Feature by feature
The plan each of us would sell you at 5,000 subscribers.
5,000subscribers |
Ghost
Publisher |
 SendFoxLifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $75 / month | $29, once |
| Contacts | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Email sends | Unlimited | 300,000, no monthly cap |
| If your list doubles | Publisher, $105 / month | Pro 2, $39 / month |
Ghost prices from ghost.org, monthly billing, checked September 2026. SendFox prices from our pricing page.
When Ghost is the better pick
We'd rather you pick the right tool than switch and regret it. Ghost(Pro) is the better call when:
- You want a real website and CMS with themes, not just a newsletter.
- You run paid memberships and like Ghost's 0% payment fees.
- You want your posts on the open web and in the fediverse through ActivityPub.
What you'd pay over 1, 2 and 3 years
Ghost(Pro)
Publisher1,000 contacts
5,000 contacts
10,000 contacts
Ghost(Pro) Publisher, monthly billing, as of Sep 2026. SendFox assumes one email a week to your whole list; if Lifetime's send pool runs out at that pace, the chart switches you to the cheapest Pro tier that fits.
Switching in an afternoon
Most people do this on a Sunday with a coffee. Here's the whole thing.
- Export a CSV from Ghost(Pro). In Ghost Admin, open Members, click the settings icon and choose Export all members.
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Import it into SendFox. Open the import screen, choose Upload a file, pick a list and map the columns.
The SendFox import screen. -
Recreate your signup form. Pick a hosted link or paste one line of code on your site, and choose which list signups go to. Swap the old form on your site for the new one.
The SendFox form builder: where it lives, where signups go, what the button says. -
Rebuild your welcome email and re-send it. Create an automation triggered when someone joins your list and paste in your welcome emails. Then use "Add contacts manually" to drop your imported list in, so everyone gets a friendly hello from your new sender instead of a surprise.
A 3-email welcome automation in SendFox (from a demo account). - Send your next newsletter from SendFox. Then cancel Ghost(Pro) once you've checked the first send landed.
Why people move the email part off Ghost
Starter stops at 1,000
Ghost(Pro) Starter is $18 a month but capped at 1,000 members. Past that, Publisher is $105 a month at 10,000.
You might not need the site
If the newsletter is the product and the website is an afterthought, you're paying for hosting you barely use.
As of Sep 2026, from ghost.org.
A lot of people keep Ghost for the site and send email elsewhere. That's a fine setup.
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SendFox vs Ghost: quick answers
Is SendFox a good alternative to Ghost?
For the newsletter part, yes. SendFox is free up to 1,000 contacts, then $29 paid once covers 5,000 contacts and 300,000 total sends. Ghost is also a website and membership platform; if you need the site, keep it and use SendFox for email via RSS.
How much does Ghost cost compared to SendFox?
At 5,000 members, Ghost(Pro) Publisher is $75 a month, $900 a year (ghost.org/pricing, monthly billing, September 2026). SendFox Lifetime covers the same 5,000 contacts for $29, paid once. Above 5,000 contacts, SendFox Pro plans start at $19 a month.
Is Ghost free?
The software is open source and free to self-host, which means paying for a server and an email sending service yourself. Ghost(Pro) hosting starts at $18 a month for up to 1,000 members. SendFox Free is 1,000 contacts and 3,000 sends a month with nothing to host.
Can I import my Ghost members into SendFox?
Yes. Export your members from Ghost as a CSV and upload it to SendFox. Most imports take a few minutes. You can also keep publishing on Ghost and let SendFox Smart Campaigns email each new post from your RSS feed.
Also compared: Mailchimp, Kit, beehiiv, MailerLite, Substack, AWeber, Flodesk, EmailOctopus, GetResponse, ActiveCampaign, Moosend.
