available as both self-hosted software and a managed Ghost(Pro) service.
According to our data, Ghost ranks 29th among the content management systems we track.
It has 0.1% of the CMS market share and powers 0.05% of all websites.
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GitHub💸 Pricing
Ghost is available in both free and paid versions.
(1K+ members) $18+/month
(3 staff users, 1K+ members) $35+/month
(15 staff users, 10K+ members) $239+/month
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- CMS
- Rank: 29
- Market share: 0.1%
- Subscriptions
- Rank: 8
- Market share: 2.4%
🏆 Ghost Awards
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Germany in the Subscriptions category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in France in the Subscriptions category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Subscriptions category.
- ⬆️ 22nd most popular in France in the CMS category.
- ⬆️ 29th most popular in the United Kingdom in the CMS category.
⚡ Sites Powered by Ghost
We have data on 1,701 websites that use the Ghost CMS. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Ghost is uploadvr.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #13,052 | English | ||
| 2 | #16,292 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 3 | #16,434 | India | English | |
| 4 | #25,273 | English | ||
| 5 | #28,290 | English | ||
| 6 | #32,812 | English | ||
| 7 | #49,632 | English | ||
| 8 | #51,127 | English | ||
| 9 | English | |||
| 10 | #53,462 | English | ||
| 11 | #53,804 | United States | English | |
| 12 | #55,846 | Kyrgyzstan | Russian | |
| 13 | #59,551 | India | English | |
| 14 | #62,708 | English | ||
| 15 | #63,265 | English | ||
| 16 | #65,188 | India | English | |
| 17 | #66,124 | Austria | English | |
| 18 | #76,235 | Croatia | Croatian | |
| 19 | #77,069 | Spanish | ||
| 20 | #78,319 | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Ghost:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Blogs/Wiki category.
Most of the sites using Ghost are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 20.2%
- Germany 10.1%
- United Kingdom 8.5%
- France 6.3%
- India 3.4%
- Canada 3%
- Netherlands 2.9%
- Australia 2.5%
- Russia 2.5%
- Other 40.6%
Most Ghost users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 76.2%
- German 4.1%
- Spanish 3.4%
- French 2.4%
- Chinese 2.2%
- Russian 1.6%
- Portuguese 1.5%
- Turkish 1.1%
- Swedish 0.8%
- Other 6.7%
The Ghost CMS is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 49.3%
- .org 6.5%
- .io 4.2%
- .net 4%
- .de 3.1%
- .me 2.3%
- .co 1.7%
- .co.uk 1.4%
- .fr 0.8%
- Other 26.7%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Ghost include blogs and wiki, business, and technical, business forums.
- Blogs/Wiki 25%
- Business 12.4%
- Technical/Business Forums 8.7%
- General News 5.9%
- Entertainment 5.6%
- Internet Services 5.1%
- Marketing/Merchandising 3.9%
- Games 3.9%
- Education/Reference 3.1%
- Other 26.4%
🔢 Ghost Versions
The most widespread version of Ghost is 6.9, used by 5.7% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 4.2% of sites use Ghost 5.79, and 3.6% use Ghost 6.10.
The Ghost version distribution shows significant fragmentation, with 70% of sites using versions other than the top ones.
- 6.9 5.7%
- 5.79 4.2%
- 6.10 3.6%
- 5.105 3.4%
- 6.12 3.4%
- 6.19 2.7%
- 5.130 2.4%
- 6.0 2.4%
- 5.82 2.2%
- Other 70%
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Sanity💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Ghost's headquarters?
Ghost is located in Singapore.
Can I use Ghost for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
What is the price of Ghost?
Ghost is priced from $18 per month for the Starter plan.
Does Ghost offer a free trial?
Yes, you can try Ghost for free for 14 days and test all of its features.
Which country uses Ghost the most?
The majority of Ghost users are from the United States.
Who uses Ghost?
According to our data, Ghost is used on over a thousand sites, including such established ones as uploadvr.com,
the-race.com, and
itsfoss.com.
How does Ghost stack up against the competition?
Ghost is a fairly popular CMS, ranking ahead of 261 other content management systems we track.
What are the alternatives to Ghost?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Ghost may include 
Strapi, 
Apostrophe, and 
Clay.
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Jamstack🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,604,716 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.