Turn your audience into a business.
Ghost is a powerful publishing platform that lets you create a beautiful website, send email newsletters, and earn money from paid subscriptions — all in one place. Whether you're a solo writer or a growing team, Ghost gives you the tools to share your work and build a real business around your content.
What makes Ghost worth launching.
Write in a calm, distraction-free editor that stays out of your way — with rich media cards for images, video, audio, and more.
Send every post as a polished email newsletter to your subscribers, with the ability to create multiple newsletters for different audiences.
Turn your readers into paying members with built-in signup forms, paid subscription tiers, and zero platform fees on your revenue.
Launch a beautiful, fast website that matches your brand — choose from hundreds of themes or customize every detail.
Rank higher in search with automatic XML sitemaps, meta tags, and structured data — no extra plugins or subscriptions needed.
See who's reading, what's popular, and how your members are engaging so you can create more of what works.
If you fit one of these, Ghost is probably built for you.
Practical scenarios where Ghost makes a real difference.
Start a newsletter and charge readers a monthly or yearly fee for premium content — all handled inside Ghost with no extra fees.
Publish articles that showcase your expertise, capture leads with built-in signup forms, and show your team's ROI with real analytics.
Create a media brand with multiple writers, custom branding, and multiple subscription tiers — just like 404 Media or Platformer.
Share your art, writing, or research with a growing audience and earn recurring income from people who love your work.
Ghost is a modern publishing platform designed for writers, creators, and businesses who want to share their work and grow an audience. It combines a beautiful, distraction-free writing editor with built-in tools for email newsletters, memberships, and paid subscriptions. You can create a custom website that reflects your brand, publish articles with rich media like images, video, and audio, and deliver every post to your subscribers' inboxes automatically. Ghost also lets you charge for premium content, manage your members, and see exactly what your audience is reading. It's everything you need to run a successful publication — without juggling five different tools.
Ghost is the all-in-one platform for creators and businesses who want to publish professional content and build a sustainable business around it. Unlike tools that force you to piece together a website builder, an email service, and a payment processor, Ghost handles everything natively. Writers love the clean editor, publishers love the built-in subscriptions and newsletters, and companies love the powerful SEO and analytics — all in a fast, modern platform used by brands like DuckDuckGo, Mozilla, and Kickstarter.
No per-seat pricing
Add your whole team for one flat fee.
Your data stays yours
Nothing passes through a third-party cloud.
Use your own domain
Run it on yourdomain.com with free SSL.
No terminal. No config. No docs.
Workflow automation
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Monitors, fixes & deploys 24/7
One platform. Every app. No surprises.
Your own private server — no shared hosting, no slowdowns.
Deploy Ghost and as many other apps as you want — no per-app charges, ever.
Full ownership. No third-party access. Export anytime.
Unlimited apps, unlimited users, unlimited traffic. One bill.
SSL, backups, and updates run automatically behind the scenes.
Cancel anytime. Take your data with you. No questions asked.
What others charge for just the empty server.
Server costs only. Prices checked June 2026.
4 vCPU cores, 8 GB RAM, 150 GB storage
A solid place to start
| Provider | Their price | You save |
|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | $48/mo | $29 (60%) |
| Vultr | $40/mo | $21 (53%) |
| Linode | $48/mo | $29 (60%) |
| AWS Lightsail | $84/mo | $65 (77%) |
| Google Cloud E2 | $103.45/mo | $84.45 (82%) |
8 vCPU cores, 24 GB RAM, 400 GB storage
The sweet spot for most people
| Provider | Their price | You save |
|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | $144/mo | $95 (66%) |
| Vultr | $144/mo | $95 (66%) |
| Linode | $192/mo | $143 (74%) |
| AWS Lightsail | $164/mo | $115 (70%) |
| Google Cloud E2 | $231.17/mo | $182.17 (79%) |
16 vCPU cores, 64 GB RAM, 600 GB storage
For power users
| Provider | Their price | You save |
|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | $384/mo | $285 (74%) |
| Vultr | $320/mo | $221 (69%) |
| Linode | $384/mo | $285 (74%) |
| AWS Lightsail | $384/mo | $285 (74%) |
| Google Cloud E2 | $474.53/mo | $375.53 (79%) |
Prices checked June 2026. Excludes taxes, credits, backups, bandwidth.
Everything you need to know about launching Ghost on OpenZapps.
Ghost is a publishing platform that lets you create a website, write articles, send email newsletters, and earn money from paid subscriptions — all from one place.
Not at all. OpenZapps gets Ghost up and running for you, so you can focus on writing and growing your audience. No setup or technical know-how required.
You pay OpenZapps a flat monthly fee to run Ghost and any other apps in our catalog. There are no surprise charges or per-subscriber fees.
Yes! Through OpenZapps, you can connect your custom domain so your publication lives at your own web address — not a subdomain.
Absolutely. Your content and member data stay completely under your control. Ghost is open-source software, and OpenZapps keeps everything secure.
Try something new — same platform, same flat price.
Start free, launch Ghost in seconds, and cancel whenever you want — zero risk.
Plans start at $29/month. Cancel anytime.
