What people say about Ghost

It has now been one year since I quit my full-time job to go all in on Tangle. Today, we have [75,000] paying subscribers. That’s roughly [$4M] in gross yearly revenue ... it’s the best paying job I’ve ever had.

After 12 years of creating content, our WordPress site had become a bloated, glitchy mess. And managing Patreon on top of it meant juggling multiple platforms that drained time we should have spent on what actually matters: creating and connecting with our community. We migrated to Ghost in 2023, and it's been a game-changer. The switch was surprisingly painless, and suddenly all those headaches disappeared. No more crashes, outdated themes, broken plugins, or dreading platform updates. The backend is clean and intuitive. Ghost doesn't take a cut of our membership revenue, and our overall operating costs have dropped significantly. But honestly, the biggest win is that we spend less time managing and more time doing the work we love.

Moving Webworm to Ghost has been the best decision I made all year. Not only for me, but for my readers. I had a 75-year old guy write in telling me how smooth it all was, which said it all.

Our experience migrating to Ghost was flawless. And considering that we were starting with nearly two decades of content from a somewhat obscure platform, what the Ghost team did was nothing short of absolute magic. Now that we're fully up and running here, I can say it's been our most successful year yet, and I only wished we'd done it sooner.

It's been over a month since we've moved to Ghost and already we've seen a dramatic uptick in traffic, newsletter sign-ups and revenue. Ghost is so much easier to use, ideal for publications, and provides tools that would have been difficult or impossible to manage at our old site.

Readers are delighted I've moved off Substack and on to Ghost. The principles behind this place align with my own values and many readers' values too. It feels like a stronger foundation in the long run. Plus the tools are superb.

Ghost gives us a clean, fast, independent newsroom where our polling and analysis reach readers without noise. It is the ideal home for TIPP Insights.

We power 15 communities with Ghost, it's proven to be the best membership platform on the planet.

Moving Drowned in Sound to the Ghost platform has been such a great decision. After most of our 25 years spent on a custom made CMS and trying various publishing and newsletter services (including ones we left for ethical reasons), this is the first place that has felt like being where of the future of the internet is headed.

Ghost was a natural choice for us – a high quality platform with all the right incentives built in for good writing and good community.

My initial take on Ghost was that it was much more cost effective, easier to use, reliable and would make publishing fun instead of a chore. Over the past two years on the platform, it has exceeded those expectations.

Ghost makes independent hyperlocal news publishing feasible. Full stop.

Ghost just does things right. It builds tools and features I need, it's priced fairly and the concierge service is fantastic. I wouldn't use anything else.

Right now, using Ghost feels like a glimpse into the future of publishing, where we've wrestled our audience relationship back from the major platforms, thanks to the social web work they've done. I've been with Ghost since the Kickstarter, but it's never been a more exciting time to use it.

As a diplomat and a politician I defend democracy and I fight for freedom from tyranny. Ghost was therefore the natural choice of publishing platform for my work.

We're so excited to be on Ghost, the tools at our disposal and the insights we get on our subscriber base are making a huge difference to our business.

We've been using Ghost for years now and I can't imagine using a different publishing platform. It's effortless to use and manage our company blog.

We love Ghost! It's so much easier, cleaner and quicker than the competition! Best of all, we have UNLIMITED email sends. And since we're publishing 6-7+ articles a day on Broadband Breakfast using Ghost, we like the email-focused-attention that Ghost designers have thought through!

As a developer, it's easy to spend a lot of time building your perfect blog. In reality, you lose a lot of time and forget about what's important, which is "writing". No more thinking, use Ghost.

I love everything about Ghost. It’s minimalist but powerful. Since migrating, our publishing has become faster, simpler, and more effective. It’s taken away the headache of managing multiple channels and freed us to focus on delivering valuable insights on global politics while growing The Geopolitical Desk.

Knowing I'm actually the one in control of my publication and not having to concern myself with intangible platform moderation protocols makes for a peaceful newslettering experience.

When I left the local newspaper, I had two goals. To prove that local ownership matters and that I could build a digital-first news services that prioritizes its readers above all. After extensive research, Ghost was the platform that most aligned with those goals.

It just works. I've been self-hosting Ghost for a while now, but life has got busy, and this website is so important to me that I just don't want to deal with the hassle of self-hosting it. I just want it to be up and work, and the Ghost platform works.

There isn't a better platform than Ghost, especially if you or your business publishes content. It's beautiful, clean, and functional, allowing writers like me to focus on our craft instead of managing our platforms.

It has been one year since we moved from Substack to Ghost and I wish I had done it sooner. I cannot recommend Ghost enough to people who are considering a switch or site development. Easily the best business decision I've made for my small independent media outlet.

Ghost has been essential in turning my basketball hobby into a profitable side-hustle that grows every year. I can't wait to see what they do next.

The transition to Ghost has been amazing. It’s given me complete creative control, faster publishing, and a seamless way to connect our stories, podcasts, and newsletters all in one place. It finally feels like our platform reflects the spirit of Causeartist.

Ghost has been a gamechanger for us in launching a subscription-based news outlet. It wouldn't have been possible otherwise!

As volunteer journalists in Cork, Ireland, Ghost empowers us to run a professional news operation on a shoestring. The members feature helps fund our work while keeping emergency alerts free. We've gone from Wordpress to Cork's trusted source for breaking safety news - all powered by Ghost.

Adopting Ghost as our community and publishing platform has been a huge upgrade. For years we maintained a built-in-house publishing platform, which took our time away from producing new content for our community. We've now grown to 3000+ subscribers and counting!

Ghost is amazing. The product is effective and easy to use, and the team is about all the right things. I've been sending my newsletter for almost one year already and enjoyed every step of the way.

Switching to Ghost gave us the freedom to focus entirely on our artists and audience. We cut the noise, kept our independence, and built a space that feels personal, fast, and global at the same time. It’s not just a platform – it’s the backbone of how Munchies Art Club connects art lovers, artists and art collectors worldwide.

Moving to Ghost was a great choice. It's a platform that focuses heavily on the writing experience and it's easy with no learning curve. Most of all it's an ethical choice and I can share my publication freely with no moral debt!

Ghost is by far the cleanest and sanest blog platform out there. I can think clearly in this interface, and am very happy this isn't yet another lobster trap service which locks you into their brand. Ghost feels like it's mine and will stay mine.

Switching from Substack to Ghost was like moving from a cramped rental to actually owning my house. Suddenly, connecting a domain wasn't some convoluted chore and just worked. And the best part? I'm no longer handing over a big cut of my earnings for the privilege of writing.

Ghost makes the Provincial Times possible because it allows independent journalists to focus on facts, accountability, and public interest. With Ghost, the work stays reader-funded, transparent, and editorially serious. In an era of hollow platforms and louder nonsense, that independence matters.

Within 24 hours of having moved to Ghost, I was inundated with messages from my newsletter community complimenting me on the new look & feel. I'm so happy in my new home, and the customer support has been a breath of fresh air, helping me get unpacked.

Independent media is the future, and the only place media can be truly independent is Ghost. I value knowing that my life's work does not depend on algorithms or corporations. Ghost is open-source, nonprofit, and flexible—and frankly, the best-looking platform you'll find.

We live in a difficult time where American democracy is under attack. Ghost provides an open platform, free from billionaires, algorithms, and questionable ownership, where we can share stories from our adversely impacted neighbors and those fighting for our rights.

I left the newspaper business after 43 years to hang out my own shingle. Before making the leap, I did a lot of research. I feel fortunate — and I somehow look smart — to have landed on Ghost. Its ease of use have unburdened me to grow with my subscribers. Love the clean look.

The ethics, principles and commitment of Ghost to developing what their writers want rather than what their backers want made the switch from Substack a no-brainer.

I was very nervous to transition from Substack because I don't know a thing about websites but the concierge team made it all very easy and were always available to answer my questions, including jumping on multiple calls with me. I think this speaks to the ethos of the company, and I'm so glad I made the switch.

With a solid and constant evolution journey, my choice of leaving WordPress for Ghost a few years ago has been validated.

Ghost makes setting up and publishing my adventures in sign painting a fun and rewarding experience. It's easy to use and the team are regularly adding well thought out features, most notably the new integration with the open social media of the Fediverse. I regularly recommend Ghost to those looking to publish, create a newsletter, or just build their own corner of the web, and with Pro you also get access to excellent customer service. Go Ghost!

Life is so much better on Ghost. As someone who has moved from Wordpress to Substack to Beehiiv and back to Substack, and now to Ghost... I can tell you I'm not ever moving again. I can also tell you that moving to Ghost was the smoothest process of them all, with the concierge service taking care of everything and ensuring all my content and members came over seamlessly. I love the platform and can't recommend it enough.

Our newsletter has been our number one lead generator for years. Moving to Ghost not only offered us the best platform for a newsletter-driven business but also a robust website that presents our company in the best way possible! Get the most with Ghost!

Ghost is hands down the best blog platform! You can tell that it has been crafted with love, care, and passion :)

Ghost gives us total creative freedom without sacrificing speed or SEO. It’s the perfect platform for publishers who care about both performance and storytelling.

After trying nearly every CMS out there (as well as building our own), Ghost is hands down the best we've used in our 25+ years - and when you include it's open source with has an incredible community, it's a no brainer.

Ghost is a publishing platform that actually puts writers first, not a glorified social media app. It's the only platform I'd trust to host my independent media outlet.

Switching to Ghost made publishing feel effortless. No plugins, no maintenance, no distractions – just a clean, fast platform that lets me focus on writing. It’s the first blogging tool I’ve actually enjoyed using.

I'm thrilled to be on a nonprofit that lives its values, and treats me like a person instead of a product. And so many more of my readers are glad to support my work now that I'm here-- it's a wonderful platform for publishing, and win-win all around.

I'm thrilled to be at a nonprofit that lives my values and delivers on beautiful newsletters and gorgeous posts in the process. What's not to love?

I'm thrilled to be on a platform that lives its values, and that treats me like a person, not a product. And my readers are happier to support my work now that I'm here, too-- and since the interface is wonderful, it's win-win-win all around! I've been recommending Ghost everywhere I go.

We chose Ghost over other publishing platforms to begin our news site because of the functionality and customization. Everything we need to run our cooperative business is available in one place.

Ghost gives us proper ownership over our assets, where other platforms don't. Also, we love the content editor on Ghost, it allows us to create content while always keeping us mobile/platform friendly and compliant. It has made our user experience much more stable, when we try out new features on Ghost, we know they are going to work and work well, the first time.

Ghost is great! I moved here from Substack and never looked back. Plus, having my newsletter on the social web is the way of the future.

Ghost changed the game for us. Just a month in and our traffic is up over 400%, the site is blazingly responsive, subscriptions are coming in, and we've been able to roll out four newsletters in four weeks with ease.

Ghost set-up is easy, while also providing a lot of customizability if you want to tinker later. This means our newsletter stands out from the sad beige ones flooding inboxes. Pricing is fair for all audience sizes and provides real value. Stop looking and just sign up for Ghost.

Switching from WordPress to Ghost has been such a calming experience. Ghost does most of what I want it to without the anxiety of plug-in updates, security updates, and never-ending SEO and performance tweaks. Everything just works and works well with Ghost.

I've tried most platforms, sometimes just researching, sometimes using them for myself or others. Ghost is a mile ahead of everyone else. The interface and general design polish / feature set / ease of us is unmatched. It's the first time that I've ever spent 1+ year without thinking about changing to some other provider.

The move from Substack to Ghost was smooth. Ghost gives us far more control, with higher open rates, lower churn and higher conversion rates. I'm very glad we switched.

Ghost is really easy to use, and it is fast. I love their focus on quality over quantity. You should use this platform if you are a busy executive or content producer who doesn't have time to learn something complicated, yet you need a really professional site. Ghost is amazing!

Ghost has been a delight to not just publish with, but to write on. Its features help me really expand what Transfer Orbit can be, from tools on the back end to customizing its appearance to connecting with readers and fellow writers. I've been doing this for a long time, and it's one of the best platforms I've ever worked with.

Ghost has been a joy to publish through: its platform is versatile and customizable that best suits the needs that my publication needed.

I've been blogging since 2005 and have worked with WordPress, Joomla!, Medium and Drupal over the years. After trying Ghost, I'm impressed—it's straightforward, incredibly fast, and handles all the management seamlessly.

Moving to Ghost has been the best thing I've ever done for my solo writing. No more trying to act as a web developer and writer at the same time.

I made the leap from Substack to Ghost and haven't looked back. Not only am I keeping FAR more in my monthly income--doubling what I was keeping this time last year, but I know I'm on a platform that values free speech.

I love Ghost! I was looking for the most ethical platform to build my subscription and blog on and found that Ghost is easy to use, it looks great and integrates everything I need!

We needed to scale but our simple wordpress site was showing its limitations. Migrating to Ghost gives us the tools to grow. We're in a whole different stratosphere now.

It is simply the easiest and most comprehensive all-in-one platform to help you manage and scale your website audience. Highly recommended!

Seamless, clean, and effective. Ghost brings back the joy of publishing with full control over my work.

I'm a freelance science journalist and Ghost was the perfect place to launch my science newsletter. It's a rich tool that only gets better and better. Whether you're launching a little newsletter or building an independent online magazine, Ghost has you covered — and can grow with you.

Ghost continues to be the easiest way to set up a custom publication on the open web. The authorship experience remains sleek yet flexible, and it's easy to control what your audience sees and experiences. I don't have to worry that my platform is spamming my audience because I haven't reviewed my settings with a fine-toothed comb.

Relieved to be in a place that is ethical, not-for-profit, and that also works brilliantly! And is easy to set up and run for someone like me.

I worked at Pitchfork for 12 years writing about punk records in the margins of my news job. see/saw was the impossible dream—the opportunity to engage entirely with punk music. Through Ghost, I'm growing an income as a punk writer and building a new publication of my own. I still can't believe it.

It was very daunting getting off my former platform, especially as a tired/distracted mom and freelancer, but Ghost's concierge service smoothed the road. I love how my newsletter looks and am thankful it was so seamless for my readers.

Moving my newsletter to Ghost led to an explosion of growth (10x), and also felt like untying my hands as a publisher. Suddenly, I could do just about everything I wanted to make the newsletter uniquely mine. Ghost's continued investment in supporting the Fediverse and independent publishers also just feels so good to be a part of.

For a variety of reasons, both social and financial, we migrated from another platform, and we have not looked back. The migration process was smooth, and where there were bumps, the customer service was responsive and personal — FIVE STARS! I can't wait to see where Ghost heads next as features, and to see the community continue to grow for the betterment of its users and the world.

Ghost gives BCSDA a clean, credible way to publish ESG intelligence, grow our subscriber base, and turn content into meaningful member conversations — without the usual complexity.

We run a global techno radio show and release exclusive tracks, mixes, and stories every week. Ghost powers our publishing with speed, clean design, and complete control, making it easy to share new episodes, releases, and behind-the-scenes updates with our audience, all in one place.

As a DJ, my energy goes into the music, not into managing plugins, updates, and server configs. Ghost just works. My fans love it; a third of them open the newsletter. I moved from WordPress and never looked back.

Ghost is the perfect environment for writers to create the kind of work that they can feel proud of. Have been on the Ghost platform for about seven years and cannot recommend it enough.

Ghost has taken away all the hard work from HOW I run my site, and allowed me to focus on WHAT content I want to share. I 100% recommend Ghost to anyone trying build a newsletter brand.

Moving to Ghost was definitely the best move we ever made for our newsletter. We gained 1367 new subscribers within the first week after migration. I have moved 3 sites to Ghost in the past month already.

Ghost lets me speak to people without censorship or billionaire algorithms deciding who hears it. With the fediverse, our movement can finally connect directly — across borders, outside corporate control. That’s the future.

The biggest upgrade switching from WordPress to Ghost was the editing experience. WP's Gutenberg editor used to cry when my posts became longer than 2,000–3,000 words, which was a frequent scenario. I've written posts longer than 10,000 words and with 200+ images/videos on my Ghost blog without a hiccup.

Incredible progress from Ghost to support independent publishing with advanced publishing tools, integrated email newsletters, fediverse distribution, and now discovery tools. This platform just keeps getting better!

I love Ghost. A clean, straightforward backend. Open source, but actually user-friendly with managed hosting at a good price. Plenty of options for integrations, but none I really *need* because it just works out of the box. And it meaningfully lets me control my own blog--I could move to self-hosting without missing a beat, if I wanted to, but Ghost Pro is worth it.

Ghost made it simple to launch a cutting-edge site for aspiring elite athletes: sleek, clean, professional, on a lean budget.

We originally ran our airfare alerts on WordPress, but after looking into Ghost, it quickly became clear it was the perfect fit for what we needed. Instead of juggling custom integrations and a long list of backend tasks just to manage our emails, Ghost offered a seamless, all-in-one solution. After giving it a test run, making the switch was a no-brainer—and we haven’t looked back since.

Switching to Ghost was one of the smartest moves our feminist, independent, worker-owned media collective has made! The Concierge service was incredible and we're already seeing growth and more reader engagement.

Ghost has improved the curation and newsletter sending experience massively for us, it's been a true game changer.

Nothing beats Ghost for running a blog. Period. It’s the cleanest, smartest platform ever built and I say that as someone born before the internet existed, with Boomer parents and enough digital battle scars to write a trilogy. Trust me: I’ve seen every blogging platform in the wild, and Ghost is the only one that doesn’t make you question your life choices.

Ghost has provided so much in the way of audience, UI, website support that I can truly focus on making my content great and top-quality!

I love how everything I need to publish is in one place on Ghost: newsletters, a beautiful site, and revenue options. I used ConvertKit (Kit) before, and I'm so happy I made the switch. PLUS: Ghost is independent and open-source, and it fits right in with my indie journalism values!

Switching to Ghost transformed our business. The platform gives us all the flexibility we need, complete control of our customer database, 100pc uptime, and ultra-responsive support. It’s also absurdly low cost. Highly recommended.

Ghost gave me a customizable central hub for my writing. Clean, customizable design and subscriber ease-of-use were non-negotiables - both of which are amazing on Ghost and add so much credibility and professionalism to my work. Been writing for two years now and I'm so happy with it!

Ghost gave me the freedom to focus on creativity instead of wrestling with tech. Its intuitive toolset made publishing effortless and helped me turn my ideas into a sustainable income stream.

Ghost is a fabulous platform for publishing my data-science puzzles. Plus, I'm supporting an open-source project, which means that I'm benefiting all publishers, rather than a company whose interests and values aren't aligned with mine. I'm very happy with my decision to switch to Ghost, and encourage others to use it, too!

Ghost's simple-to-use platform is impressively optimised for organic search. Within one week we were in the top spot for relevant Google searches.

Ghost gave me a discount because their wonderful folks felt my work supports public interest. I mean, which other business out there will do that for a customer? I am a Ghost fan for life.

With Ghost, we went from juggling plugins and updates to a clean, lightning-fast publishing experience. It’s made writing and growing my audience effortless, this is the speed, stability, and simplicity I always wanted.

No more messing with plugins to get half-decent site speeds and SEO, Ghost just does it all for you so you can focus on what's important: content.

Ghost has been exactly the platform I sought: independent, open source, flexible, beholden to no shareholders or VCs, and straightforward to use. And now part of the Fediverse. Excited to be part of its growth.

Ghost gave us a deterministic publishing layer for scientific doctrine. Clean HTML, real SEO control, and zero platform friction. It’s the first CMS that actually respects how serious research should be published.

I love how rock solid my blog is on Ghost. I've been able to just focus on writing new posts and sharing what I'm working on without having to worry about plugin upgrades or theme changes. It just works so I can do the work I enjoy.

Building with Ghost means having a partner with the same goals and incentives. If you're serious about independent publishing, there's no better choice.

Choosing Ghost means peace of mind. It just works and I can be sure they will never screw me over to please greedy investors.

I've used countless other well-known tools out there to make my websites over the years. But Ghost is the first one that feels like home. Love every aspects of it!

Ghost has made it so much easier to share content with my audience via email — I've completely eliminated the friction of switching between a CMS and a separate email platform. Having all of the tools I need in one spot makes me more apt to send out more content, and faster, than I ever did before.

Ghost has been the best move I've made for my newsletter. It's easy to use, the support is great, and it looks fantastic. And best of all its affordable.

Ghost is the easiest way to publish my ideas on the latest technology.

I love the level of control Ghost gives you over your online presence and newsletter, without requiring Mad Tech Skills. The balance is just right.

Best editing experience around, and Ghost's love and support for the indie web doesn't hurt either :)

Ghost gave me the structure to build exactly what I needed... and then kept growing alongside me. It just works, and when it doesn't, support is there.

I was on Substack for years, complaining about the closed API and how I could not integrate anything. With Ghost, the site looks just like I want, the open rates are higher, and I actually get quick, helpful human support.

Ghost is a total game-changer for educators. I've struggled for years to find the best writing platform for niche topics in literature & reading skills, but Ghost turned out to be the perfect engine for ownership & connecting with engaged readers!

Ghost is the by far the best CMS I have ever tried. It's fast, beautiful, and thanks to AI, building new pages is even easier than other no-code platforms. The team is constantly shipping new features, and the pricing is super fair. I also migrated my newsletter subscribers, and never looked back.

Ghost lets me focus on writing and building, not fighting with tech. Simple, fast, and built for creators who value clarity.

Hosting my website and sending out my newsletters has been super easy. I switched to Ghost 2 years ago and could not be happier!

I have been growing my social media following, but not enjoying the lack of control. Ghost is giving me back that control and helping me create a true, connected and authentic community.

Using Ghost has been a game-changer for The Art Newsletter. Its clean interface and publishing tools make collaboration seamless, allowing our international team of college students to easily share drafts, edit together, and publish polished issues every week.

When a few people started asking to get my weekly round-ups by email I looked into it on WordPress and the integration challenge was too great! When I found Ghost it could handle members and newsletters easily out of the box. It made the transition decision easy.

Ghost is a dream. And though I do have a mild panic attack any time I need to change anything in the settings, when I get there it couldn't be easier. Great yearly price. And a shout out to the newsletter, one of the few I read end to end.

Ghost is so much easier to use than Wordpress -- I love the clean interface and newsletter integrations that make publication much simpler. I've written so much more since I made the switch!

The ability to design custom themes for my Ghost site allows me to create an online presence that reflects the full breadth of my creative practice. This is on top of the incredible newsletter and networking capabilities. It's the best option for working creatives and it's not even close.

Ghost is hands down the best tool for writing and publishing. I have tried so many other platforms, and nothing competes against them!

Ghost lets you focus on what matters: content. That should say it all.

When it became clear I needed to find a new home for my newsletter, Ghost became the obvious choice. It was super easy to migrate my entire archive. The UI for building and publishing my newsletter is intuitive, the integrations are powerful, and the community in the forums very helpful for when you get stuck.

Ghost makes it effortless to deliver exclusive content to registered members while keeping my writing safe(r) from the endless onslaught of web and AI scrapers. The built-in newsletter tools seal the deal; everything I need to publish, protect, and connect with my readers lives in one elegant platform.

As an independent journalist who's used tons of CMSs over the years, Ghost's interface and tools are by far the best in the business.

In a world where most SaaS and cloud providers are happy to collect the money and make minimal updates and changes. Ghost continually pushes the boundaries, enabling growth. The latest connection to the Fediverse leaves me lost for choice in how to exploit this. It's a joy to look forward to real functionality with every upgrade. And it's spectacular value for money!

We’ve grown to over 1,500 members and evolved into a full content engine for D&D VTT games. Ghost has been the backbone of it all — fast, distraction-free, and fully under our control. It empowers us to focus on what matters most: delivering handcrafted content directly to the players who care.

I moved my personal website & newsletter well over a year ago and I'm loving it. I have been able to focus on what's important: curating the content, meeting my community members, communicating and writing - and I have been able to stop worrying about the maintenance of the technology behind it. Worry free. Real value for money.

With Ghost, all I need to worry about is creating content. It gives me performance insights, growth tools, and a seamless experience. What better place to build than where everything is ready for you?

The switch to Ghost was such a smooth process and their folks were super helpful with any questions I had. The latest update has made the Ghost dashboard even more comprehensive too.

The simplicity and interface really make Ghost unique and a pleasure to use. It's been completely reliable since signing up back in 2021.

I publish to my readership daily and using Ghost makes that process an absolute dream. I look forward to sitting down and writing, every day!

Ghost has proven to be a flexible, functional, and most of all, ethical publishing platform for Soft Labor. I've used many if not post of the options out there, and prefer Ghost the most!

There is no way I would have learned, developed as a technical person, and built a beautiful magazine without Ghost as the foundation.

If you need a news or blog website, just use Ghost. There is literally nothing like it that is as efficient, good looking, and easy to use that exists at all.

Ghost returns the internet to its original promise of independence. That's why I choose to publish my writing here.

Moving to hosting my blog on Ghost has enabled me to post more easily & quickly, and to keep in touch with more my weaker connections more frequently through newsletters. The platform has been improving every 6 months or so, and I love that it's so well-maintained and supported since it's open source.

So easy to setup, very flexible to customize with little complexity, always being added to from a vibrant open source community. Beehiv and Substack should be shaking in their boots.

As we build a movement to bring people together and inspire collective action towards a new way of living - Ghost's open-source nature allows us to freely customise and self-host our platform, giving us complete control to create ACTionism's publishing system aligned with our values, independent of corporate infrastructure.

I've been moving all my Wordpress blogs to Ghost, which allows me to spend more time on writing and publishing than development and maintenance. It's been a blessing and a delight.

I had my website on WordPress for years, and it was a constant headache with every update. Despite creating templates, it would take over an hour just to post a new article. In one afternoon, I moved my site, and now it takes less than 5 minutes to create and publish my new posts. I love the clean, simple interface and Ghost is so easy to use.

Turns out moving to Ghost was the best decision I’ve ever made. From that moment on, I had my own little business, and the best way to connect directly with my readers without being at the mercy of any algorithm.

Ghost makes it easy for me to directly connect with the people who most want to connect with me. And anytime I've had an issue, a real human actually responds. It's like how the internet used to be, and can be once again.

Switching from WordPress to Ghost just over a year ago was the best decision I’ve made for my publication. Ghost handles everything behind the scenes so I can focus 100% on writing great content every single day. The built-in tools are incredible, and the new network has opened up entirely new ways to grow and connect with readers too. I wish I’d made the move sooner.

We switched over from running a Wordpress blog, which got harder and harder to maintain each year and keep up to date, to Ghost over two years ago and it has honestly been incredibly simple and easy to run - we just focus on content and growth now and leave Ghost do everything else.

Moving to Ghost has not only been the easiest decision we've ever made, but we can focus solely on content and growing our community, and Ghost takes care of the rest!

I started my blog on Tumblr at least 15 years ago before migrating to Squarespace and ultimately Ghost. I chose and still love Ghost because I wanted a platform that was beautifully minimalist so I could focus on writing without getting distracted by the need to tinker with the design. I’ve never looked back. I love the focused simplicity of Ghost and the ethos of the company—and just wish I could prioritize the time to post more frequently.

Ghost is everything a blog and newsletter platform should be. It's powerful yet invisible – doing everything I need it to do without getting in the way of the writing process itself. The fact that Ghost is also open-source, independent, and funded 100% by its users makes it the perfect tool for me.

Switching to Ghost has changed my whole relationship with publishing. By enabling me to make meaningful connections with readers, it's put the joy back in writing. Powerful but intuitive, Ghost is ideal for someone like me who just wants to focus on the words and leave the platform to take care of the rest.

Ghost has helped us to create a very high quality media product with The Executive Summary. We have CEOs reading and coming to our events. Wordpress was too fiddly. Beehiiv couldn't do landing pages or web content very well. Ghost has a lot of things already thought through and it's very easy.

Ghost is lightning fast, flexible, and secure - everything we need to run our chess education membership site. We migrated from Wix, and the difference in experience is literally like night and day. Go Ghost!

I am incredibly impressed. I'm nearing 5,000 subscribers, and the depth an customisability of this platform makes me so happy. I left Substack, and I'm quite glad I did. Plus, the customer service is deadly good.

Moving to Ghost was easy, did it two years ago when Squarespace delivered the worst experience on the web. I love the ways I can manage my content. If I had more dev skills, I could get more out of this being open source, but for now, it's perfect for me!

After a long process and several different approaches to going online with my art I have arrived at Ghost. I now have a source of revenue, an audience that wishes to support my work... or just likes me, a place to share my art to people interested in it, and my art history going back 50 years.

As sharp as a letter opener through a silk tie.

Ghost lets me publish a 5,000+ word analytical product with bespoke theatre maps, source-indexed claims, tiered audio editions, and a Lexical-first production system around Ghost's Admin API. No other platform would let me do that. Ghost is the only infrastructure that I trust daily.

Ghost removed the operational friction from publishing. I spend my time writing, structuring ideas, and building tools for readers, not maintaining a platform. That constraint alone changed how consistently and seriously I publish.

It All Connects is for anyone who grapples with complexity—of identity, art-making, culture, or conscience—to make a difference in their own life and, potentially, in the life of their community. I am excited to have moved it from Substack to Ghost because Ghost's commitment to writers' independence matches perfectly the ethos of my newsletter.

I've been running Ghost since before 1.0, first on self-hosted servers and later via Ghost Pro, and all I can say is that I really love this platform. The powerful yet simple interface is exactly what I want. The focus on an excellent writing experience is incredible. The upgrades have been an absolute breeze. Keep up the great work team.

Ghost offers the best of all worlds. Amazing publishing tools and complete independence for writers that appreciate healthy community values. I can't think of a better place for journalists.

I want to invest in platforms that are transparent, innovative, and customizable — and Ghost is all of these things and more! My SEO is incredible here and hosting on Ghost has given my brand and writing so much more traction.

Ghost is so easy and, dare I say, fun to write with it just compels me to write more and to dig in to learn how to write and share better. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Ghost makes me a better blogger. And I'm grateful!

I switched to Ghost and spent more time writing than tinkering with plugins and buggy themes. Best decision ever. Now I am at +70 articles in and it's been a game changer for my career.

Ghost has been a game-changer for us because it puts creators back in control. No ads, no algorithms dictating reach. What I appreciate most about Ghost is how it removes the noise. Instead of wrestling with bloated tools, I spend my time actually creating and publishing. The workflow is frictionless, the site performance is excellent, and the sense of ownership is complete. It’s the kind of product that quietly multiplies your output without ever getting in the way.

Ghost let us build a document-driven art newsroom with multiple newsletters and native payments. The platform feels built for serious publishers, and we regularly hear from readers and sources that Urgent Matter looks authoritative and established well beyond its age.

Ghost is lean, simple, speedy, and effective. It loads quickly - as a creator and as a customer - and makes our recipe pages look so great! And importantly, membership management is easy and clean. All this has allowed us, in just three months of sending content, to generate nearly 70 sign-ups, including paid members!

Easy to use, clean, simple. I love that I can write and post! No need to mess with formatting. Ghost allows me to simply focus on work!

Ghost is the perfect platform for small, independent publishers to build their subscriber base. It was the best decision to move to a platform that has our needs top of mind.

Ghost is calm and clean - a kind ghost, nothing scary. No more impossibly complex plugin updates. It just works.

My Ghost site is not only allowing me to share my journey as a first time author, but it is helping hone my ability as a tighter, more resonant, and meaningful writer.

Ghost has been a game changer for me. I spend a lot less time on the backend and can write much more content as a result.

I left Instagram for Ghost: a clean, quiet space to publish my photography and leave the noise and the algorithm behind.

Using Ghost has actually made me excited to write content! It's so simple and user friendly, and I was thrilled to find I could code completely custom themes too, so I could use it for my whole site - not just the blog. Their support team are lovely and the social web integration is a huge plus for me - it's like having my old RSS reader back again!

Moving to Ghost was a seamless process with a huge payoff. It's more customizable, aesthetically pleasing, and organized then the platform I used previously. It is also constantly improving based on user feedback so the updates are always relevant.

Switching to Ghost has been one of the best decisions I could have made for our non-profit. We've cut costs on services Ghost provides in house, and it's truly user friendly. If for some reason it's not, the customer service is great with their quick guides that can help you solve most of your problems. I can't say enough good things about Ghost!

Ghost lets me monetize without handing over a huge cut to the same tech billionaires who’ve already tricked the internet into funding their yachts. Instead, I get to keep my revenue, and write snarky articles about them while they sail off.

Ghost was the perfect answer to my specific need — a platform that lets me create blog posts and send them as a newsletter. The fact that it’s a hosted solution with custom domains, supports payment integrations, and connects seamlessly with third-party tools is just the cherry on top.

I tried a number of well known platforms and then discovered Ghost, the level of content control for a practical cybersecurity blog is unmatched. I finally found a home.

Running The Second Act Letter on Ghost has been a game-changer. It gives us a clean, distraction-free platform built for publishing, with the flexibility to grow as our audience grows. From managing subscribers to delivering content seamlessly, Ghost has helped us focus less on tech headaches and more on what matters—writing and connecting with readers.

We couldn't be more thrilled with how easy and freeing it was to switch to Ghost. Our literary magazine is small, lean, and simple, which means we needed a platform that could match our needs and then some without alienating any of our subscribers. The result? Not a single person has unsubscribed since.

Moving to Ghost was a game-changer. I spend less time on server headaches and more time seeing what content actually connects with my audience. Simple, secure, and genuinely easier.

Migrating my old Magazine format (flipping pages) to a high-end mobile responsible platform such as Ghost has been the best decision. Everything you need to grow your business is in the backend. Fantastic!

Ghost made publishing at Oblique Asia effortless—fast, clean, and built for growth without the technical clutter.

Moving to Ghost from Wordpress was the smartest decision I've made for my newsletter this year.

I’d been planning to launch a motorsport photography and journalism publication for a while, and after trying several platforms, Ghost was a complete game changer. It’s incredibly easy to use, looks fantastic, and the built-in insights make managing everything simple and seamless — exactly what I needed to get started.

Ghost allows us to work efficiently as a team. While our company builds digital infrastructure for emerging sports, Ghost provides us with the editorial and publishing tools to ensure our narrative outcomes are reader friendly and professional.

Ghost is one of the only modern publishing platforms that gives you a combination of ease and flexibility that makes it possible to focus on your production while still standing out in terms of quality. Second publication we've migrated here.

Ghost lets me focus on what matters: testing AI tools and sharing honest insights with communications professionals. No wrestling with platforms, no feature bloat – just clean publishing that gets out of the way so I can do the work, and highlight what matters.

I moved from Substack to Ghost because I needed a platform that gives me full ownership and creative freedom. Ghost lets me run my publication on my terms. It's clean, independent, and built to grow with me.

Ghost makes running HanaYou online so much easier. I can focus on teaching ikebana instead of fighting with clunky tools. The site looks beautiful and just works for our community, both in Kyoto and abroad.

I spent a week looking for a decent blogging platform to migrate from dying Medium. Ghost culture and vision were the best, so I happily moved there.

Ghost has changed the game for local business news websites. We used WordPress previously and it is extremely outdated, slow, and clunky for our readers. Our website is a sleek, quick medium to connect our readers to the latest news and events happening. If you still use WordPress in 2026, you are quickly falling behind.

I worked for decades on Wordpress powered sites. Either vanilla Wordpress or headless Wordpress. It was always a patchwork of plugins, SaaS that, more often than not, would break. Since launching MooseMoney.com on Ghost, I can focus on growing our audience and monetizing and the website is faster than any Wordpress I ever operated!

I like knowing that I have the option to take my virtual home with me if that's what I wish. Ghost lets me keep more of my hard-earned subscriptions at scale. On top of that, it just looks and sounds cooler.

I tried ghost many years ago, self-hosted, and we didn't get along. But I tried it out again this year and it's improved so so much. Very easy to use, good documentation, it makes publishing my blog easy. I moved back to Ghost from Substack and haven't looked back.

I chose Ghost because the mission of my practice is too important to depend on the management of centralized platforms. It's been a delight to use and never makes me cringe.

We chose Ghost because it offers something increasingly rare on the internet: infrastructure that respects both writers and readers. The platform gives us sovereignty over our publishing. For a slow media project like ours, Ghost lets us focus on writing, ideas, and our readers, without the noise of systems that treat people as data.

It’s like switching from a PC to a Mac; Ghost is the Mac, and I’ve never looked back...

Ghost is the answer to so many issues. Privacy, ownership and independence blend well with reach and dialogue. The interface is straightforward and customizable. Publishing is easy. And I'm free from the oligarchs. Ghost continues to make strides to promote the Fediverse. I look forward to greater interoperability.

Ghost gave me the freedom to build C-Store Thrive into a go-to resource for convenience store professionals without the noise and clutter of other platforms. In a niche where practical, real-world training is hard to find, Ghost makes it easy to share SOPs, compliance guides, and leadership insights with store-level employees, district managers, and owners — all in one clean, member-focused hub.

For me, true content ownership, coupled with the palpable care the Ghost team dedicates to their platform and community, creates a unique feeling of freedom. This makes using Ghost a perfectly coherent choice for my creative endeavors.

Ghost disappears in the best possible way. It lets me focus on writing and building a publication instead of managing a platform.

Ghost has made our workflow lightning-fast, subscriber engagement has soared, and monetization through memberships is effortless. Ghost is essential to fueling growth.

I recently migrated from Substack to Ghost and couldn’t be happier. Not only do I prefer Ghost’s product, but I feel much more aligned with their philosophical approach to building a business while being good citizens. Here’s to companies building with integrity.

I really appreciate having a relationship with my readers that isn't driven by an algorithm. I also love how simple it is for folks to scroll through all of my writings in one place, with a clean look, and an easy-to-use interface. This is exactly what I was looking for to simplify my online presence and leave Substack behind.

I've been on a journey from Substack to Buttondown to Ghost with my little newsletter. It took a year, but I've finally found somewhere that feels like home - Ghost has the perfect balance of flexible, intuitive tools and beautiful, impactful digital end-products.

Ghost is the ultimate all-in-one platform for creators serious about building a modern publishing business. Its intuitive design and powerful, integrated tools for SEO, newsletters, and memberships have been crucial for growing 'The Bar Raiser Mindset.' It allows me to focus on what I do best—creating valuable content—while the platform handles the rest. It's a true partner in growth.

I've tried bunch or web hosting, but nothing can beat Ghost. Guess I'm gonna stay with Ghost as long as I can!

I moved to Ghost because I wanted a platform that treats essays like essays — not algorithm monetized content. My readers are political strategists and social change activists who rely on serious innovative analysis. Ghost delivers it without getting in the way.

Ghost tools let you make a brand-level, carefully designed site with unique typography and a customized reading experience, a huge leap forward from Substack. As my companion said, "Substack is great if you want the design sophistication of a Word document stapled to a blog. Ghost is a custom house you can remodel; Substack is a rented condo where the landlord won’t let you change the lightbulbs.”

Ghost has unlocked remarkable design and build capabilities that enabled us to launch our website earlier than expected and with more features than planned. We cannot recommend it highly enough. The design tools are superb, and the customer-service team is always on hand to help!

I wanted to build on a platform that wouldn't sell out or get sold. Because Ghost is an open-source publishing platform managed by a non-profit organization, it offers greater transparency and data ownership rights for creators.

The quiet return of writing to the open — where a thought is no longer owned by a platform, but carried by the network of human attention

Ghost is a transformative new experience that allowed us to focus on what we do best, writing, while taking care of the reader experience!

Using Ghost to start my company after graduating from college has given me a fantastic platform to grow my brand!

I consider myself the old man of the Blogiverse . . . been at it since at least 2004. I've used every platform except stone tablets and a chisel. Ghost is hands-down the best platform I've ever used. No exaggeration.

I considered and tried different platforms, but Ghost is best to avoid building on "rented land". Constant updates with new features make it event better!

Ghost has made it really easy to build a kid-friendly educational newsletter and library of screen-free activities for parents and kids. We got set up in a matter of hours, and had our first paid subscribers within a few days. We also love the open source aspect and all the automation options under-the-hood for adding robust features to the platform ourselves.

Originally I built my site on Beehiiv but the simplicity and power of Ghost was worth the switch!

We started with ghost back in 2016! Best decision we ever made for our blog.

Publishing on Ghost makes it easy to just write. Managing themes, plugins, or security patches are a thing of the past. Ghost lets authors and content creators focus on what they do best.

Ghost makes blogging easy, as it takes away all the technical headaches. Plus it provides valuable tools to distribute your blog to existing as well as new followers.

I moved from Substack when I wanted to be more in control of the kind of work I want to publish. I have built a couple of websites with newsletter capabilities on Ghost using the Pro subscription as well as self-hosting it. Ghost is one of the best platforms for hosting a newsletter.

Finally able to unify all my writing since 2011 from 3 seperate blogs and Google Drive, into one beautiful Ghost website.

Brilliant way to bring together all my writing since 2011, easily reach out to my subscribers and sign post for new clients who want to work with me. Clean and super easy user interface.

When we started traveling the world in our trawler, I was looking for the impossible: A platform which could host my blogs, my YouTube archive, allow me to have a paywall and also open SEO. I found it all wrapped up in beautiful design in Ghost. Couldn't be happier.

Ghost gave us the speed and flexibility we needed for BeefySignals. Publishing daily market updates and stock analysis is now effortless, and the platform's performance means our subscribers get critical financial insights without delay. It's built for serious content creators.

Ghost has been the perfect platform for electronicmusic.org . Its simplicity, speed, and flexibility let us focus on sharing electronic music stories, reviews, and news across all genres without worrying about tech. We love how easy it is to feature content, highlight artists, and connect with our community.

Since launching my site on Ghost, everything changed. It’s fast, effortless, and lets my writing take center stage. What started as a personal blog turned into a real thought leadership hub...and the engagement has been incredible.

Most platforms give you a cockpit. Ghost gives you a window. Clean, fast, and out of your way — so the only thing left to do is write.

Ghost is pure signal — no noise, no distractions. It does one thing perfectly: lets you think clearly and publish without friction. I’ve used it for years because it respects the writer’s intent — fast, minimal, and entirely yours.

It's been a life saver for me. Really. This platform somehow helps me get excited about writing. It's really robust, easy and makes everything so easy I can just focus on the thing I love to do: write and share.

After years of publishing on platforms optimized for engagement, Ghost felt like a reset. It stripped away the noise and let me focus on writing — not optimizing, not reacting, just publishing with intention and building a durable relationship with readers.

Ghost is easy to use and makes my site look professional. The migration was seamless, and I am glad I can take my site to the next level.

I'm a relative newbie to Ghost, having migrated from another well-known online publisher under a year ago, but WOW!, its a new world of creativity and culture. A catalyst for giving confidence and determination with results, underpinned by a family of real people. I'm so pleased to be part of that family.

I've fooled with them all, Ghost stands tall as the most usable tool of them all. You get unconditional ownership and control of your own material. Ghost is not greedy, like that other big name.

Ghost made Core-Brief faster to publish, easier to grow, and cleaner to monetize—newsletter + site + memberships in one place.

Using popular social platforms never worked for me. The popular shortform content barely holds any informational value. Ghost lets me create my own social experience with out-of-box features we are used to in big names.

The text editor Ghost provides is leaps and bound better than previous sites I've used. Ghost provides a bunch of user-friendly features while not locking away more advanced customization options. For me, it's the best of both worlds.

Ghost gives me more customization options and control over the website, a better document editor, all while being very easy to use. Highly recommend Ghost.

Ghost has become my personal blog and publishing platform - from being able to embed almost anything and customize whatever I like, to the sheer ease of use and everything works nature of the platform.

Switching to Ghost was a night-and-day difference. The platform is incredibly fast and the editor is so clean it allows us to focus purely on creating content, not fighting with plugins or complex settings. Our workflow is simple now and our site has never performed better.

Switching to Ghost completely transformed how we manage and present our content. Previously, we were constrained by heavier platforms that required constant maintenance, plugins, and workarounds. Ghost gave us a lightweight, modern publishing engine that feels purpose-built for performance and clarity. The biggest improvement has been control and flexibility.

After years of building and managing dozens of WordPress sites, returning to Ghost feels like practicing a kind of digital zen. There’s a lightness to it—no clutter, no excess—just space to write, to notice, to connect. It’s a platform that lets me focus on what endures: the writing, the reflection, and the conversations that unfold from both.

After two decades on WordPress, Ghost’s simple, clean interface gives me a quiet, steady place to help mission‑driven leaders reflect, learn, and meet change with clarity and compassion.

Ghost gives us full control over how our content looks and performs without the noise. We publish SEO articles, tutorial content, and product updates, and Ghost handles all of it cleanly. The code injection for schema markup alone saves us hours every week. It is the right tool for a content-driven AI startup that takes its blog seriously.

It's been six months since leaving WordPress and gee-howdy does Ghost make it so much easier to publish, organize and interact with my audience without all the bloat. I'm small, independent and mighty and I appreciate that Ghost is too, especially as I relaunch through a career reset.

Ghost provides me the platform independence I require to host the stories, audio and visual art I create without subjecting me to the common nefarious behavior and administrative instability found on other common platforms.

I've tried many other content and newsletter platforms, and Ghost is one of the best I've used in terms of ease, control, and features. Seems like every new update adds some incredible new features as well.

I love the features that Ghost keeps adding to help creators grow their projects.

I’ve seen a noticeable boost in visibility since making the move. The clean interface makes it easier to focus on writing, and the built-in SEO and distribution tools ensure my content actually reaches people. I spend less time wrestling with plugins and more time doing the writing and stuff I enjoy!

Ghost gives me a clean, powerful platform to share my work. It’s simple to use, yet professional enough to grow with me as my publishing needs evolve.

Since I switched to Ghost, everything has been running smoothly and without any problems.

I started on WordPress and quickly realized that Ghost would be the best home for my work at Citrine Press. Ghost allows me to focus on my writing and my project plans while it offers smooth sailing and the perfect setup for displaying my content.

Ghost is the perfect canvas for my consciousness. Flexible, reliable, masterful. I've used every platform out there for over a decade, and Ghost has always won.

Medium made a dent in their market share by offering a clean, focused interface without maintenance overhead, but kept the deeply centralized tech and business model. Ghost evolved over Medium by giving ownership to the authors and the community, adding to a growing open social web.

The continuous addition of features and Quality-of-Life improvements has cemented my belief that Ghost is the best choice for me and my content. Easy to use, sleek and affordable.

We started Padelvía to help people discover the globe through padel, one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. Ghost enabled us to launch Padelvía with ease, and our ever-growing community of padel players has grown significantly.

I'm very pleased with how Ghost has turned out for my newsletter, and how easy it was to move it from Substack. The help team has been terrific!

Ghost made it possible to build a writing-first travel publication without chasing algorithms or external platforms. Over time, that clarity has led to better focus, cleaner presentation, and a more intentional relationship with readers.

As a travel blogger, I needed speed and reliability. Ghost delivers both, with an elegant editor and email baked in.

Switching to Ghost gave me full control over my creative voice. No noise, no fluff. Just a clean platform where my beats, thoughts, and stories can breathe. I run a bilingual blog about music, mental health, and authenticity, and Ghost is the first tool that didn’t get in my way. It actually helped me build something real

It has been months and I really love the platform, dashboard and experience of writing in Ghost. I hope to reach bigger numbers and fulfill my childhood dream.

Coming from Webflow, Ghost allowed us to build something that was much better suited to our needs and the pricing remained competitive. I love just how simple it is for us to collaborate and post on Ghost with brilliant analytics insights, without the need for the complicated third party integrations. The best part though, is if you need or want integrations you can!

After publishing my own work on Medium and Substack, I decided it was time for something more business-oriented. Ghost provides all the tools I need and more. I am grateful for their hard work.

Ghost is a game changer. It is simple and elegant. I can focus on what really matters - the content I am producing - without getting lost in a vortex of complicated plugins and glitches.

We replaced a full editorial team with an AI pipeline that publishes 20+ stories a day, runs a daily intelligence brief, and drops a weekly podcast — all automatically.

I never thought running an online community would be my job. The design and setup was easy. The fee structure is unbeatable. Grow your brand and keep your subscription revenue.

The simplicity and ease of use when creating and managing our website is unparalleled compared to something like WordPress or Wix. It's incredible.

I run a media brand while on dialysis three days a week. Ghost gives me ownership, simplicity, and the freedom to build something that outlives algorithms and seasons. For a solo founder with limited energy, that is everything.

Ghost has made it effortless to run my site and newsletter in one place. No distractions, just writing and publishing.

I have tried every platform out there, and I can honestly say Ghost looks and feels the best. It also peforms the best. Using the interface isn't difficult to understand. It just works!

Ghost has given me a high-value, hassle-free experience in finally pursuing my blog. I really appreciate how I can focus on writing and I don't need to fuss with every technical detail on the backend to make things work.

Thanks to Ghost, I'm writing again... and I get to focus on writing, not stuck managing fussy details of the backend.

Moving 10,000 articles, 60,000 members from an antiquated CMS, ESP and Audience Management software, has not been easy but thanks to the Ghost Migrations team, we've now got the most modern trade press platform imaginable.

Ghost lets you get started! It is not overwhelming with choices but still lets you do some really good things. What I am looking forward to is when Ghost helps me go deeper!

I started using Ghost at 17, and it’s been the foundation of my creative work ever since. The platform makes publishing feel effortless, elegant, and truly mine. I’m grateful to be part of such an inspiring community of creators.

The Ghost editor is such a dream, writing blogs in here just feels so much better than on our Shopify site.

Ghost is the first platform I’ve used that feels like it was built for writers rather than for technicians. The editor is clean and distraction-free. Publishing long-form content, uploading images, arranging galleries, and organizing articles through tags feels effortless and fast. I’m able to focus on my message instead of on the settings behind the scenes. The aesthetics are minimalist and modern, yet the entire experience feels personal and creative. It’s a place where my content looks like it belongs. I’ve tried so many platforms over the years, and Ghost is the only one that never gets in the way. It speeds up the creative process instead of slowing it down. When inspiration hits, the platform keeps up with me rather than making me pause to fight with tools. It gives me that rare feeling where technology disappears and all that remains is the work itself. If you want a home for your writing that respects your time, your ideas, and your craft, Ghost is the place to build.

Ghost is absolutely incredible and highly recommended.

I may have only a few members now, but every word I publish is an investment in something bigger. Ghost has turned my ideas into a living, growing space, and I’m just getting started. The next few years? I can’t wait to see how far this journey will take me.

Ghost is a brilliant platform to build an independent media business on. It makes setting up on your own simple, it's intuitive to use, and the features to build a paid audience are great.

I have never built a site or blog before, but Ghost made it surprisingly easy and even fun. In just about an hour I had everything set up and was able to publish my first blog. I highly recommend it to anyone who is intimidated by the thought of creating their own website.

I have been building websites for 25 years. I am so grateful that I found Ghost for my newest websites. It's powerful, flexible, lightweight, and empowers me and my team to build at scale. Their support team is friendly, responsive, and knowledgable. I'll be using Ghost for all of my current and future publication websites moving forward.

I couldn’t be happier. Ghost is easy, it looks professional, and it has all the depth I need without the overwhelm. For me, this feels like the way forward for indie publishers. Simple, smart, and built for people who just want to share their work with the world.

After years of wrestling with WordPress plugins and broken themes, Ghost feels like someone finally built a publishing platform for people who actually write.

Love Ghost! It's lightweight, easy to use and get up and running very quickly. I love how much thought goes into the user experience. Thank you!

Switching to Ghost has allowed me to move from scattered social posting to building a sacred, intentional space for my community. It has simplified the bridge between my voice and the women ready to reclaim their own worth.

I write about hard things—war, healthcare, the rot in American democracy. Ghost gives me a clean place to say it.

I write about money, politics, and a nation in crisis. Most platforms would bury that under ads and algorithms — Ghost doesn’t. It puts my work in front of readers exactly as I write it: uncut, uncompromised, and impossible to ignore. I’ve run companies, built software, and worked with big platforms before — Ghost stands out because it doesn’t get in the way. It lets me focus on writing, publishing, and connecting with readers who want the truth unvarnished. That’s rare, and that’s why I’m here.

Switching to Ghost wasn’t just a platform move—it was a reset. Substack felt like renting space in someone else’s building; Ghost feels like owning the land. The site is mine from the ground up: design, data, and direction. No algorithms pushing or hiding posts, no middleman skimming off the top. Just a clean, fast, reader-first experience that puts the words where they belong—front and center. It’s the right home for Burnt Ground, and for the kind of writing I intend to keep doing.

Everything else turns writers into inventory. Ghost doesn’t. It allows Burnt Ground to exist without compromise, without noise, without permission. That kind of space is disappearing fast.

Ghost is the best platform I’ve ever used for building a modern media brand. Beautifully simple, lightning fast, and purpose-built for growth.

Moving to Ghost has been seamless for us. Everything just works and in the odd instance it doesn't, the support staff is easy to reach and genuinely helpful.

I love this place. Took a minute to get oriented. But, after that - and, after getting my own domain name - and, after (somehow) getting that thing to work - and, after a few more fits, stops and starts: I can say this. I love this place.

I really enjoyed using Ghost to build my site. I tried multiple site builders before, and Ghost is the best when it comes to price, template, etc. I will definitely recommend Ghost over Wix and WordPress.

I have switched from Substack to Ghost, an open-source newsletter and email service that is really efficient. The backup service I have received from Ghost engineers has been first-class, and I would highly recommend a change.

I absolutely LOVE how user-friendly and pretty the Ghost interface is. If you need a blog or newsletter tool you can use from the get-go, you need to try Ghost.

Ghost was so easy to build, and I am amazed at how professional it looks. Initially I considered building my newsletter business on Substack, but what sold me on Ghost was the ability to keep all my earnings! Ghost costs only about a dollar a day, which is incredibly reasonable. In my first two weeks of posting, I already have paying subscribers!

I read all the comparisons about providers similar to Ghost and I tried some free memberships. Ghost ended out tops because of smart and sharp tech assistance they provided to get my blog up and running. Since going Pro, although it took me a while to know 'which buttons to press where ' (as with getting to know any new software), I am now comfortable and au fait with it. Well done Ghost team.

Ghost is so incredibly easy to use. You want a custom domain? Easy. Newsletters? Easy. Mailing list? Easy. Make a website which looks awesome? Easy. All I need to do is focus on what I want to say, and Ghost makes it trivial to say it.

In 24 hours I set-up my 25yrs or experience writing about AAPL and tech analysis and investments. In 60 days I had over 200 subscribers. Ghost allowed a turnaround and set-up within hours, and I’m exceptionally pleased with the results at 97% member-engagement rates.

I run a free monthly newsletter, and switching to Ghost has enabled me to provide a much more professional-looking offering and easily manage my subscription list.

As a first-time blogger exploring a decidedly niche corner of computing history, I was happy with how easy Ghost made it to get started. I knew nothing about doing this; I started from literal zero. 25,000 unique readers in the first three months far exceeded my expectations, and I owe a lot of that to having chosen Ghost as my platform.

Ghost has given me a tremendous outlet for my writing. The platform is so easy to use - it gets out of the way so that I can write, write, write.

A great platform to feel comfortable writing publicly.

Ghost lets me focus on building useful tools and thoughtful content instead of managing plugins, paywalls, and workarounds. That focus matters.

We chose Ghost because the API lets us deliver content through our Next.js SSR stack without compromise. No plugins, no bloat, just clean structured content. It's now our default CMS for every client website we build.

Switching from WordPress to Ghost was a no-brainer for us. Ghost is significantly easier to set up, manage, and grow.

Creating a community around purpose, life and love (well-being) is a game changer in my life! What I can do today with tools like Ghost would have required an entire team ten years ago. It enables me to bring clarity and magic to the world.

We moved from Wix to Ghost to build scientific authority for a New Zealand mānuka honey and skincare brand. Three posts in, we are ranking on Google Rich Results, appearing in AI search responses on Gemini and Perplexity, and publishing content that actually reflects the quality of the science behind our products. Ghost gave us the infrastructure to be taken seriously.

Ghost made launching our magazine stupidly simple. For a magazine like FYSFEE that thrives on speed, creativity, and a whole lot of beautifully unhinged content, Ghost has been the perfect home. Zero friction, zero bullshit, maximum freedom to build exactly what we want.

I’m not a big media outlet or a millionaire newsletter guru. I’m just a writer figuring it out as I go. Ghost lets me do that without losing my mind.

Wordpress is like the 1990s compare Ghost - feature rich, easy to use, API enabled and gorgeous templates!

The previous site I used forced interaction through what felt like old social media in order to drive growth. Here on Ghost, my focus can be on my writing, the thing I love and came here to do. I'm so happy I switched!

It's nearly two years since I made the switch from Substack and my only regret is I didn't switch to Ghost sooner.

After spending months testing different publishing platforms, Ghost stood out as the easiest and most complete solution. Instead of constantly fighting with the tools, I could focus on building my business and publishing content. Ghost truly delivers on the promise of letting creators concentrate on their work rather than the platform itself.

One of the easiest-to-use yet complete platforms to share ideas worth spreading

For a luddite like me, self-publishing my first novel in a serialized manner would have been impossible if not for Ghost. Thank you so much for making it so easy. The architecture allows me to do world-building without having to worry about technical stuff. Looking forward to continuing collaboration with Ghost!

The ease with which a novice such as me could create a simple website to publish my debut book "A New Faith" is all because of Ghost. The way they have added Federation and now Search is excellent. Thank you sooooo much! Keep doing the good work!

This year I set myself the challenge of consolidating content streams and becoming consistent with newsletters. That wouldn't have been possible without Ghost and I'm so excited to have taken the plunge

I set up on Ghost because it's functional, reliable, and has just the right balance of flexibility versus too many options. It lets me focus on writing, rather than messing around with the tech.

I love Ghost, it's what the internet used to be like: content for the reader and speedy loading, not ads and redirects everywhere.

I have tried every alternative! Ghost has the exact ease and simplicity I need to maintain a publication in my spare time.

I'm astonished at how clear and easy to use Ghost is, and how clean and attractive the end product is. That's enabled me to focus on the main purpose: Writing interesting issues so that I can share things I love with readers.

Moving to Ghost gave me speed, control, and peace of mind. Publishing is effortless, performance is excellent, and the platform stays invisible — exactly how it should be.

Moving to Ghost simplified everything. Publishing is faster, performance is better, and I’m no longer fighting the platform. The built-in memberships and clean writing experience let me focus on content. No plugin chaos, no friction. Just a clean publishing engine built for growth.

I moved to Ghost from Substack and it is such a clean and streamlined platform to use. I have moved all of my history articles over and will soon include my more general work as well.

I was looking for a newsletter platform that's non-profit, open source, and with servers in Europe. Ghost offers all of that, looks amazing and is easy to navigate while keeping the level of personalization high. Cannot recommend enough.

Soon we’ll be celebrating 4 years with Ghost, and we’ve generated six figures in revenue with them. The best platform for having paid subscribers.

The accessibility of Ghost's UI has been instrumental in the ensemble of work I've been able to publish without unprompted social distraction like other services like Substack offer.

Ghost is a fantastic product supported by a great non-profit team & open-source community.

Ghost is allowing me to develop my own brand, which reflects the things I feel deeply about. From personalizing my page to writing about topics that I am passionate about. This makes me hopeful that I may be able to find a group of individuals that resonate with my material.

Moving to ghost made my life simpler. Before I was on Wordpress and needed to update a lot of plugins... just to make it work. Now my website is fast, simpler and much more convincing, without the need to say something. I strongly recommend Ghost.

I used WordPress for years. But it was becoming slow and complicated to use. Then I switched to Ghost. Since then, I only log in to write. It's incredibly smooth and powerful. I recommend it.

Switching to Ghost was the best decision IOCO made for our readers and our team of 60 authors. The platform's usability is unmatched—clean, fast, and intuitive. Migrating over 12,000 posts from WordPress was a complex task, but the Ghost team supported us every step of the way, making the transition smooth and efficient. We couldn’t be happier with the result.

After 20 years on WordPress, I was done. Done chasing updates, spending hours stripping bloated code, and watching plugin costs pile up. Switching to Ghost changed everything. Now I can focus on what actually matters, creating quality content and genuinely serving my readers.

Ghost’s clean, straightforward design and intuitive UI give my online presence a fresh, professional look—I hope you like it as much as I do.

As Austria’s largest association in the field of data protection, we deliberately chose Ghost because it provides a highly flexible and future-proof platform for our public presence. Its native integration with the Fediverse was another key factor in our decision, as it aligns strongly with our commitment to openness, interoperability, and digital sovereignty.

I have started a number of independent sites since 2007 on many different platforms, from Wordpress to Substack to Medium and trying many others. None have matched the ease of use as Ghost, the transparency, and clarity. This will be the last home for me. Building from scratch is never easy, but Ghost is making it easy and fun.

Ghost gives us the freedom to publish fast, stay lightweight, and keep full control of our content — exactly what an adventure platform needs

After years on WordPress, I finally exhaled. Ghost feels like a clean desk — nothing extra, just space to write. Everything works right away, without plugins or endless setup. I customized the theme in no time, and everything runs smoothly, quietly, and reliably. For the first time, I feel like the technology serves me — not the other way around.

Ghost didn't solve all my problems. I still have to write. I still have to figure out what's worth saying. The blank page is still terrifying at 3am. But here's what Ghost did do: It got out of my way. After 16 years of fighting with CMSs that either treated me like an idiot or a developer, Ghost just... works. Not in a boring way. In a 'holy shit, I can actually focus on thinking instead of troubleshooting' way. The weird part? The platform keeps getting better without getting more complicated. Every update makes me think 'oh, someone actually uses this thing.' I've never written a testimonial for software before. That should tell you something.

I’ve been using Ghost since its early days. What’s changed for the better is its focus: it never lost sight of writing, publishing, and ownership — even as it scaled.

We switched from WordPress to Ghost because of the seamless combination and integration of key features: minimalist design, low maintenance, built-in newsletter, membership area with access management, free Stripe integration, and excellent mobile UX for authors. We’re absolutely thrilled!

I wanted to try a new CMS and Ghost came to my attention when researching best CMS for AIO and SEO. So far – a month in – I love it!

Ghost is the best platform I could imagine. Posting is no longer a chore, and everything is displayed fast and beautifully. The built-in editor is fantastic to work with. Also, I can't recommend enough Ghost Pro, which takes away all the boring parts of managing a self hosted instance 🙌

Thanks to Ghost, I've embraced the independent publishing workflow, allowing me to publish freely from anywhere.

For doing words, Ghost turned out to be astonishing. I never had any doubt about my choice. Essays, fiction, short stories, words, just words, as they should be.

Ghost gave PO4OR the freedom to exist as it was meant to be, an independent cultural bridge between France and the Middle East, crafted through journalism, art, and identity, a dream I finally brought to life.

Ghost is an independent platform for publishing your newsletter. Highly recommended for its quality and if you like to maintain control over your work.

Using Ghost as a publishing platform has been the greatest experience as a content creator, but also as a designer. You can just focus on good writing and that's all, it feels secure, nicely crafted, and trustable. Own your content!

Switching to Ghost gave me one tool for everything. Before, I juggled separate platforms for my blog and newsletter. Now I have both in one place. The paywall feature works without hassle. I can offer premium content to subscribers who pay. No complex setup needed. Ghost made my workflow simple. Write once, publish everywhere.

Since switching to Ghost, managing my blog has become incredibly simpler and more intuitive. The platform allows me to focus completely on creating quality content without worrying about technical aspects. The clean interface and integrated features for member management and newsletters have transformed the way I interact with my audience.

Ghost has given Racing Fashion Weekly the perfect platform to deliver our vision — combining the elegance of a luxury magazine with the agility of digital publishing.

Ghost has been a game changer from the start. It is so easy to get into publishing with building your blog and newsletter. I recommend it to anybody who wants to start something.

Ghost turned my content chaos into a strategic asset. The clean interface gets out of my way so I can focus on translating complex AI concepts into actionable insights for business leaders. What sold me? Ghost respects its users. No venture capital pressure. No algorithm deciding who sees my work. No data exploitation. Just a nonprofit foundation building tools that empower independent creators.

Switching to Ghost turned my newsletter into a professional publishing business with clean design, powerful tools, and complete control over growth and monetization.

I used WordPress for a long time, but I got tired of all the plugins and settings. I just wanted to write. In the end, I ended up with Ghost. You hardly have to configure anything and can concentrate completely on writing. I love it!

Instead of starting a substack, I started with Ghost because I wanted to engage with tech that is grappling with the ethics of access and ownership. Nearly one year in but in for the long haul with Ghost!

I moved to Ghost, and I feel it's the best decision I made. I was facing a lot of optimization issues before. Ghost helped me fix that. It’s fast, clean, and easy to use. I’m thankful for that.

I may be small but with Ghost I can start with the same features and tools as bigger websites. Ghost doesn't handicap me from growing a audience right from the start. Then as my site grows I can continue with Ghost in confidence.

We moved from another e-mail newsletter site that didn't allow us to have a website as well. We've seen a 100% increase in engagement after our switch to Ghost. It's been a complete game changer!

With TheDialCircle, we needed a CMS that could scale with our editorial ambitions. Ghost delivers exactly that: lightning-fast performance, a clean structure for SEO, and a seamless publishing experience. It’s the ideal platform for building a premium content-driven brand.

Super fast templates, very intuitive platform. Best choice to run a news outlet.

I've used (and built) many different blogging platforms over the years, and yet I always find myself coming back to Ghost.

Ghost has been a fantastic platform: easy to set up, flexible, and with beautiful templates. It's solid infrastructure that lets me focus on writing.

This is such a great platform to organize my thoughts and have a place to write!

Ghost is by far the easiest newsletter system I have ever used. I'm never going back!

Switching to Ghost gave Origin Research the ultimate professional publishing platform. The clean aesthetic and powerful native subscription tools allow us to focus entirely on the markets, not on managing tech. It's the perfect infrastructure for premium research.

Ghost gives us full creative control and performance, without the hassle of maintaining a custom CMS. It’s clean, fast, and purpose-built for serious publishing.

For almost 2 decades, I always used WordPress, but it always makes chores too much. Sometimes I find myself more in the backend and working with plugins than the writing and publishing. Now, with Ghost, I can really focus on my writing with no problems.

J'adore le design et la liberté de Ghost. Bien hâte de voir où ça va mener mon hobby...

The combo posts/newsletter is wonderful. I've tried so many platforms and Ghost is the one! Doing my best in Italy to spread the word.

Ghost gives a better user experience for my finnish speaking guitar community. The ability to edit language in custom themes is amazing!

Ghost gives me the independence to publish on my terms. For someone building a media brand from scratch, that ownership matters.