Ghost Alternatives

Ghost is described as 'The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform' and is a very popular Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Ghost for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Ghost alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ghost are Drupal, Blogger, Joomla and Hugo.

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  1. Create a portfolio that opens as a vintage desktop interface, organizing galleries, posts, audio and video in nested folders. Customize icons, backgrounds and screensavers, protect folders with passwords, then export static HTML and JavaScript for self-hosting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Pressless icon
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    Tired of WordPress security patches at 2am? Plugin updates that break everything? We build static websites that load in under 1 second, can't be hacked, and never need maintenance. Just tell us about your business—we handle the rest. You own the code. Export anytime.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Everything your business needs, in one platform. Website, online store, bookings, team collaboration, analytics, and CRM — built to work together from day one. Simple to start. Powerful as you scale.

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Yoogo is a publishing and discovery platform where people, creators, professionals, and businesses publish diverse content and connect it to their profiles, work, products, services, and opportunities.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Long-form story publishing with author profile, follow and engagement tools, rich text formatting, images, and structured article content.
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    Sleeve is a direct-to-fan platform that helps artists build a fan home, share releases, and monetize relationships through memberships, posts, and live moments.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. A flat-file CMS powered by a single JSON file — with a visual admin panel in 20 languages and 16 ready-made themes. No database required.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Self-hosted tool to build and publish fast Tailwind CSS websites without setting up a development environment or deployment pipeline.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    MacyHTML is a powerful web-based tool for designing and customizing web pages with a drag-and-drop interface. It provides an interactive workspace where users can add, edit, and arrange elements like text, buttons, images, audio, and videos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Portfolio is a simple blog and portfolio CMS written in React/Redux(Frontend) and Rails(API).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • Ruby on Rails
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    Voidfull is CMS for your Blog, Help Center and Changelog.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Lego is a fast Static Site Generator that generates optimised, performant websites. Build your site with a boringly simple stack, yet get amazing performance. Transpiles and minifies JS using Terser, autoprefixes and minifies CSS with PostCSS, inlines critical styles using...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Static Site Boilerplate is a free, open-source tool for developers that enables a better workflow for building modern static websites. Automated build processes, a local development server, production minification and optimizations, and the latest standards for static websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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