Lnkbase Newsletter vs Ghost
Ghost is an open-source publishing platform. For the newsletter alone at 4,000 subscribers, Ghost(Pro) Publisher costs $75 a month and Lnkbase Newsletter $29, with events, products and community included.
Price at five list sizes
| Subscribers | 1,000 | 4,000 | 10,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lnkbase Newsletter | $12/mo Starter | $29/mo Pro | $29/mo Pro | $129/mo Scale | Custom Talk to us |
| Ghost | $35/mo Publisher | $75/mo Publisher | $105/mo Publisher | $249/mo Publisher | $329/mo Publisher |
Ghost(Pro) Starter is $18 a month for up to 1,000 members but has no paid subscriptions. Ghost can also be self-hosted.
Feature by feature
| Lnkbase | Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee on paid subscriptions | 0% (Stripe fees only) | 0% (Stripe fees) |
| Official MCP server for AI agents | Yes | No |
| Free plan | Up to 500 subscribers | No (self-hosting is free) |
| Hosted for you | Yes | Ghost(Pro), or self-host |
| Recommendation network | Every newsletter on Lnkbase | Yes (Recommendations, Explore) |
| Ad network | Marketplace plus your own sponsors | No |
| Support | Yes on Ghost(Pro) |
What Ghost has that we don't
- A mature open-source publishing platform with a theme marketplace
- Social-web (ActivityPub) distribution and Ghost Explore
- Managed hosting, CDN and backups on Ghost(Pro)
What Lnkbase Newsletter gives you
- Webinars, podcasts, digital products and community built in
- A free plan, then one flat price by list size with every feature included
- 0% of your paid subscriptions, products, tickets and sponsorships
- Paid subscriptions, products, webinars, podcasts and community in one place
- REST API, webhooks and an MCP server so your AI agent can run it
What a list costs a month
The cheapest plan that fits one issue a week (about 4.3 emails per subscriber a month), billed monthly in US dollars, from each pricing page on October 25, 2026. Ours is the cheapest Lnkbase Newsletter plan that fits. How our plans work
How we priced Lnkbase Newsletter
Lnkbase Newsletter is priced by list size, with every feature on every plan: Free up to 500 subscribers, Starter $12 up to 2,500, Pro $29 up to 10,000 and Scale $129 up to 50,000. Each plan includes enough emails for one issue a week, with room for welcome emails and automations.
We take 0% of paid subscriptions, products, tickets and sponsorships; Stripe's card fees apply. Above 50,000 subscribers we set a custom plan.
Every product name here belongs to its owner and is used only to name the product compared. Lnkbase isn't affiliated with any of them. Prices and features come from their own sites on October 25, 2026 and may have changed since.