Ghost
Just a blogging platform.
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Still maintained? Yes: 2,266 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v6.73.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Squarespace and WordPress.com.
At a glance
Ghost quick facts
- Health score
- 89/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 55,634
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v6.73.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Ghost
Full rankings: Squarespace alternatives, WordPress.com alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "The easiest way to get a production instance deployed is with our official Ghost(Pro) managed service. It takes about 2 minutes to launch a new site with worldwide CDN, backups, security and maintenance all done for you."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Ghost scores 89/100, #3 of 15 in Blogging Platforms: 2,266 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v6.73.0, 3 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 55,634 stars add 19.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
2266 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v6.73.0 released 3 days ago
- Stars 19.0 / 20
56k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 2266
- Last 90 days
- 6,264
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #3 of 15 tools in Blogging Platforms by health , between fx (#2) and WriteFreely (#4) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | v6.73.0 · 3 days ago |
| Stars | 55,634 |
| Open issues | 30 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | TryGhost/Ghost ↗ |
Ghost vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Ghost (Blogging Platforms), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directus | 98 | 39k | BUSL-1.1 | yesterday |
| Automad | 92 | 958 | MIT | yesterday |
| Ghost (this tool) | 89 | 56k | MIT | today |
| WriteFreely | 85 | 5.3k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| Mataroa | 75 | 375 | MIT | today |
| HTMLy | 39 | 1.4k | GPL-2.0 | 9 months ago |
Ghost: common questions
What does Ghost replace?
Repoly lists Ghost as an open-source alternative to Squarespace and WordPress.com. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Ghost stands against the others.
Is Ghost still maintained?
Ghost had 2,266 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v6.73.0, is from 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.