Ghost vs Kinsta
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| Ghost | Kinsta | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform ghost.org | Simply better hosting for WordPress. kinsta.com |
| Starting at | $ 18 Starter / month | $500 Enterprise custom plan / month |
| Integrations | ActiveCampaign, AirTable, Buffer, Discord, Discourse, Facebook, GeckoBoard, HelpScout, Imgur, Instagram, MailChimp, Pinterest, Slack, Spotify, Stripe, Twitter, Ulysses, Unsplash, Vimeo, Zapier, Giphy, YouTube, Custom, Google Analytics, Growblog, Haunt, Netlify, Plausible, Tinybird ghost.org | Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Storage, Amazon S3 kinsta.com |
| Compliance | Not observed | CCPA, GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2 kinsta.com |
| Free plan | Not observed | Yes kinsta.com |
| Plans | Business, Custom, Publisher, Starter, Ghost(Pro) ghost.org | Agency plans, Business plans, Enterprise plans, Single 35k, WP2, Business, Launch, Agency, Enterprise kinsta.com |
| Open source | Yes ghost.org | Not observed |
| Customers (their claim) | Last week, 29,810 brand new publications got started with Ghost. ghost.org | Trusted by 230,000+ businesses and brands around the world kinsta.com |
Where they differ
- Kinsta’s pages state a free plan; AirStack has not found that on Ghost’s pages.
- Ghost’s pages state that it is open source; AirStack has not found that on Kinsta’s pages.
- Kinsta claims GDPR on its own pages; Ghost’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- Kinsta claims ISO 27001 on its own pages; Ghost’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- Kinsta claims SOC 2 on its own pages; Ghost’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.