Ghost vs Typeform
Side-by-side plans, pricing, and feature gates for Ghost and Typeform, verified . Ghost is primarily content marketing; Typeform is primarily form builders.
Plans side by side
Every published plan from each vendor, with the headline monthly anchor price. Some prices scale with subscriber count or seats; full detail lives on each tool's page.
Ghost
- Starter
Personal publishing on Ghost(Pro), billed yearly
$18/mo - Publisher
Paid subscriptions, custom themes, integrations
$29/mo - Business
Higher limits, priority support, early access
$199/mo - Custom
Enterprise: unlimited members, dedicated IP, SLA
Custom
Typeform
- Basic
Entry tier for solo creators and small forms
$28/mo - Plus
Remove branding and scale to small teams
$56/mo - Business
Conversion analytics and priority support
$91/mo - Enterprise
Custom limits, SSO, and compliance
Custom
Limits at the entry paid tier
Compares Starter (Ghost) against Basic (Typeform). Both are the lowest-priced non-free, non-custom plan on each side.
| Limit | Ghost | Typeform |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts | 1,000 members | · |
| Emails / month | Unlimited | · |
| Team seats | 1 | 1 |
When Ghost wins
- Independent publishers who want to own their stack and keep migration optionality
- Paid-newsletter operators trying to avoid Substack's 10% revenue share at scale
- Publications that need staff seats, custom themes, and a real CMS rather than just an email tool
Where Ghost is the wrong fit
- Hobbyists who refuse to pay anything ever; Substack or Buttondown's free tiers fit better
- Podcast-first creators; Ghost is text and email native, not an audio platform
- Teams that need deep CRM, lead scoring, or marketing automation; this is a publishing tool, not a marketing-automation suite
When Typeform wins
- Marketing teams that need a polished, branded survey or lead-capture form
- Onboarding flows that benefit from one-question-at-a-time conversational UX
- Brands prioritizing form aesthetics and completion rate over feature breadth
Where Typeform is the wrong fit
- Hobbyists who can use Google Forms or Tally for free
- High-volume survey teams where cost per response gets expensive fast
- Developers who want form-as-API workflows (Formspree or Tally fit better)
Common questions
- Is Ghost cheaper than Typeform?
- At the entry tier, Ghost starts at $18/mo versus Typeform at $28/mo. Ghost is cheaper at the entry. Pricing scales differently above that, so check the full plan grid.
- Does Ghost or Typeform have a free plan?
- Neither has a permanent free plan. Both offer free trials.
- Are Ghost and Typeform in the same category?
- No. Ghost is primarily a content marketing tool; Typeform is primarily a form builders tool. They overlap on use case but sit in different primary categories, so the comparison is between adjacent tools rather than direct competitors.
- Which has more plans, Ghost or Typeform?
- Both Ghost and Typeform ship 4 plans. Tier counts match; the differentiation is in features and pricing structure rather than tier ladder depth.
- Where can I see alternatives to Ghost or Typeform?
- Each tool has a dedicated alternatives page on TierGauge with ranked options and verified pricing: /alternatives/ghost for Ghost and /alternatives/typeform for Typeform. Alternatives are derived from each tool's editor-flagged competitors plus same-category tools we track.
Ghost: https://ghost.org/pricing/ · Typeform: https://www.typeform.com/pricing/
Last verified . Pricing changes between refreshes; confirm at the vendor before purchasing.