Compare · Hettie vs Ghost
Hettie vs Ghost
Ghost is a great home for writers with a paid newsletter. Hettie is for a site your AI builds, with analytics, ads, forms and a blog.
The short version
Ghost has one of the best blog editors around. Its strength is members: free and paid signups, email newsletters and subscriptions, all in one place. If your site is mostly a newsletter you charge for, Ghost is hard to beat.
Hettie starts from the site. Your own ChatGPT, Claude or Codex builds it, and the site is code in your folder, so your AI can change the design as easily as a post. On Ghost's Starter plan you get the default theme. Your own theme needs the Publisher plan.
Ghost prices hosting by audience size, from $18 a month billed yearly. Hettie charges for hosting only, $5 a month for five sites. Ghost has no official way for Claude to post. Community MCP servers work, but you set them up yourself. On Hettie you ask Claude in chat and the post goes live.
Pick Ghost if
- Yes:You want paid memberships or an email newsletter today
- Yes:You mostly write and rarely change the design
- Yes:You like doing everything in the browser
Pick Hettie if
- Yes:You want your AI to build the whole site
- Yes:You want ads and forms that email you
- Yes:You want Claude to post to your blog
- Yes:You want to pay $5 a month for five sites
Side by side
Feature by feature
| Feature | Hettie | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Who builds the site | Yes:Your own ChatGPT, Claude or Codex | Partly:You, with themes |
| What you pay for | Yes:Hosting only: $5 a month for five sites | Partly:Hosting by audience size, from $18 a month billed yearly |
| Detailed analytics | Yes:Visits, sources, pages, countries and devices | Yes:Built in, cookie-free |
| Google Analytics and ads | Yes:Ready to turn on | Partly:Add the code yourself |
| Forms built in | Yes:Saved, emailed to you, download as CSV | Partly:Signup forms only |
| Your own domain | Yes:Connect one you own | Yes:Yes |
| A full blog | Yes:Editor with drafts, scheduling, tags and authors | Yes:Yes, one of the best |
| Claude posts to your blog | Yes:Ask Claude in chat. Posts go live right away | Partly:Community MCP servers, set up yourself |
| Your agent changes the design | Yes:The site is code in your folder | Partly:Your own theme from the $29 Publisher plan |
| Undo anything | Yes:Every publish is kept. Put any one back | Partly:Post history |
| Members and newsletters | No:Not yet | Yes:Yes, free and paid |
Checked November 2026. Prices and features change, so check their site too:Ghost pricing · Ghost analytics. Hettie pricing is preview pricing and may change.
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