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4.3•18 reviews•

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Fiercely independent, open source publishing

4.3•18 reviews•

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Ghost Reviews

The community submitted 18 reviews to tell us what they like about Ghost, what Ghost can do better, and more.

4.3

Based on 18 reviews

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Reviews praise Ghost for its clean writing experience, fast setup, solid docs, and built‑in newsletters/membership. Makers of

Poolsuite

say it now powers their headless newsroom, highlighting reliability for editorial workflows. Makers of

Ritt

commend its ease for blogging. Users like the templates, Docker-friendly deployment, and steady improvements (e.g., 5.0 updates). Critiques focus on Mailgun-only email, limited admin/API and theming flexibility, and some migration/import and UI bulk‑editing gaps. Overall: efficient, opinionated, and loved by publishers, with integration and extensibility trade‑offs.

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Pros

easy to use (7)

newsletter integration (5)

fast performance (2)

Cons

Mailgun dependency (2)

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•1 review

I migrated to ghost in January and moved all my posts from a Wordpress blog. You sign up for a free trial. I never got notification that they would delete my content but they did because I didn’t sign up for a paid account after the free trial. They blamed it on GDPR and privacy saying they couldn’t host content that I voluntarily added. I then had to reimport the blog posts from Wordpress but this time I found out when you do this you can only then edit those blog posts in HTML which is the opposite of Ghosts mission of being an easy blogging platform. You can’t copy and paste the text to import because it doesn’t keep the formatting. They then offered to import the posts for me but i have to sign up for an annual plan and pay. This has taken weeks to resolve and many mails back and forth with different contacts. It makes no sense that they don’t have a simple wordpress import tool.

What needs improvement

no WordPress import tool (1)

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11 views3yr ago

Ghost

Sorry to hear about this Evan! Your right that our WordPress importer needs some love, I'll pass that feedback on to the team and see what we can do to improve things

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1yr ago

•1 review

What can I say? I have been a satisfied user since 2021. A number of frustrations have been resolved in 5.0, such as the choice of whether or not to post a newsletter on the site or tweaking the features of the newsletter. The backoffice works quickly and conveniently. The advantage of Ghost I see is that what the platform can't do won't break, a big difference from generic platforms where you can mess things up. It's seems to be designed to be a platform for people who would rather spend their time creating content than managing the platform on which the content resides. The support is fast, but once it was very much by the book.

What's great

easy to use (7)fast performance (2)newsletter integration (5)

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•1 review

I recently migrated off of WordPress and onto Ghost. The migration was flawlessly executed. Customer service is amazing, and my website is not only beautiful but screaming fast. The creator community is awesome and I’m learning so many new things about how to build a publication and community using best practices. What can I say, I’m in love. It’s well-supported and fundamentally sound.

What's great

fast performance (2)community support (1)

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4 views3yr ago

Ghost

So thrilled to hear this Jennifer, thank you so much for the lovely review. I'll pass this along to the rest of the team, too :)

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3yr ago

•5 reviews

Great platform but comes with limitation. Sending newsletter emails is strictly limited to MailGun. It's hard for new bloggers/publishers who don't use MailGun. Mailgun allows only 10/day for a new account, then you need to fix the email sending batch "in the code".

What needs improvement

Mailgun dependency (2)

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1yr ago

•1 review

So far, LOVE 5.0 compared to previous versions. The multiple newsletter offerings present really cool new ways to monetize and audience, and the updated analytics is much more detailed than before. I feel very excited about the future of Ghost!

What's great

newsletter integration (5)

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3yr ago

•1 review

I've been using Ghost as my blog platform for several years and I'm very happy with the addition of comments for posts, integrated membership sign-up, and email campaign capabilities! If you want to publish content, it's an awesome platform.

What's great

integrated membership (1)email campaign capabilities (1)

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3yr ago

•1 review

A tool of great value. Templates allow for quick launch of blog or newsletters. Documentation is available and makes it easy to review, add, create and adjust current newsletter.

What's great

templates (1)easy to use (7)excellent documentation (1)newsletter integration (5)

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•2 reviews

I've been a WordPress User for a while now, but Ghost takes the blogging experience one step further with newsletter integration. The interface is easy to use and great support!

What's great

easy to use (7)newsletter integration (5)

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1yr ago

•2 reviews

Useful CMS, easy-to-use, it does have its limitations, but that's to be expected given the nature of the software. Useful for basic blog and email management.

What's great

easy to use (7)

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11mo ago

•1 review

Positive experience with using the hosted service. I just hope to see more design options in the marketplace (free and paid)

What needs improvement

limited design options (1)

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3yr ago