> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.ectobuilder.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Ghosty Hosts vs Ghost(Pro) vs Magic Pages: Affordable Ghost Hosting Compared (2026) - URL: https://www.ectobuilder.com/blog/ghosty-hosts-vs-ghost-pro-vs-magic-pages/ - Published: 2026-10-28T18:55:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-28T18:55:31.000Z - Description: Ghosty Host never hosted Ghost CMS, and its website has closed. Here is how the two real options, Ghost(Pro) and Magic Pages, compare on price, custom themes, email and support, plus a budget server route. - Author: Michal Wlosik - Tags: Guides, Hosting If you searched for Ghosty Hosts while looking for affordable Ghost hosting, here is the short answer: **Ghosty Host is not a Ghost CMS host, and its website has closed.** It was a budget host for virtual servers, game servers and Discord bots. For a Ghost site, the two names worth comparing are [Ghost(Pro)](https://ghost.org/pricing/?via=michal-207c22&ref=ectobuilder.com), the official host, and [Magic Pages](https://www.magicpages.co/?aff=OIcAEpl1OcEE&ref=ectobuilder.com), the best-known independent one. This guide explains what happened to Ghosty Host, then compares Ghost(Pro) and Magic Pages on price, limits, custom themes, newsletter email, support and moving in, with a budget server option for people who want to do it themselves. Prices were checked on 28 October 2026. ![Three cards: Ghosty Host marked as closed, Ghost(Pro) from $15 a month and Magic Pages from €13 a month](https://www.ectobuilder.com/content/images/2026/10/image-mvsgx80j.webp) One of these three doesn't host Ghost at all. ## What was Ghosty Host? Ghosty Host (ghosty.host) sold cheap hosting for virtual private servers, Minecraft servers, Discord bots and small websites, with plans its customers describe as starting from about $1 a month. Its [Trustpilot page](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/ghosty.host?ref=ectobuilder.com) lists 63 reviews averaging 3.6 out of 5, none from the last year, and says the company's website has closed, so new reviews can't be left. The similar name is a coincidence: we found no sign that Ghosty Host ever offered managed hosting for the Ghost publishing platform. You could have installed Ghost on one of its virtual servers yourself, as on any server, but that option has gone. If that's the kind of hosting you were after, a cheap server from Hostinger or DigitalOcean does the same job today; see [the budget option](#a-budget-alternative-run-ghost-on-your-own-server) below. ## Ghost(Pro) vs Magic Pages at a glance | | Ghost(Pro) | Magic Pages | | --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | Run by | Ghost Foundation, the non-profit that makes Ghost | Independent company, EU-based | | Entry price | Starter $15/mo yearly ($18 monthly) | €13/mo, €130/year or €390 lifetime | | Cheapest plan with a custom theme | Publisher, $29/mo yearly | €13/mo, the only plan | | Members | Priced by members: 1,000 on Starter, more costs more | Unlimited, same price | | Staff users | 1 / 3 / 15 by plan | Unlimited | | Newsletter email | Unlimited sends | 10,000 a month, then $5 per 10,000 | | Paid subscriptions | Publisher and up, 0% fee | Yes, 0% fee | | Largest file upload | 5MB to 1GB by plan | 200MB | | Uptime SLA | Custom plan only | 99.9% on monthly and yearly plans | | Free trial | Yes | 14 days, no card | US visitors may see Magic Pages' prices in dollars ($15 a month, $150 a year); the plan is the same. ## Price For a small site, the difference comes down to custom themes. On Ghost(Pro), Starter at $15 a month only runs Ghost's official themes, so a site with its own design needs Publisher at $29 a month: $348 a year. Magic Pages has one plan at €130 a year with custom themes included. As the list grows, the two price models pull further apart. Ghost(Pro) raises the price at each member band; Magic Pages keeps the plan price and charges only for email over 10,000 sends a month. For a weekly newsletter: ![Yearly cost of Ghost(Pro) Publisher at 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 members next to Magic Pages with email overage](https://www.ectobuilder.com/content/images/2026/10/image-mvsgx9kq.webp) A weekly newsletter with a custom theme, per year. Magic Pages' extra email is estimated at about 4.3 sends per member a month. At 10,000 members, that's $1,056 a year on Ghost(Pro) Publisher against roughly €130 plus $240 of extra email on Magic Pages. Send less often and the Magic Pages figure drops; Ghost(Pro)'s doesn't, because it charges for members, not emails. Full details of every Ghost(Pro) band are in [Ghost(Pro) pricing in 2026](https://www.ectobuilder.com/blog/ghost-pro-pricing/). ## Custom themes Magic Pages accepts any Ghost theme on its single plan: marketplace themes, themes you build, and themes from a visual builder. Ghost(Pro) needs Publisher or above for anything other than its official themes, and an edited official theme counts as custom. [More on Ghost(Pro) Starter and custom themes](https://www.ectobuilder.com/blog/ghost-pro-starter-custom-theme/). [![CTA Image](https://www.ectobuilder.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2026/06/Ecto_builder_logo_sq_small.png)](https://editor.ectobuilder.com/login?mode=signup&plan=free&ref=ectobuilder.com) ****A custom theme for either host.** Build your Ghost theme visually in Ectobuilder and publish it to Magic Pages, Ghost(Pro) Publisher or any other Ghost host in one click. Free to build; $79 a year to publish. [Start free ](https://editor.ectobuilder.com/login?mode=signup&plan=free&ref=ectobuilder.com) ## Newsletter email Both hosts send your newsletters for you, so you don't need your own Mailgun account. Ghost(Pro) sends without a cap on every plan and manages deliverability; Publisher and up can send from your own domain, and the Custom plan adds a dedicated IP. Magic Pages includes 10,000 emails a month and charges $5 for each extra 10,000\. That covers a weekly newsletter to about 2,300 people, or a monthly one to 10,000. ## Support and reliability Ghost(Pro) support comes from the team that builds Ghost: email support on Starter and Publisher, priority support on Business and an account manager on Custom. Only the Custom plan has a written uptime SLA. Magic Pages is a small team led by its founder, Jannis Fedoruk-Betschki, who is active in the Ghost community. Support is personal, and the monthly and yearly plans come with a 99.9% uptime SLA. The honest trade-off with any small host is that fewer people stand behind it, so keep your own exports. ****Where your money goes.** A Ghost(Pro) subscription funds the development of Ghost itself. If keeping Ghost independent matters to you, that's a real reason to choose it. ## Moving in Moving between Ghost hosts follows the same steps everywhere: export your content as a JSON file and your members as a CSV in Ghost Admin, import both on the new site, reconnect the same Stripe account so paid members keep their subscriptions, copy your images and theme across, and point your domain at the new host. Magic Pages says a move takes about an hour and publishes a migration guide; the JSON export doesn't include image files, so plan for those separately. Coming from another platform? See [how to find and redirect every missing page after a move](https://www.ectobuilder.com/blog/ghost-migration-redirects/). ## A budget alternative: run Ghost on your own server If what you liked about Ghosty Host was a cheap server you control, you can still run Ghost that way. [Hostinger](https://www.hostinger.com/?REFERRALCODE=D09MICHALB1O&ref=ectobuilder.com)'s Ghost VPS comes with Ghost preinstalled, weekly backups and root access from $6.49 a month for the first term (it renews at $11.99). [DigitalOcean](https://m.do.co/c/7c3b07dcd82e?ref=ectobuilder.com)'s Ghost 1-Click image runs on a $12-a-month 2GB server. You look after updates and backups, and you add Mailgun for newsletters: $15 a month for 10,000 emails. [Ghost vs Ghost(Pro)](https://www.ectobuilder.com/blog/ghost-vs-ghost-pro/) walks through what self-hosting involves. ****Self-hosting without the setup.** Hostinger's Ghost VPS comes with Ghost preinstalled, 4GB of RAM, weekly backups and full root access, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Get 20% off your first purchase through our link. [Get 20% off Hostinger ](https://www.hostinger.com/?REFERRALCODE=D09MICHALB1O&ref=ectobuilder.com) ## Which should you choose? - **Choose Ghost(Pro)** if you want the official host, unlimited newsletter sends, the newest features first and support from Ghost's own team, and the per-member price works for your list. - **Choose Magic Pages** if you want a custom theme on a small budget, a large free list at a flat price, or hosting in the EU. - **Run your own server** if you want the lowest price and full control, and don't mind updates, backups and setting up Mailgun. ****Try Magic Pages free for 14 days.** Managed Ghost hosting with custom themes, unlimited members, 10,000 newsletter emails a month, backups and updates, from €13 a month. No card needed to start. [Try Magic Pages free ](https://www.magicpages.co/?aff=OIcAEpl1OcEE&ref=ectobuilder.com) ## FAQ #### Is Ghosty Hosts the same as Ghost(Pro)? No. Ghost(Pro) is the official hosting from the Ghost Foundation. Ghosty Host was an unrelated budget host for servers and game servers, and its website has closed. #### What is the cheapest way to host Ghost? Running Ghost yourself on a small server or PikaPods costs a few dollars a month before email. Of the managed hosts with email included, Magic Pages at €130 a year is among the cheapest. #### Can I use a custom theme on Magic Pages? Yes. Custom themes are included on its single plan. #### Does Magic Pages charge by members? No. Members and staff users are unlimited. You pay extra only for newsletter emails over 10,000 a month. #### Can I move from Ghost(Pro) to Magic Pages later? Yes. Both run the same Ghost, so you export your content and members, import them, reconnect Stripe and point your domain at the new host. [![CTA Image](https://www.ectobuilder.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2026/06/Ecto_builder_logo_sq_small.png)](https://editor.ectobuilder.com/login?mode=signup&plan=free&ref=ectobuilder.com) ****Your Ghost theme works on every host.** Ectobuilder themes are standard Ghost themes. Build yours by clicking, deploy it to any Ghost host, and take it with you if you move. [Start free ](https://editor.ectobuilder.com/login?mode=signup&plan=free&ref=ectobuilder.com) --- *Some links in this article are affiliate or referral links: if you sign up through them, Ectobuilder may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices were checked on 28 October 2026 and change often, so check each provider's pricing page before you sign up.*