Compare Butter CMS and Ghost 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
$29 per month, billed annually - $36 billed monthly
Butter CMS
Star Rating
(205)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansGhost
Star Rating
(39)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$29 per month, billed annually - $36 billed monthly
Browse all 3 pricing plansButter CMS vs Ghost
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Butter CMS easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Butter CMS overall.
- Reviewers felt that Butter CMS meets the needs of their business better than Ghost.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Butter CMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Butter CMS over Ghost.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Butter CMS
Free
Free Trial
Per Month
For freelancers and devs launching fast on small projects or MVPs
- Unlimited users
- 50 blogs
- Unlimited Components & Collections
Ghost
Basic
$29
per month, billed annually - $36 billed monthly
For professional publishers who are just getting started
- 100k views/month
- 2 staff users
- 1,000 members
Free Trial
Butter CMS
Free Trial is available
Ghost
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
153
8.2
31
Ease of Use
9.2
152
8.1
31
Ease of Setup
9.1
95
8.4
17
Ease of Admin
9.1
86
8.2
18
Quality of Support
9.6
145
8.3
24
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
84
8.2
10
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
138
6.1
30
Features by Category
Content
9.1
57
8.9
23
|
Verified
8.7
56
8.1
22
|
Verified
8.2
50
8.1
19
|
Verified
7.6
41
7.2
20
|
Verified
8.8
40
7.8
15
8.3
47
8.2
19
|
Verified
8.2
55
7.3
17
|
Verified
7.4
56
7.6
16
|
Verified
8.6
55
7.6
16
|
Verified
Design
8.3
47
7.9
19
|
Verified
8.0
49
8.9
19
|
Verified
8.2
46
8.4
20
|
Verified
8.6
54
7.7
22
|
Verified
Platform
8.0
45
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.5
51
8.7
21
|
Verified
8.3
52
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.6
51
8.2
20
|
Verified
8.4
44
7.8
18
|
Verified
7.9
39
7.8
13
|
Verified
7.6
38
7.8
17
|
Verified
8.9
52
8.6
18
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Content Management
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Design & Development
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Publishing
8.9
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
23
Not enough data
Development
8.0
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
42
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
25
Not enough data
Analytics
7.8
42
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform - Owned Media
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Owned Media
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Butter CMS and Ghost are categorized as Headless CMS and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Butter CMS is categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
Ghost is categorized as Owned Media
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Butter CMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Ghost
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
11.4%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Financial Services
7.5%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
5.0%
Retail
5.0%
Other
61.2%
Computer Software
24.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.5%
Publishing
8.1%
Writing and Editing
5.4%
Professional Training & Coaching
5.4%
Other
43.2%
Discussions
How does a headless CMS work?
2 Comments
AM
A headless CMS is a content management system that provides a way to author content (our UI/Dashboard), but instead of having your content tightly coupled to...Read more
What is Prismic?
1 Comment
AM
A headless CMS is a content management system that provides a way to author content (our UI/Dashboard), but instead of having your content tightly coupled to...Read more
What is butter CMS?
1 Comment
JL
ButterCMS is your content backend. An API-first headless CMS platform that marketers + developers love.
Here's a quick overview:...Read more
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