Comparison
Framer vs Ghost
Overview
Framer is a no-code website builder combining visual design tools with real design power, letting teams publish pixel-perfect, interactive websites without writing code.
Ghost is an open-source publishing platform for newsletters, memberships, and subscription content, combining CMS, email delivery, and payments in one focused tool.
Features
- —Visual website editor
- —Component library
- —CMS
- —Localization
- —SEO tools
- —AI-generated pages
- —Interactions and animations
- —Team collaboration
- —Content editor
- —Newsletter publishing
- —Membership subscriptions
- —Paid tiers
- —SEO tools
- —Custom themes
- —Native analytics
- —Headless CMS API
Pricing
Framer
freemiumFree plan available
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Framer branding, 1 site. |
| Mini | $5/mo | Per site/month; custom domain, no Framer badge. |
| Basic | $15/mo | Per site/month; 1000 pages, CMS up to 100 items. |
| Professional | $30/mo | Per site/month; unlimited pages, 10K CMS items. |
Ghost
freemiumFree plan availableGhost(Pro) offers hosted trials, while Ghost’s open-source self-hosted software remains available separately at no license cost.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted Open Source | Free | Free software; infrastructure and operations are your responsibility. |
| Starter | $18/mo | Ghost(Pro) hosted plan billed yearly. |
| Publisher | $29/mo | Ghost(Pro) hosted plan billed yearly. |
| Business | $199/mo | Ghost(Pro) hosted plan billed yearly. |
| Custom | Contact sales | Custom hosted pricing. |
Company Fit
Framer
StartupSMB
Ghost
StartupSMB
Stacks
Framer
Ghost