Ghost

Ghost is a publishing platform built for professional publishers, independent creators, and media businesses. It combines a rich content editor — supporting images, video, audio, galleries, and embeds — with built-in email newsletters, membership management, and subscription billing, all in a single integrated tool. Creators can publish content to the web and deliver it directly to subscribers without relying on third-party distribution platforms.

The platform includes native audience analytics, member management with free and paid tiers, promotional offer tools, and custom website design with hundreds of available themes. Payment processing is handled with no additional platform fees. Ghost can be self-hosted or used via the managed Ghost Pro hosting service.

Ghost is designed for individual creators building a subscription-based audience, journalists and independent media outlets, and content-focused businesses that want to own their platform and revenue rather than depending on advertising or social algorithms.