Newsletter Self-hosted founded 2013
Ghost
Open-source publishing with built-in memberships and email.
overview
Ghost is an open-source publishing platform that ships with newsletter sending and paid memberships. Self-host on your own infrastructure or use Ghost Pro. Great fit for publishers who want to own their stack.
deliverability
Depends on the SMTP provider configured (often Mailgun for Pro).
best for
Independent publishers who want to own their content and stack.
pros
- › Full ownership in self-hosted mode
- › Memberships and Stripe integration
- › Beautiful default themes
cons
- › Requires another SMTP provider for sending at volume
- › Heavier than Buttondown for plain newsletters
Features at a glance
| API | Yes |
| SMTP | Yes |
| SDKs | node |
| Webhooks | Yes |
| Templates | rich |
| React Email | No |
| Batch send | Yes |
| Scheduled send | Yes |
| Suppressions | Yes |
| Multi-tenant | No |
| Inbound parsing | No |
| Event stream | No |
| Idempotency keys | No |
| Dedicated IP | No |