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Ghost vs Hyvor Blogs
Ghost has 55,339 GitHub stars, 11,975 forks, 182 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Hyvor Blogs has 17 stars, 4 forks, 90 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Ghost leads on adoption by 325,424% (55,339 vs 17 stars). Ghost is written in TypeScript under MIT; Hyvor Blogs is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0. Ghost has attracted 22% as many forks as stars, Hyvor Blogs 24%. Ghost was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (blogging, cms), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| Ghost | Hyvor Blogs | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 55K | ★ 17 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 12K | ⑂ 4 |
| 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 Hyvor Blogs if
- You want the Hyvor Blogs feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Hyvor Blogs 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 Hyvor Blogs
Hyvor Blogs is an open source, self hosted blogging platform maintained by HYVOR and written primarily in PHP under the AGPL 3.0 license. It is built for speed and simplicity while remaining flexible enough to support anything from a straightforward personal blog to more complex publishing workflows. The project ships as a full application rather than a library: a console and editor frontend built with SvelteKit and the Hyvor Design System, an API backend built on PHP and Symfony, and PostgreSQL serving both as the database and as the queue backend. It lives in the PHP and Symfony ecosystem, with a SvelteKit fron…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ghost or Hyvor Blogs more popular?
Ghost has 55,339 GitHub stars and Hyvor Blogs has 17. Ghost has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ghost and Hyvor Blogs free?
Both are open source. Ghost is licensed under MIT and Hyvor Blogs under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ghost and Hyvor Blogs?
Ghost is written in TypeScript and Hyvor Blogs in PHP. 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 Hyvor Blogs?
Choose Ghost if you want the larger community (55,339 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Hyvor Blogs if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.