EnineSites vs. Ghost
Ghost suits paid newsletters. EnineSites suits sites with a job.
Built for publications that earn from newsletters and paid memberships. Focused and fast.
Side by side
| Compare | EnineSites | Ghost | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who runs the site | Managed: built, hosted and kept working for you. No plugins, no servers. | Self-host it, or pay for hosted tiers. | Leans EnineSites |
| Editing | CMS or a formatted JSON file, and on Pro an AI assistant through MCP. Sections lay themselves out; designers restyle with CSS. | Writer-focused post editor. | Leans Ghost |
| Search and AI structure | Structured data, sitemap, canonical tags and machine-readable content, generated from your content. | Basic SEO and structured data. | Leans EnineSites |
| API and agents | API and MCP access on the Pro plan only, plus an open-source CLI. | Content and Admin APIs. | Even |
| Selling online | No checkout. A contact form emails every lead, with spam screened out. | Memberships and paid subscriptions; no product store. | Ghost |
| Taking your site with you | Whole site as one plain JSON file that loads back whole. | Content exports; open source. | Even |
| Billing | Flat yearly rates: ₹0, ₹10,000 and ₹50,000. No per-page fees, no bandwidth caps for ordinary use. | Self-host free, or hosted tiers. | Even |
| Several sites | One site per plan; hold several plans for several sites. Custom domains on Starter and Pro. | One site per install or plan. | Even |
| Design range | Six themes today, plus CSS restyling per page or sitewide. | Publication themes. | Even |
Pick EnineSites when
- You want editorial themes, native RSS, tag taxonomy and scheduled publishing on the same site as your business or documentation pages.
- You want your best essays structured to be cited, and the whole site exportable as one file.
Pick Ghost when
- Paid memberships and newsletter delivery are the business model. EnineSites lists newsletters among its use cases but does not describe subscriptions or email delivery.
- You want open-source software you can self-host.
Facts about Ghost come from public sources and third-party reports, last checked October 27, 2026. EnineSites facts come from this site.
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