# Pricing is too high **URL:** \ **Category:** Memberships & subscriptions\ **Created:** [December 23, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/pricing-is-too-high/61253 "2025-12-23T13:04:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike\_N](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/mike_n/32/38986_2.png) [@Mike\_N](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Mike_N)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/pricing-is-too-high/61253/1 "2025-12-23T13:04:27Z")
One of the reasons I never sign up for Ghost is that I think the pricing is too high. $15 for the basic package is double than it should be per month. I run 8 wordpress sites on one hosted package costing me around $50 per year. I would certainly not be motivated to pay $15 per month for ONE basic site. ---
**Author:** ![KBExit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/kbexit/32/38359_2.png) [@KBExit](https://forum.ghost.org/u/KBExit)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/pricing-is-too-high/61253/2 "2025-12-23T13:22:05Z")
There are other options out there that are cheaper. My Ghost hosting is $36 a year. If you don’t want newsletters and just run a blog, this is great. You’ll just have to get Brevo or Amazon Ses for transactional emails which is pretty much pennies with these services. I’m unsure if Mailgun has a flex plan still, this allows certain amount of emails to be free for newsletters. ---
**Author:** ![markstos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/markstos/32/18182_2.png) [@markstos](https://forum.ghost.org/u/markstos)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/pricing-is-too-high/61253/3 "2025-12-23T13:39:25Z")
You can host Ghost yourself if you like or use an alternative provider like [Magic Pages](https://www.magicpages.co). Because Ghost bundles newsletter functionality, payments, social and analytics, it’s really more comparable to Wordpress+Mailchip+Patreon plus the value of those analytics and social integrations. I’ve been able to learn what the specific costs were for some small local news outlets that use all those features and Ghost ends up being cheaper then their old WordPress hosting. For outlets with paying subscribers, the 5% fees that Patreon charges vs the 0% mark up by Ghost are a big deal. Pikapods are reportedly an even cheaper way to host Ghost, but may have more reliability or capacity problems. I haven’t tried them. ---
**Author:** ![muratcorlu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/muratcorlu/32/38509_2.png) [@muratcorlu](https://forum.ghost.org/u/muratcorlu)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/pricing-is-too-high/61253/4 "2025-12-23T13:49:02Z")
Confusing the Ghost software with Ghost Pro is a very common misconception. I recently published a guide to find the best hosting option for Ghost: > **[A Practical Guide to Find the Best Ghost Hosting in 2025](https://www.synapsmedia.com/help/a-practical-guide-to-hosting-ghost/)** > > A clear overview of how to host Ghost: self-hosting, managed hosting, key features to compare, and how to switch between providers. I hope this will help. ---
**Author:** ![AlanSoon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/alansoon/32/38805_2.png) [@AlanSoon](https://forum.ghost.org/u/AlanSoon)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/pricing-is-too-high/61253/5 "2025-12-26T08:34:56Z")
Synaps is the way. Murat is excellent and made the whole process so easy for me. > **[Synaps Media - Hassle-free Ghost CMS Hosting](https://www.synapsmedia.com/)** > > Managed Hosting for Ghost with automatic updates, CDN, backups, newsletter emails & GDPR‑compliant. Try for free. ---
**Author:** ![Denys\_Pulinets](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/denys_pulinets/32/36002_2.png) [@Denys\_Pulinets](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Denys_Pulinets)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/pricing-is-too-high/61253/6 "2025-12-26T11:38:08Z")
Sound good, 4 euro per month it more better… ---
**Author:** ![apisrufus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/apisrufus/32/39036_2.png) [@apisrufus](https://forum.ghost.org/u/apisrufus)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/pricing-is-too-high/61253/7 "2025-12-28T09:41:04Z")
Personally I place a lot of value on where the money I pay for Ghost(Pro) goes - supporting a non-profit to create better online tools for writers sound like the kind of thing I would want to do anyway. If I was self-hosting, I’d have to factor in the cost of a regular OpenCollective donation on top!