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Compare Open Source Blogging & Publishing apps

WriteFreely vs Ghost

Publish writing on your own domain, without handing your audience to a third-party platform.

WriteFreely

A clean, Markdown-based publishing platform made for writers.

5.2k stars

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Ghost

The open-source platform for professional publishing and memberships.

54.5k stars

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Donations

One-time or recurring community donations

SaaS

Also offered as a paid cloud service

Company-backed

Backed by a commercial company

SaaS

Also offered as a paid cloud service

Donations

One-time or recurring community donations

WriteFreelyGhost
Blogging & Publishing
ActivityPub
RSS Feeds
Custom Domain
Email Newsletter
Static Pages
Multiple Blogs & Pen Names
Paid Memberships
Authentication
SAML SSO
OIDC SSO
Social Login
LDAP / AD
MFA
API Keys
Password Auth
Access Control
RBAC
Teams
Data
Data Export
Audit Log
Integrations
Webhooks
REST API
GraphQL API
MCP Server
UI
Custom Branding
Android
iOS
Mac
Windows
Other Features
Unlimited Users

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