Ghost vs. TypePad (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ghost
Score 5.4 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
TypePad (discontinued)
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
TypePad is a blogging platform from Newfold Digital (formerly Endurance International Group), that is no longer accepting new subscribers.N/A
Pricing
GhostTypePad (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GhostTypePad (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
GhostTypePad (discontinued)
Best Alternatives
GhostTypePad (discontinued)
Small Businesses
ManageWP
ManageWP
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium
Medium
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium
Medium
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
Quora Blogs
Quora Blogs
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
GhostTypePad (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GhostTypePad (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Ghost Foundation
It is well suited for distributed writing and publishing with a subscription component
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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
TypePad is great for serious bloggers who aren't very tech savvy, but advanced users may become fed up with the simplicity
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
  • Great support
  • Many themes you can choose from
  • Very easy to use from the beginning
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
  • Some themes appear very outdated.
  • Limited options for backup
  • Lack of flexibility for advanced users
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
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ScreenShots

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