Ghost(Pro) raised its entry plan 67%
New lineup: Starter went from $9 to $15 a month and lost paid subscriptions, tips and two of its three newsletters; Creator and Team were replaced by Publisher at $29.
What changed
- Price increase, 67%, Jul 2025
- Before: Starter $9/mo (500 members, paid tiers, 3 newsletters); Creator $25; Team $50
- After: Starter $15/mo (1,000 members, free content only, 1 newsletter); Publisher $29; Business $199
- Existing customers: grandfathered
Cheaper alternatives to Ghost(Pro)
At 10k subs, Ghost(Pro) costs $105/mo. 6 newsletter platforms cost less:
- Sendy + SES: $4.30/mo (Self-hosted, SES à la carte at $0.10 per 1k)
- MailCheap: $39/mo (Plan for one issue a week (~4.3 emails per subscriber))
- Flodesk: $72/mo (Lite plan (Pro above 25k))
- Buttondown: $79/mo (Base plan, no add-ons)
- Bento: $79/mo (Marketing Platform)
- MailerLite: $89/mo (Comfort plan)
Ghost(Pro) alternatives: 6 cheaper newsletter platforms compared, at every size.
Sources
Every price and change for Ghost(Pro): Ghost(Pro).