Ghost Pricing Overview

How easy it is to use The price The size of the software on the hard disk

Only digital software Not suitable for small companies

Being able to provide a laptop with the exact same content for each employee

The UI was pretty straightforward, as was the ability to build pages. As a headless CMS, it worked reasonably well. Pricing was reasonable too. Of the headless CMS options, I liked Ghost the best. The headless CMS API integration was pretty straightforward (I used Eleventy.js). It appears that Ghost as a site-builder also works pretty well, particularly for people who want something relatively stock instead of highly customized.

We used Ghost as the headless CMS back-end to a static site. I wanted the ability to create more types of custom content (my client had testimonials and a number of different types of articles, as well as staff bios) with fixed fields. We were able to sort of hack our way through it with clever use of tags, but it wasn't ideal. This is not Ghost-specific, but in general with headless CMSs on a static site there's a disjunct between editing content and building the site itself -- you make the content changes in the CMS, and then you wait for the static site to rebuild, then go check your work. It's not awful, but it's an extra step. There was also some confusion on the part of my client where they expected to be able to edit the entire static site, rather than just the small number of identified dynamic pieces (testimonials, types of articles, etc.). This was a training issue, but the fact that the UI existed (and couldn't be turned off that I saw) meant it was a source of perpetual confusion.

As we used Ghost, it would've given us a little interface with which to create articles which would then be added to the site. My client had much more specific needs (had I been on the project much earlier in the design process I would've argued for removing complexity from the design, which I think would've benefited the project significantly). I would use Ghost again, particularly if there were a team of content-writers who are churning out blog posts or articles and who wanted to be able to do that work largely autonomously (especially if they already had a really clear styleguide). The content editor is slick. I would also suggest Ghost as an alternative to Wordpress for folks who just need a place to put their site and stream of articles, especially if they're not interested in managing their own hosting.

All in one integration, easy to use, very clean front end and good blogging experience.

At first I have faced a problem with the payment. I was supposed to have one extra staff and I had two. I did not realize it would change my pricing plan. And I have missed their notification emails. At the end I was paying the upgraded plan without realising it. When I contacted to their customer service team they quickly jumped to solution and resolved my problem. I appreciate their spirit very much.

User friendliness is a plus, easier integrations with social media, very clean front end. I liked that very much.

I like how accessible the software interface is for the average user with little to no technology experience. The easy and straightforward system allows for more productivity in the workplace.

I dislike the cost and expenses of implementing the software as they take away from the attractiveness of the product as a whole.

Ghost solves business problems by enabling employees to be more productive with their time.

I want to make sure readers know I'm reviewing the BASIC Ghost Pro package ($9/month). I love the blogging interface it makes writing a wonderful distraction-free experience. The Stripe integration for email subscriptions is also great. IN fact, the entire user management system is intuitive, very easy to use, and has made managing my email newsletter subscription list very easy. I'm comparing this to my experience using WordPress, which is far more cumbersome. (It seems to me that WordPress has turned into an everything and the kitchen skin content management system. Ghost is still a very simplistic way to blog and manage ONE email newsletter.) In short: If you want to use Ghost as a blog & email newsletter I'd say the basic plan is well worth the money.

At the basic level, you don't have search as a feature! I've emailed Ghost and asked why a feature as basic as search is not included in the basic product and they told me that to get that feature I'd ned to upgrade to the next level which is $25/month. Without search it makes it difficult to find ol blog posts/emails that have been sent out, which I think is a real pain. Another thing I dislike is that you only have three subscription levels: Paid subscribers can pay either a monthly fee, or a yearly (annual) fee. Then there are free subscriptions. I think it would be nice if Ghost offered the possibility to sell a lifetime subscription and/or quarterly subscriptions. Finally, I send out three different email newsletters. I was hoping I could allow users to choose which ones they'd like to subscribe to through Ghost, but that is not possible. (I currently use Ghost for my main email newsletter, and Convert Kit for the remaining two.) I wish Ghost offered the ability to run more than one email newsletter via their product.

The problem I'm solving is having one main site that people can use to see most of the content I create. Ghost has provided a good product that has allowed me to build a good "one-stop" place on the web for people to find and sample my content. Additionally, it is a great archive for the things I produce. (As I said above, if it had the search feature it would be 98% perfect!) The benefits I've seen using Ghost Pro (Basic) are increased productivity, and no time spent tooling around with upgrades.