Pick Ghost if
publishers who will stay on Ghost(Pro) Starter at $18/month billed yearly (1 staff, 1,000 members) while they open a first Dashboard, then Publisher at $29 when they need paid subscriptions and custom themes.
Read the Ghost pageGhost vs Obsidian
Our take
Pick Ghost if publishers who will stay on Ghost(Pro) Starter at $18/month billed yearly (1 staff, 1,000 members) while they open a first Dashboard, then Publisher at $29 when they need paid subscriptions and custom themes. Pick Obsidian if individual writers who will stay on the $0 app while they open a first Bases table, then Sync at $4/user/month yearly ($5 monthly) when they want encrypted vaults on other devices.
Best for
Ghost A members publication you start at a printed $
Obsidian A vault table you start at a public $
Free plan
Ghost $0 · for Ghost itself (TryGhost/Ghost). You pay hosting
Obsidian $0 · no sign-up. No strings attached
Lowest paid
Ghost Starter $18/mo yearly
Obsidian Sync $4/user/mo yearly
Next step up
Ghost Publisher $29/mo yearly
Obsidian Publish $8/mo yearly
Runs where
Ghost Local or hosted
Obsidian
Watch out
Ghost Starter cannot take paid subscriptions
Obsidian The $0 tile is the local app
Last checked
Ghost 2026-10-23 · ghost.org/pricing
Obsidian 2026-10-23 · obsidian.md/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Obsidian if
individual writers who will stay on the $0 app while they open a first Bases table, then Sync at $4/user/month yearly ($5 monthly) when they want encrypted vaults on other devices.
Read the Obsidian page