Ghost vs WordPress
Both Ghost and WordPress are self-hosted alternatives to Medium, Squarespace, Tumblr, Wix and WordPress.com.
Side by side
| Field | Ghost | WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Just a blogging platform. | World's most-used blogging and CMS engine. |
| GitHub stars | 55,651 | 21,524 |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | Nodejs | PHP |
| Latest release | v6.73.0, 27 October 2026 | No release recorded |
| Repository activity | 1 November 2026 | 1 November 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | Blogging Platforms | Content Management Systems (CMS) |
| Website | https://ghost.org/ | https://wordpress.org/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost | https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- Ghost has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 55,651 against 21,524.
- Both repositories last recorded activity on 1 November 2026.
- Ghost has a release on record (v6.73.0); the dataset records no release for WordPress.
- Licenses differ: Ghost is listed under MIT; WordPress under GPL-2.0.
- Platforms differ: Ghost lists Nodejs; WordPress lists PHP.
- Ghost is filed under Blogging Platforms; WordPress is filed under Content Management Systems (CMS).