Ghost vs Supercast (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Ghost if

• Fits if you want your own site, a newsletter and paid memberships in one place
• Works for solo writers who want to avoid platform fees on payments

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you want paid subscriptions: they need Publisher at $29 a month
• Watch out: Starter and Publisher stop at 1,000 members, and you are asked to upgrade after that
• Watch out: Stripe's own fees still apply on payments
• Pricey if you want a team: 3 staff users on Publisher, 15 on Business at $199
• Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app, since only a browser admin is listed

Pick Supercast if

• Fits if you run one podcast and want to charge for private episodes
• Works for podcasters who already have a Stripe account

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you grow: $0.59 per subscriber a month adds up on top of Stripe's fees
• Watch out: one-time payments cost 15% up to $1.50 a payment, plus Stripe fees
• Not for you if you run several shows or bundles, as those are only on the Custom plan
• Skip it if you want another processor, as the pricing page names only Stripe

Ghost

• Paid subscriptions, custom themes and custom fields need the Publisher plan; Starter has none of them.
• Starter and Publisher cap out at 1,000 members, and the page says you are notified to upgrade as members grow.
• Ghost takes no transaction fee on payments, but Stripe's payment processor fees still apply.
• Only a browser-based admin is listed; no desktop or mobile apps appear on the pages read.

Supercast

• The $0.59 per subscriber a month is charged on top of Stripe's fees, which the page lists as 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction and 0.7% on recurring payments.
• One-time payments cost 15% up to a maximum of $1.50 per payment, plus Stripe processing fees.
• Multi-show support and bundle subscriptions are only on the Custom plan, which is sold through sales.
• Requires a Stripe account; the pricing page names no other payment processor.

Ghost

Newsletters built in

Posts can go out as email newsletters. The pricing page lists multiple newsletters, email templates and editable links after sending.

Paid memberships

Members sign up free or pay through Stripe. Publisher and above include paid subscriptions, tips, premium tiers and special offers.

Own website and themes

Every plan includes a website with a custom domain. Marketplace and custom themes start on the Publisher plan.

Member analytics

Shows who is signing up, who is paying and what members read, with advanced analytics on Publisher and higher.

Open source software

The foundation describes Ghost as open source, and its developer docs include a hosting guide for running it yourself.

Supercast

Private subscriber feeds

Premium content is hosted by Supercast, and subscribers add a private feed to their podcast app in two taps.

Your own Stripe account

Creators connect their own Stripe account, so subscriber billing data stays with the creator and can be taken elsewhere.

Flexible subscription plans

Unlimited subscriber plans: monthly, annual and lifetime, with free trials, limited-time promotions and custom pricing.

Subscriber tools

A landing page for subscribers, built-in email, an AMA platform, analytics dashboards and feed security with alerting.

Public episode sync and video

Public episodes sync from the creator's podcast host into Supercast, and YouTube video feeds are supported.

Newsletters

A banner on the site says newsletters have arrived, for growing free and paid followers.

Ghost

• Starter$15

  per month for up to 1,000 members, billed yearly ($18 billed monthly)

  1 staff user, a default theme with design settings, and email newsletters. Price rises with the member count.

• Publisher$29

  per month for up to 1,000 members, billed yearly

  3 staff users, custom themes, paid subscriptions, advanced analytics and custom fields. Price rises with members.

• Business$199

  per month for up to 10,000 members, billed yearly

  15 staff users, priority support, higher usage limits and early access to features.

• CustomCustom

  Unlimited members and staff users, a dedicated IP address and a 99.9% uptime SLA. Sold through sales.

Supercast

• All-in$0

  No flat fee. $0.59 a month per subscriber plus Stripe fees (2.9% + $0.30 and 0.7% on recurring payments). One-time payments: 15%, capped at $1.50.

Ghost

• Annual discount

  Lower price when billed yearly

  The Starter plan is $15 a month billed yearly against $18 billed monthly. Yearly and monthly billing toggle on the pricing page.

Supercast

No public discounts listed.