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Ghost vs Publify: catalog facts
Ghost	Publify
Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted service is paid after a 14-day trial.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Website, newsletter and paid subscriptions in one product Clean editor with rich media cards	Multi-user blogging with Markdown support Plugin API and custom themes
Hosted plans are paid after the trial Self-hosting requires running and updating your own server	Needs a Ruby on Rails environment to host Translations are incomplete in some languages
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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