Blocks Edit vs. Ghost

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Blocks Edit
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Blocks Edit is a collaborative Email Editor and Content Management System (CMS) designed for the production and management of HTML email templates. The platform decouples email design from content creation, allowing non-technical users to modify templates without altering underlying code. Key Capabilities Visual Drag-and-Drop Editor: Provides a simplified interface for content editors to update text and images within pre-defined structural…
$25
per month per user
Ghost
Score 6.6 out of 10
N/A
Ghost is a CMS for new-media creators to publish, share, and grow a business around their content. Available open source and free (e.g. for blogging), it can also come with tools for business' content marketing.
$0
Pricing
Blocks EditGhost
Editions & Modules
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Ghost (community)
$0
Starter
$11
per month 1 staff user, 500 members
Creator
$31
per month 2 staff users, 1000 members
Team
$63
per month 5 staff users, 1000 members
Business
$249
per month unlimited staff users, 10,000 members
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Blocks EditGhost
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Blocks EditGhost
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Blocks Edit
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Ghost Foundation
It is well suited for distributed writing and publishing with a subscription component
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Pros
Blocks Edit
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Ghost Foundation
  • Creating a newsletter for web and email simultaneously
  • Allowing for paid subscriptions
  • Allowing content to be segmented by subscription type
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Cons
Blocks Edit
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Ghost Foundation
  • They wysiwig editor is missing critical functions like superscript and subscript
  • The markdown complement has those features but it doesn’t integrate well with the wysiwig editor
  • Footnoting is hard to do
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Alternatives Considered
Blocks Edit
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Ghost Foundation
It is simpler, headless, faster than WordPress. The core functionality is focused on subscription membership which is a bloated add on for WordPress.
The simplicity has a cost as WordPress, while complicated, offers more expansion opportunities.
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Return on Investment
Blocks Edit
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Ghost Foundation
  • Our business is totally built around this product
  • It has allowed us to easily and quickly scale our free and (soon) our paywalled content
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ScreenShots

Blocks Edit Screenshots

Screenshot of A point and click, drag and drop interface with no formal training required. So anyone can be invited to jump in, review, comment, and make necessary changes to content.Screenshot of how Blocks Edit instantly turns HTML design's content into point and click editing on import. Adjust editing options by clicking on content pieces in the novel visual theme editor.

Ghost Screenshots

Screenshot of the Ghost dashboardScreenshot of Ghost postsScreenshot of Ghost member managementScreenshot of Ghost member profile