Platform comparison

Writizzy vs Ghost

Ghost is a great platform for serious creators — polished, powerful, and well-established. Writizzy offers the same core experience: newsletter, paid subscriptions, and a beautiful blog. At a fraction of the price.

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Where each platform shines

Both platforms are built for writers who want a newsletter and paid memberships. The differences come down to price, maturity, and a few specific features.

Writizzy does this well
Lower platform fees
At every subscriber tier, Writizzy costs significantly less than Ghost(Pro). At 1,000 subscribers that's $99/year vs $348/year — the same features, for a third of the price.
Multiple themes with visual customization
Choose from several free themes and customize colors, fonts, and layout without touching code. Ghost themes often require developer work to go beyond the defaults.
Free plan to get started
Writizzy is free up to 100 subscribers with no credit card required. Ghost has no free tier — their cheapest plan starts at $15/month.
Import from anywhere
Bring your content from Medium, Substack, WordPress, or Ghost itself. Migration is a first-class feature, not an afterthought.
Ghost does this well
Unlimited newsletter sending
No monthly cap on email sends. If newsletters are your primary output and you publish frequently, Ghost's unlimited sending is a real advantage.
Email automations & sequences
Welcome series, drip campaigns, and automated workflows built in. A more mature automation system for creators who rely heavily on email sequences.
Self-hosted option
Ghost is open source. If full data ownership and control over your infrastructure matter to you, you can run Ghost on your own servers.
Established platform
Ghost has been around since 2013 and powers many well-known publications. A mature ecosystem with integrations, themes, and a large community.

How much could you save?

Both platforms take 0% of your revenue. The difference is the platform fee itself — and it compounds fast.

1,000
1,00075,000
Ghost (Publisher)
$348
/year platform fee
$29/month × 12
Writizzy
$99
/year platform fee
€9/month × 10 (2 months free)

Writizzy costs ~$249 less per year at this subscriber count.

Neither platform takes a percentage of your revenue. Ghost Publisher plan shown (yearly billing × 12) — the tier that includes paid subscriptions. Ghost also offers a Starter plan at $15/month without paid subscriptions. Writizzy prices in EUR converted at $1.10, annual billing: 10 months charged, 2 free.

Full feature comparison

Feature Writizzy Ghost
Blog & Publishing
Blog posts
Drafts & scheduled publishing
Tags
Import from Medium, Substack, WordPress
WordPress import via plugin; limited sources
Custom domain
Paid plans
All paid plans
Design & Themes
Multiple themes included
Several free themes
A few official themes; most are developer-built or paid
Newsletter
Newsletter built in
4/month
Unlimited
Email automations & sequences
Welcome series, drip campaigns
Drafts & scheduled sending
Subscriber import
Monetization
Paid subscriptions built in
Paid subscriptions on entry plan
Included on free plan
Requires Publisher plan
Paywalled posts
Publisher plan only
Platform fee on revenue
0%
0%
Free plan available
Up to 100 subscribers
Starter from $15/month
Analytics
Built-in analytics
Member & subscription analytics
Community & Engagement
Comments
Reactions / Claps
Reader login & membership portal
Platform
Self-hosted option
Open source (Ghost.org)

* This comparison covers Ghost(Pro), the hosted cloud version. Ghost is also available as open source software you can self-host — in that case, you manage your own server, updates, and security.

Already on Ghost? Migration is straightforward.

Export your content from Ghost and import it directly into Writizzy. Your subscriber list comes with you via CSV.

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The same essentials. A third of the price.

Free up to 100 subscribers. No credit card required. Newsletter and paid subscriptions included from day one.

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