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Ghost vs Mataroa: catalog facts
Ghost	Mataroa
Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted service is paid after a 14-day trial.	Freemium Free for most features; premium with custom domain and post by email costs $9 per year.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Website, newsletter and paid subscriptions in one product Clean editor with rich media cards	No ads, tracking cookies or email needed to sign up Easy export, including EPUB and monthly auto-exports
Hosted plans are paid after the trial Self-hosting requires running and updating your own server	Custom domains require the premium plan Deliberately minimal design and features
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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