Ghost vs. Medium

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ghost
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Ghost is a free blogging platform supported by a UK-based non-profit, the Ghost Foundation.N/A
Medium
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Medium is a blogging and web publishing platform from the company of the same name in San Francisco, California.N/A
Pricing
GhostMedium
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GhostMedium
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Best Alternatives
GhostMedium
Small Businesses
Medium
Medium
Score 9.5 out of 10
WordPress
WordPress
Score 8.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Medium
Medium
Score 9.5 out of 10
WordPress
WordPress
Score 8.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Quora Blogs
Quora Blogs
Score 8.6 out of 10
Quora Blogs
Quora Blogs
Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
GhostMedium
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(8 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GhostMedium
Likelihood to Recommend
Ghost Foundation
It is well suited for distributed writing and publishing with a subscription component
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Medium.com
If you are vanity publishing and just want to see your stuff on the web, it is very, VERY easy to get involved with. Of course, your writing is not likely to stand out if you don't have a clear plan. The more I use it, the more I like it. The user interface is extremely well-done. I kinda wish my WordPress-based blogs had editors that were that easy to use.
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Pros
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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Medium.com
  • Content categorization and grouping.
  • The option to make some money from sharing your passion and teaching.
  • Moderating content manually to not promote AI-generated content and boosting very authentic and impactful posts.
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Cons
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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Medium.com
  • The payment wall can be confusing.
  • Hard to get traction if you're trying to go viral with an article.
  • Sometimes content gets buried too easily.
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Usability
Ghost Foundation
No answers on this topic
Medium.com
By comparison, most online editors are clunky. The Medium editor is amazingly powerful and still easy to use.
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Support Rating
Ghost Foundation
No answers on this topic
Medium.com
Medium is supported across android, iOS and the web. While it may not have all the languages supported, English is certainly an option and with a pricing model that ranges from free to $5 for a subscription, you can't go wrong whether you're a small or large business. Everything is hosted in the cloud so it is very accessible
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Implementation Rating
Ghost Foundation
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Medium.com
Medium is dirt easy to use. The hard part is figuring out if it is worth the effort to include it as part of our content-marketing strategy.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Medium.com
There are a handful of other blogging platforms available. The biggest difference between Medium and others is how streamlined it is. It's straight to the point and is excellent at showing related content, be it your own or another users. There's no new design to navigate between posts, everything is where you expect it to be letting you focus on the post.
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Return on Investment
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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Medium.com
  • Good way to raise awareness of our content with @mentioned influencers
  • Good way to link back to your original content
  • Aside from publishing your own content Medium is a great news site in its own right. If you're looking for relevant industry news or other content, check in daily to see what's going on with others in your industry.
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