Ghost
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 3.0
- age_days: 4869
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 197
Adoption not part of the score
55065 stars · 11924 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Ghost is an open-source, headless Node.js CMS for professional publishing, supporting blogs, memberships, subscriptions, and newsletters. It ships with a default theme (Casper) and can also be used headlessly with frontends like Gatsby.
Use cases
- start a self-hosted blog or publication
- run a paid membership and subscription site
- send newsletters to subscribers
- use a headless CMS with a Gatsby frontend
- build a journalism or news site
When to choose
- you want a modern publishing platform with built-in memberships and newsletters
- you need a self-hosted headless Node.js CMS
- you want an alternative to WordPress for blogging
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose CMS with heavy plugin ecosystems
- you want a fully static site generator
- you cannot run a Node.js server
Facets
application · maturity stable
web-framework templating auth email self-hosted api-framework cms web-development self-hosted media self-hosted cross-platform blogging memberships subscriptions newsletters headless-cms publishing-platform publishing nodejs web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost · fetched 2026-08-28 · a67e9ecee12e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| TryGhost/Ghost | main | 95 |
| TryGhost/Casper | plugin | 99 |
| TryGhost/gatsby-starter-ghost | examples | 10 |
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Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem