Ghost

Ghost is an open-source, nonprofit publishing platform designed for professional content creators, with a focus on simplicity, speed, and modern web standards. It offers a hosted service (Ghost(Pro)) and a self-hosted option, and is known for its clean editor, membership/subscription features, and strong SEO capabilities.

• Ghost is a fully open-source platform (MIT license) with a nonprofit governance model.
• It was originally a Kickstarter project in 2013, founded by John O'Nolan and Hannah Wolfe.
• The platform emphasizes a distraction-free writing experience with a Markdown-based editor.
• Ghost includes built-in membership and subscription tools for monetizing content.
• It is built on Node.js and uses a Handlebars-based theming system.

Ghost is an open-source publishing platform and headless CMS focused on professional blogging and newsletters. It's developed by the non-profit Ghost Foundation and offers both a self-hosted free version and a paid managed service called Ghost(Pro).

• Founded by John O'Nolan (and Hannah Wolfe), originally launched in 2013 after a successful Kickstarter campaign
• Operated as a non-profit organization, the Ghost Foundation, based in Singapore
• Built on Node.js and released under the MIT open-source license
• Focuses on publishing, newsletters, and paid memberships/subscriptions, positioning itself as an alternative to WordPress and Substack
• Offers native features for email newsletters, membership tiers, and Stripe-based subscription payments