🆚 Ghost vs. Presto CMS

Type

Content management system
Content management system

About

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.

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Presto CMS is a proprietary content management system developed by the digital media company USA Today Co., formerly known as Gannett, to power its network of news websites.

It supports centralized editorial workflows across all publications, enabling shared content distribution, versioned article editing, multimedia publishing, and synchronized updates across web and mobile platforms.

Headquarters

Singapore
New York, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️Open source
Ghost(Pro)
Starter
(1K+ members)
$18+/month
Publisher
(3 staff users, 1K+ members)
$35+/month
Business
(15 staff users, 10K+ members)
$239+/month

Categories

CMS › Rank #29
CMS › Rank #83
Subscriptions › Rank #8

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Ghost CMS is 7 times more popular than Presto CMS.
Total websites

Market share

CMS

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Ghost is more popular than Presto CMS in all countries.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
India
Canada
Netherlands
Sweden
Australia
Russia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Ghost is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, business, and technical, business forums, while Presto CMS is more commonly used on general news and public information sites.
General News
Blogs/Wiki
Business
Technical/Business Forums
Entertainment
Internet Services
Sports
Games
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#13,052
#16,292
#16,434
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See also

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