Ghost

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Ghost

Ghost ghost.org

Beautiful, modern publishing with email newsletters and paid subscriptions built-in. Used by Platformer, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.

Wikidata: free and open-source blogging platform

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

Top 10K In English

02 · Privacy

What Ghost tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

20 of the 60 sites closest to Ghost match.

1. 01
   Substack substack.com Top 1K English No trackers

   Substack

   Substack is the app for independent voices: a free newsletter, video, and podcast hosting platform with paid subscriptions built in.

   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Cloudflare
   • Express
   • Google Fonts

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   WordPress wordpress.org Top 100 English 1 tracker

   Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS | WordPress.org

   Open source software which you can use to easily create a beautiful website, blog, or app.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Fonts
   • Google Tag Manager
   • nginx
   • PHP
   • WordPress

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   beehiiv beehiiv.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   Newsletter Platform: Create Newsletters and Websites - beehiiv

   beehiiv is the newsletter platform built for creators, publishers, and businesses. Grow, publish, and monetize your audience in one place.

   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Atlassian
   • Cloudflare

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   Buttondown buttondown.com English No trackers

   Buttondown — Newsletter software for people like you

   Buttondown is the last email platform you'll migrate to. We're focused on your success, not on bleeding you dry.

   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Cloudflare
   • Next.js
   • React
   • Vercel

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5. 05
   Write.as write.as 1 tracker

   Write.as — A place for focused writing.

   Type words, put them on the internet. Reach friends and family no matter where they live online.

   • Mailgun
   • Matomo
   • Meta Business Suite
   • nginx

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   Hashnode hashnode.com English 1 tracker

   Hashnode: a blog that gets cited by ChatGPT, Google and Perplexity

   Get cited by AI. Start a blog on your own domain, written by you or your agents, and built so Google, ChatGPT and Perplexity can read it and cite it. Free to start.

   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Google Analytics
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Next.js

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   Blogger blogger.com Top 1K English No trackers

   Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog easily.

   Publish your passions your way. Whether you’d like to share your knowledge, experiences or the latest news, create a unique and beautiful blog.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Fonts

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   Hyvor® hyvor.com English No trackers

   HYVOR® - Independent Software Foundry

   Privacy-first website tools, crafted with care. Trusted by millions, from indie makers to enterprises.

   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Cloudflare
   • Proton Mail
   • SvelteKit

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   Memberful memberful.com English 2 trackers

   Memberful | Build a membership that’s truly yours

   Sell subscriptions, share content, and connect with your audience, all on your own website or app.

   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Cloudflare
   • CookieYes
   • Google Analytics

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    Patreon patreon.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Where Creator Communities Thrive — Patreon

    Build a community, share exclusive work, and turn your passion into a thriving business with Patreon. Get started today!

    • Apple Business
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Adobe
    • Atlassian

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    MyBB mybb.com No trackers

    MyBB - Free and Open Source Forum Software

    The official homepage for MyBB, a free and open source PHP forum software.

    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace
    • Cloudflare
    • Google Fonts
    • jQuery

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    Discourse discourse.org English 2 trackers

    Discourse | One platform. Any community.

    Discourse is the customizable, scalable community platform powering more than 22,000 communities that create knowledge through conversation.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon SES
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Tag Manager

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    Hotmart hotmart.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Hotmart — Learn what you want, teach what you know

    Learn more about Hotmart, the leading platform for selling and distributing digital products.

    • Apple Business
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian
    • Brevo

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    Appwrite appwrite.io English No trackers

    Appwrite · The open-source cloud for developers and agents

    Appwrite is an open-source developer platform with Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, and Sites. The open-source cloud for agents and developers.

    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics
    • Mailgun

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    Squarespace squarespace.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    Website Builder – Easily Create Your Own Website — Squarespace

    Create a website and grow your business with a free Squarespace trial. Start with customizable website templates, AI website builder tools, or a domain name.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Atlassian
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • DocuSign
    • Dropbox

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    Circle circle.so English 2 trackers

    Circle | The complete community platform

    Build a home for your community, events, and courses — all under your own brand.

    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Canva
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics

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    MailerLite mailerlite.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Create Email Marketing Your Audience Will Love - MailerLite

    Digital marketing tools to grow your audience faster and drive revenue smarter. Backed by 24/7 award-winning support. Check it out now!

    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Algolia
    • Cloudflare
    • Google Cloud

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    Altervista altervista.org Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Create a blog or website for free and make money online - Altervista

    Do you want to create a website for free? Find out how to do it on Altervista: open a blog or a website quickly and easily and start making money online. Altervista is free of charge forever

    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Tag Manager
    • nginx

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    AWeber aweber.com English 2 trackers

    AWeber | Email Marketing & More for Small Businesses

    Looking for free email marketing software? Get started with AWeber for free today. Powerfully-simple email marketing.

    • Apple Business
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace
    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Google Tag Manager

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    Strikingly strikingly.com English No trackers

    How To Make a Website – Free Website Builder | Strikingly

    Strikingly is the best free website builder for anyone to create a gorgeous, mobile-friendly website easily. Quick, simple and stylish. Make your own free website today.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Adobe Fonts
    • Atlassian
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Meta Business Suite

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Ghost’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Ghost uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Ghost adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.