Craft vs Ghost
A source-aware comparison of pricing, documented capabilities and workflow fit.
Short answer
- Price: not directly comparable — Craft is free tier available, Ghost is from $9/user/mo.
- How to start: Craft is free tier available, Ghost is from $9/user/mo.
- Where they differ: only Craft has mobile app and only Ghost has open source / self-hostable; both offer public api.
These lines are generated from the pricing we track, not from a paid placement. How we score tools.
What Craft is
Craft is a document and note app with an unusually polished editor, strong exports and clean sharing links.
What Ghost is
Ghost is the world's cleanest and most focused blog platform for independent creators and professional publishers. Eschewing WordPress's complexity, it focuses on speed and the writing experience. Its greatest strength is the built-in 'Memberships' system, allowing you to monetize your content through paid subscriptions. It also doubles as a newsletter tool, automatically emailing your posts to your subscribers.
Side by side
What Ghost is built to do
- Memberships & Tiers
- Create free and multiple paid subscription levels for your readers.
- Email Newsletters
- Send your posts as stylish email newsletters to subscribers the moment they publish.
- Deep Integrations
- Works directly with Stripe, Zapier, and standard analytics tools.
- Rich Editor
- Easily craft rich content including images, videos, and code blocks.
Choose Craft if
- People who write documents others will read.
Choose Ghost if
- Independent Writers, Newsletter Publishers, and Modern Media Firms.
Evidence and freshness
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Craft: pros & cons
- Documents genuinely look good
- Excellent export and sharing
- Fast native apps on Apple platforms
- Best experience is on Apple devices
- Collaboration is lighter than rivals
- Subscription for most useful features
Ghost: pros & cons
- Flawless Writing: A minimalist editor that keeps your focus strictly on the content.
- Incredible Speed: Node.js-based, resulting in very low page load times.
- Native Subscriptions: Collect paid memberships and donations without harici plugins.
- SEO Ready: Automatically handles meta tags, XML sitemaps, and more.
- Hosting Cost: If not self-hosted, the monthly cost of Ghost(Pro) is high.
- Plugin Limits: Far fewer plugins than WordPress; customization is mostly via themes.
- Technical Setup: Self-hosting requires command-line knowledge.
Our verdict on Craft
The best-looking documents in this category. Team collaboration is not its strength.
Our verdict on Ghost
The most elite publishing platform for those looking to earn from their writing.