Elastic Email vs Ghost

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Elastic Email

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USD · US · source: elasticemail.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free	Free $ 0 / month for up to 1,000 contacts and up to 3,000 emails/month	Flat · / month	Standalone · Free
Starter	USD 29 monthly $ 29 / month for up to 2,500 contacts and up to 37,500 emails/month	Flat · / month	Standalone · Starting at
Pro	USD 49 monthly $ 49 / month for up to 2,500 contacts and up to 37,500 emails/month	Flat · / month	Standalone · Starting at
Enterprise	Contact sales If you have more than 1,000,000 contacts, please contact us regarding custom pricing.	Other	Standalone · Contact sales

Ghost

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USD · US · source: ghost.org

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Starter	USD 18 / month with annual commitment $ 18 USD / mo Billed yearly	Flat · / mo	Standalone · Fixed
Publisher	USD 29 / month with annual commitment $ 29 USD / mo Billed yearly	Flat · / mo	Standalone · Fixed
Business	USD 199 / month with annual commitment $ 199 USD / mo Billed yearly	Flat · / mo	Standalone · Fixed
Custom	Contact sales $ Custom	Other	Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Elastic Email

Free

Contact Management Contacts: up to 1,000 contacts

Included
Sending Sending limit: up to 3,000 emails/month; 100 emails per day

Limited
Contact Management Email Verification Service: single verification

Limited
Campaign Management Email Automation: 1 automation

Limited
Email Designer AI Template Designer: 10 prompts/month

Limited
Email Designer Saved modules: 0

Excluded
Analytics Email logs storage: 3 days

Limited
Contact Management Unlimited custom fields: Excluded
Landing pages Checkouts & Paid Newsletters: Excluded
Sending Webhooks: Excluded
Security Sub accounts: Excluded
Security User management: Excluded
Reseller/Custom Branding Reseller Features: Excluded
Sending Custom rDNS: Excluded

Starter

Contact Management Contacts: up to 2,500 contacts

Included
Sending Sending limit: up to 37,500 emails/month

Included
Sending Access to Email API and SMTP relay: Included
Email Designer Email Designer: Included
Campaign Management Campaign Creator: Included
Landing pages Landing Page Editor: Included
Form Designer Signup Forms: Included
Contact Management Email Verification Service: up to your contacts limit

Included
Contact Management Segmentation: Included
Analytics Analytics: Included
Support (24/7) Customer Support: Included
Campaign Management Email Automation: 1 automation

Limited
Email Designer AI Template Designer: 40 prompts/month

Limited
Email Designer Saved modules: 3

Limited
Analytics Email logs storage: 3 days

Limited
Contact Management Unlimited custom fields: Excluded
Landing pages Checkouts & Paid Newsletters: Excluded
Sending Webhooks: Excluded
Security Sub accounts: Excluded
Security User management: Excluded
Reseller/Custom Branding Reseller Features: Excluded
Sending Custom rDNS: Excluded

Pro

Contact Management Contacts: up to 2,500 contacts

Included
Sending Sending limit: up to 37,500 emails/month

Included
Highlights All features from Starter plan: Included
Campaign Management Email Automations: Unlimited automations

Included
Landing pages Paid Newsletters: Included
Landing pages Checkouts: Included
Contact Management Unlimited Custom Fields: Included
Sending Custom rDNS: Included
Sending Webhooks: Included
Security Sub Accounts: Included
Security User Management: Included
Reseller/Custom Branding Reseller Features: Included
Contact Management Email Verification Service: 5 times your contacts limit

Included
Email Designer AI Template Designer: 100 prompts/month

Included
Email Designer Saved modules: 30

Included
Analytics Email logs storage: 7 days

Included

Enterprise

Highlights High-volume senders: more than 1,000,000 contacts

Included

Ghost

Starter

Highlights Your own website: Included
Highlights Free custom domain: Included
Highlights Email newsletter: Included
Highlights Simple design settings: Included
Feature comparison Staff users: 1

Included
Feature comparison File uploads: 5mb

Included
Feature comparison Marketplace themes: Excluded
Feature comparison Custom themes: Excluded
Audience Registered members: 1,000

Included
Audience Paid subscriptions: Excluded
Audience Tips/donations: Excluded
Audience Premium tiers: Excluded
Audience Special offers: Excluded
Email Newsletters Newsletters: 1

Included
Email Newsletters Custom sending domain: Excluded
Analytics Advanced native analytics: Excluded
Analytics Third-party services: Basic

Limited
Integrations Ad networks: Excluded
Integrations Zapier automation: Excluded
Integrations Admin API: Excluded
Integrations Webhooks: Excluded
Security SSO (Single Sign-On): Excluded
Support Priority support: Excluded
Support Uptime SLA: Excluded

Publisher

Highlights 3 staff users: 3

Included
Highlights Custom themes: Included
Highlights 8,000+ integrations: 8,000+

Included
Highlights Paid subscriptions: Included
Highlights Advanced analytics: Included
Feature comparison Staff users: 3

Included
Feature comparison File uploads: 100mb

Included
Feature comparison Marketplace themes: Included
Feature comparison Custom themes: Included
Audience Registered members: 1,000

Included
Audience Paid subscriptions: Included
Audience Tips/donations: Included
Audience Premium tiers: 3

Included
Audience Special offers: 15

Included
Audience Transaction fees: 0%

Included
Email Newsletters Newsletters: 3

Included
Email Newsletters Custom sending domain: Included
Analytics Advanced native analytics: Included
Analytics Third-party services: Included
Integrations Ad networks: Included
Integrations Zapier automation: Included
Integrations n8n automation: Included
Integrations Custom integrations: Included
Integrations Admin API: Included
Integrations Webhooks: Included
Security SSO (Single Sign-On): Excluded
Support Priority support: Excluded
Support Uptime SLA: Excluded

Business

Highlights 15 staff users: 15

Included
Highlights Priority support: Included
Highlights Higher usage limits: Included
Highlights Early access to features: Included
Feature comparison Staff users: 15

Included
Feature comparison File uploads: 250mb

Included
Feature comparison Marketplace themes: Included
Feature comparison Custom themes: Included
Audience Registered members: 10,000

Included
Audience Paid subscriptions: Included
Audience Premium tiers: 10

Included
Audience Special offers: 50

Included
Audience Transaction fees: 0%

Included
Email Newsletters Newsletters: 10

Included
Email Newsletters Custom sending domain: Included
Analytics Advanced native analytics: Included
Integrations Ad networks: Included
Integrations Zapier automation: Included
Integrations Custom integrations: Included
Integrations Admin API: Included
Integrations Webhooks: Included
Security SSO (Single Sign-On): Excluded
Support Priority support: Included
Support Uptime SLA: Excluded
Support Invoice billing: Excluded

Custom

Highlights Unlimited staff users: Unlimited

Included
Highlights Advanced configurations: Included
Highlights Dedicated IP address: Included
Highlights 99.9% uptime SLA: 99.9%

Included
Highlights Unlimited members: Unlimited

Included
Feature comparison Staff users: Unlimited

Included
Feature comparison File uploads: 1gb

Included
Feature comparison Marketplace themes: Included
Feature comparison Custom themes: Included
Audience Registered members: Unlimited

Included
Audience Paid subscriptions: Included
Audience Premium tiers: Unlimited

Included
Audience Special offers: Unlimited

Included
Email Newsletters Newsletters: Unlimited

Included
Email Newsletters Custom sending domain: Included
Email Newsletters Deliverability Consultation: Included
Analytics Advanced native analytics: Included
Integrations Custom integrations: Included
Integrations Admin API: Included
Integrations Webhooks: Included
Security SSO (Single Sign-On): Included
Support Account manager: Included
Support Uptime SLA: 99.9%

Included
Support Invoice billing: Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

Elastic Email

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free: Free
- Starter: USD 29 monthly
- Pro: USD 49 monthly
- Enterprise: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free: Free
- Starter: USD 29 monthly
- Pro: USD 49 monthly

Ghost

August 31, 2026
Official pricing page
- Starter: USD 18 / month with annual commitment
- Publisher: USD 29 / month with annual commitment
- Business: USD 199 / month with annual commitment
- Custom: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Starter — default: USD 18 monthly · USD 18 / month with annual commitment
October 02, 2023
Official pricing page Archived capture
- Ghost — self-hosted: Free
- Starter — default: USD 9 / month with annual commitment
- Creator — default: USD 25 / month with annual commitment
- Team — default: USD 50 / month with annual commitment
- Business — default: USD 199 / month with annual commitment
January 26, 2017
Official pricing page Archived capture
- Personal — default: USD 29 monthly · USD 19 / month with annual commitment
- Advanced — default: USD 59 monthly · USD 39 / month with annual commitment
- Team — default: USD 105 monthly · USD 79 / month with annual commitment
- Business — default: USD 269 monthly · USD 199 / month with annual commitment
December 15, 2013
Official pricing page Archived capture
- Ghost — self-hosted: Free
- Mini — default: USD 5 monthly
- Small — default: USD 14 monthly
- Medium — default: USD 36 monthly
- Large — default: USD 80 monthly
- VIP — default: Contact sales