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Ghost

Open-source publishing platform for sites, newsletters and memberships.

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Solid optionExcellent for publishing and newsletters, but a poor fit for general nonprofit sites.

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Price

Open source · hosting from US$18/month (Ghost(Pro) Starter, billed yearly)

Nonprofit offer

None found

Available in

🌍Anywhere

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small · Medium

Great for

Nonprofits focused on publishing, journalism or newsletters
Organisations with membership or supporter subscriptions
Combines website and newsletter
Backed by a non-profit foundation
Self-host option for full control

Watch out for

Organisations needing an all-purpose brochure site with many page layouts
Teams wanting a built-in donation platform
No nonprofit-specific discount
Less suited to complex brochure sites
Self-hosting needs technical skill

Problems it solves

“We want to send a newsletter and also have a website in one place”“We need to run a paid membership for supporters”“We publish news and articles and our current site is clunky”“I'd like an open-source tool so we're not locked in”“We want a blog that looks professional and loads fast”

About Ghost+

Ghost is an open-source platform for publishing a website, sending newsletters and running paid or free memberships. It is run by a non-profit foundation and funded by its hosted service, Ghost(Pro). It suits nonprofits whose work centres on publishing, journalism or a membership community.

Pricing: Ghost(Pro) Starter US$18, Publisher US$29, Business US$199 per month billed yearly; a 14-day trial is available. The software is free to self-host if you have technical help.

Key features+

Publishing and newsletters in onePaid and free membershipsOpen source and self-hostableFast, clean themesSEO tools

Works with (5)+

Stripe

ZapierMailgun

SlackGoogle Analytics

Data & privacy+

Ghost is open source and can be self-hosted so you control where data lives. Hosting regions and GDPR details for Ghost(Pro) were not verified in this research.

How sure are we?+

Prices and offers confirmed on the vendor's own pages. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with Ghost before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-05