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Ghost vs analog
Ghost has 55,339 GitHub stars, 11,975 forks, 182 open issues and last shipped yesterday. analog has 3,179 stars, 334 forks, 44 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Ghost leads on adoption by 1,641% (55,339 vs 3,179 stars). Ghost is written in TypeScript under MIT; analog is written in TypeScript under MIT. Ghost has attracted 22% as many forks as stars, analog 11%. Ghost was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| Ghost | analog | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 55K | ★ 3.2K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 12K | ⑂ 334 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ghost if
- You weight community size — 55K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick analog if
- You want the analog feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and analog fits your workflow better
About Ghost
Ghost is an open source publishing platform built in Node.js and TypeScript, designed for blogs, newsletters, and membership based content sites. It runs as a self hosted web application and also powers Ghost(Pro), a managed service where all revenue supports the Ghost Foundation. The project lives in the JavaScript/Node.js ecosystem and is licensed under MIT.
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About analog
Analog is the fullstack meta framework for building applications and websites with Angular, powered by Vite for development and build and by Nitro for server and deployment integrations, and it is aimed at Angular developers and teams who want the file based routing, server routes, and hybrid rendering that frameworks such as Next.js and Nuxt provide in other ecosystems.
read the full analog overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ghost or analog more popular?
Ghost has 55,339 GitHub stars and analog has 3,179. Ghost has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ghost and analog free?
Both are open source. Ghost is licensed under MIT and analog under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ghost and analog?
Ghost is written in TypeScript and analog in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Ghost or analog?
Choose Ghost if you want the larger community (55,339 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose analog if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.