Compare CrafterCMS and Ghost 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$29 per month, billed annually - $36 billed monthly
CrafterCMS
Star Rating
(18)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 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 plansCrafterCMS vs Ghost
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CrafterCMS easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Ghost, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that CrafterCMS meets the needs of their business better than Ghost.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CrafterCMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CrafterCMS over Ghost.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CrafterCMS
CrafterCMS Community
Free
Open source license (GPL v3) with all CrafterCMS core features including:
- Best In Class Content Authoring Experience
- Developer Friendly, API-First Headless Platform
- Reusable Plugins and Public Marketplace
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
CrafterCMS
Free Trial is available
Ghost
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
11
8.2
31
Ease of Use
8.5
11
8.1
31
Ease of Setup
8.3
10
8.4
17
Ease of Admin
8.0
10
8.2
18
Quality of Support
9.5
11
8.3
24
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
10
8.2
10
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
11
6.1
30
Features by Category
Content
9.1
9
8.9
23
|
Verified
9.1
9
8.1
22
|
Verified
9.6
8
8.1
19
|
Verified
9.0
7
7.2
20
|
Verified
8.5
8
7.8
15
9.2
8
8.2
19
|
Verified
8.1
9
7.3
17
|
Verified
9.4
8
7.6
16
|
Verified
9.1
9
7.6
16
|
Verified
Design
8.9
6
7.9
19
|
Verified
9.3
7
8.9
19
|
Verified
9.2
6
8.4
20
|
Verified
9.8
8
7.7
22
|
Verified
Platform
8.8
7
8.4
19
|
Verified
9.7
6
8.7
21
|
Verified
9.5
7
8.4
19
|
Verified
9.6
8
8.2
20
|
Verified
9.7
6
7.8
18
|
Verified
9.3
5
7.8
13
|
Verified
7.9
7
7.8
17
|
Verified
9.7
6
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
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Design & Development
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
10.0
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development
8.8
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
8.6
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
CDN Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monetization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
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 - OTT Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
CrafterCMS and Ghost are categorized as Headless CMS and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
CrafterCMS is categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) and OTT Platforms
Ghost is categorized as Owned Media
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CrafterCMS
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
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Higher Education
11.8%
Financial Services
11.8%
Telecommunications
5.9%
Sports
5.9%
Other
52.9%
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 Crafter CMS works?
1 Comment
MV
Check out the CrafterCMS documentation, all of it is online at: https://docs.craftercms.orgRead more
What is Crafter delivery?
1 Comment
Official Response from CrafterCMS
Crafter Delivery (Crafter Engine) is the dynamic content delivery engine component of CrafterCMS.Read more
CrafterCMS has no more discussions with answers
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