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Ghost - The Professional Publishing Platform versus Substack
Compare	Ghost - The Professional Publishing Platform	Substack
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Independent writers monetizing subscriptions	Independent writers and journalists
Who it's not for	Hobby bloggers fine with a simpler tool	Businesses needing brand control or custom design
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^³	Two confirmed incidents: an October 2025 breach exposed user emails and phone numbers; another security incident was disclosed February 2026.¹¹
Support quality	No support evidence found	Automated replies; hard to reach humans
Public sentiment	Review evidence was limited to a Wikipedia history of the product; no verbatim user quotes were found.^¹	Reviewers praise the ease of use and monetization, but many complain about automated support, platform fees, and Substack turning into another social network.^⁷
Biggest gotcha	No pricing data surfaced here; verify subscription fees before committing.^²	Support is auto-replies; no clear human escalation channel per user reports.^⁸

Pick Ghost - The Professional Publishing Platform when

Independent writers monetizing subscriptions
Small media startups
Newsletter-first publishers
Teams wanting open-source ownership

When Ghost - The Professional Publishing Platform is not a fit

Hobby bloggers fine with a simpler tool
Enterprises needing full CMS, docs, or intranet workflows . it calls itself 'just a blogging platform'
Non-technical teams unwilling to self-host Node.js
Buyers who require published security or compliance documentation

Pick Substack when

Independent writers and journalists
Creators monetizing paid newsletters
Zero-budget personal publications
Writers wanting built-in discovery

When Substack is not a fit

Businesses needing brand control or custom design
Teams that require reliable human support
Anyone collecting sensitive subscriber data
Marketers needing funnels, automations, or CRM features

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Ghost (moteur de blog) . Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org
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Ghost product pageghost.org
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Ghost security pageghost.org
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Substack review 2025 | TechRadartechradar.com
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Substack Review: What Newsletter Creators Need to Know | Sender.netsender.net
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Substack Reviews | G2g2.com
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Substack Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.com
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How to contact a real person at Substack support | Redditreddit.com
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How much does Substack cost? - Substack Supportsupport.substack.com
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Substack Surpasses Five Million Paid Subscriptions | Stripestripe.com
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Substack data breach exposed users' emails and phone numbers | The Vergetheverge.com
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Substack Hacked . What 50 Million Users Need To Know | Forbesforbes.com
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Substack Custom Domain Vulnerability | GBHackersgbhackers.com
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Substack raises $100M | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
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Ghost: The independent Substack alternative with 0% feesghost.org
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