Ghost Pricing
Starting price
$18/month
Pricing model
Paid
Free tier
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Plans
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Hosted | — | month | Full Ghost platform via GitHub; Unlimited members and content; All core publishing and newsletter features |
| Starter | $18 | month | 1 staff user; 1,000 members; Free custom domain |
| Publisher | $29 | month | 3 staff users; 1,000 members; Custom themes |
| Business | $199 | month | 15 staff users; 10,000 members; Priority support |
| Custom | — | month | Unlimited staff users; Unlimited members; Dedicated IP |
Figures are the vendor's published prices. Unknown values show as “—”. Price-history tracking is not yet available for this tool. Price verified 2026-10-01. Last updated 2026-10-07.
True cost
True cost calculator
| Plan | Listed | Seat basis | Monthly · 5 seats | Annual · 5 seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $18/month | flat | $18 | $216 |
| Publisher | $29/month | flat | $29 | $348 |
| Business | $199/month | flat | $199 | $2,388 |
Estimate from published prices. Per-seat plans scale with seats; flat plans don't; plans with included seats charge the base until you exceed them, then add the per-seat overage where published. Monthly/annual come from each plan's billing period. Taxes and add-ons excluded.
Ghost's starting price ($18) is 83% below the Content & Writing average of $109.
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