Compare Ghost and dotCMS 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$29 per month, billed annually - $36 billed monthly
Free
Ghost
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 plansdotCMS
Star Rating
(111)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansGhost vs dotCMS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Ghost easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with dotCMS overall.
- Reviewers felt that dotCMS meets the needs of their business better than Ghost.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that dotCMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of dotCMS over Ghost.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
dotCMS
Community (Business Source License)
Free
Companies with <$5mil total finances can download and use dotCMS for free.
- Unlimited Users
- Unlimited Content
- Self Hosted
Free Trial
Ghost
Free Trial is available
dotCMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
31
8.4
96
Ease of Use
8.1
31
8.0
96
Ease of Setup
8.4
17
6.9
57
Ease of Admin
8.2
18
7.8
56
Quality of Support
8.3
24
8.5
95
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
10
8.6
56
Product Direction (% positive)
6.1
30
8.3
89
Features by Category
Content
8.9
23
|
Verified
8.6
68
|
Verified
8.1
22
|
Verified
8.5
63
|
Verified
8.1
19
|
Verified
8.2
66
|
Verified
7.2
20
|
Verified
8.0
62
7.8
15
7.8
57
|
Verified
8.2
19
|
Verified
7.9
58
|
Verified
7.3
17
|
Verified
8.1
65
|
Verified
7.6
16
|
Verified
7.8
60
|
Verified
7.6
16
|
Verified
8.2
65
|
Verified
Design
7.9
19
|
Verified
7.0
43
8.9
19
|
Verified
7.4
44
|
Verified
8.4
20
|
Verified
7.7
49
|
Verified
7.7
22
|
Verified
8.5
58
|
Verified
Platform
8.4
19
|
Verified
7.4
57
8.7
21
|
Verified
8.1
53
|
Verified
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.4
59
|
Verified
8.2
20
|
Verified
8.3
67
|
Verified
7.8
18
|
Verified
8.6
63
|
Verified
7.8
13
|
Verified
8.1
48
|
Verified
7.8
17
|
Verified
7.4
47
|
Verified
8.6
18
|
Verified
8.3
62
|
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
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.6
12
Content Management
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.9
26
Design & Development
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.8
25
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
Not enough data
8.5
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
21
Development
Not enough data
7.4
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
25
|
Verified
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
Ghost and dotCMS are categorized as Headless CMS and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Ghost is categorized as Owned Media
dotCMS is categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ghost
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
dotCMS
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
24.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.5%
Publishing
8.1%
Writing and Editing
5.4%
Professional Training & Coaching
5.4%
Other
43.2%
Higher Education
15.4%
Information Technology and Services
11.5%
Financial Services
6.7%
Retail
5.8%
Computer Software
5.8%
Other
54.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
Ghost has no discussions with answers
Does dotCMS offer a free trial?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Yes! You can download and use dotCMS for free from our website: https://dotcms.com/download/. Once you download, you can request a free trial of the...Read more
How is dotCMS priced?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Because every implementation of dotCMS is different, we offer custom pricing based on your need. Contact our team today to get a pricing quote right for your...Read more
I didn't check last versions so it might be already there. When dotCMS will fully support all the entities (containers, templates, pages, etc) and content to be deployable through APIs? Is that in the roadmap and for when?
1 Comment
Official Response from dotCMS
Kelvin,
Thank you for your comment. The latest release of dotCMS (5.x) now supports containers and pages in addition to content, content types, themes, and...Read more
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