Ghost vs Prismic
Content Management System (CMS) pricing comparison · 2026
Ghost pricing ranges from $0–$199/month, while Prismic ranges from $0–$675/undefined. These products use different pricing models ( vs ), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.
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Ghost and Prismic both operate in the content management system (cms) category. This page compares their list pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Ghost | Prismic |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free /month | Free / |
| Starter | $15 /month | $10 / |
| Publisher | $29 /month | $25 / |
| Business | $199 /month | $150 / |
| Custom | Custom | $675 / |
| Enterprise | — | Custom |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Ghost
1 scenario$15
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$29/month managed hosting vs $5/month self-hosted
Prismic
6 scenarios$0/month
Solo Developer Project
on Free plan - includes 1 user, 4M API calls, 100 GB bandwidth, 2 locales, unlimited content
$10/month
Small Startup Website
on Starter plan (annual billing) - includes 3 users, 3 locales, 100 GB bandwidth with overage charges of $0.30/GB
$25/month
Growing Business with Development Environment
base + $250/month for development environment = $275/month total (development environment costs $3,000/year on Small plan)
Market Intelligence
Ghost
- Median annual cost
- $800
- Based on
- 355 deals
Prismic
- Median annual cost
- $2,160
- Based on
- 11 deals
Contract Terms
| Term | Ghost | Prismic |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-renewal | Yes | — |
| Cancellation | — | — |
| Minimum commitment | — | — |
| Price escalation | No published escalation schedule; users report significant cost jumps when exceeding staff user or member limits, with tier prices ranging from $15 to $199/month representing up to a 7x increase between tiers | No published schedule but users report mid-contract price increases of 100-2000% |