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WordPressGhost
Free

Free and open source under the GPL; you pay only for your own hosting.

 Freemium

Free to self-host; the hosted service is paid after a 14-day trial.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Very large library of themes and plugins
  • Visual block editor with live preview
  • Website, newsletter and paid subscriptions in one product
  • Clean editor with rich media cards
  • Needs a PHP and database server to self-host
  • Plugins and themes vary widely in quality and need updating
  • Hosted plans are paid after the trial
  • Self-hosting requires running and updating your own server
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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