Running a newsletter on Ghost: platform comparisons, Substack-style themes, paid plans and growing your list.
Move your newsletter from Kit (ConvertKit) or beehiiv to Ghost step by step: export and import subscribers, deal with paid members and Stripe, bring your posts across, set up redirects and your domain, warm up email sending, and make the new site look right.
Michal Wlosik
· 10 min read
Substack is free but takes 10%. beehiiv and Ghost take 0% but charge a monthly plan. The three newsletter platforms side by side, with what each costs at 1,000, 10,000 and 50,000 subscribers.
Michal Wlosik
· 6 min read
beehiiv is built to grow a newsletter and earn from ads; Ghost is software you own, with a real website and 0% of your revenue. An honest 2026 comparison of prices, fees, growth tools, design and moving between them.
Michal Wlosik
· 8 min read
Kit is free up to 10,000 subscribers, but the bill, the per-sale fee and the plain newsletter page add up. Seven Kit alternatives compared on price at 1,000 and 10,000 subscribers, fees on paid subscriptions, and what each one is best for.
Michal Wlosik
· 11 min read
Six newsletter platforms compared on real 2026 prices, what each costs at 1,000 and 10,000 subscribers, the fees and limits to watch for, and which one fits your newsletter.
Michal Wlosik
· 11 min read
