Side-by-side
Ghost vs WordPress
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
At a glanceGhostWordPress
At a glance
- Pricing
- Ghost$9/mo
- WordPress$4/mo (Personal)
- Pricing model
- GhostFreemium
- WordPressFreemium
- Founded
- Ghost2013
- WordPress2003
- Location
- GhostSingapore (registered as non-profit)
- WordPress—
- Bootstrapped
- Ghost—
- WordPress—
- Open source
- GhostYes
- WordPressYes
- Category
- Ghost—
- WordPressHeadless CMS
- Indie alternatives
- Ghost0
- WordPress8
- Founders
- GhostJohn O'Nolan
- WordPressMatt Mullenweg, Mike Little
Key differences
Pricing
WordPress starts cheaper at $4/mo (Personal); Ghost starts at $9/mo.
Funding
Both are indie / bootstrapped or open source.
Open source
Both are open source.
Founded
WordPress (2003) is 10 years older than Ghost (2013).
Indie alternatives
Ghost has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; WordPress has 8.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
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