BootstrapMade vs Ghost

BootstrapMade offers downloadable website templates and Bootstrap themes, with free and premium options, plus an online builder for customizing and exporting projects. Its About page describes more than 179 free Bootstrap themes and over 9,635,794 downloads. The maker says its templates are responsive and compatible across different browsers. Bootstrap Builder supports edits to layouts, sections, text, colors, HTML, and CSS; projects can span multiple pages, use Google Fonts or system typefaces, and be organized or switched between. The Free License costs nothing and permits personal projects on unlimited websites or domains, but requires footer credit and excludes client work. Premium Plan - Annual Access costs $99 a year as a one-time payment for 12 months of access. Premium Plan - Lifetime Access costs $99, paid once as a one-time payment. Both premium plans include pro templates, the builder, unlimited domains, websites, projects, and exports, commercial and client work, PHP/AJAX forms, Sass/SCSS files, and email support. Each license is for one developer; templates and builder projects cannot be resold or mass redistributed.

Ghost is an open-source blog and newsletter platform for professional publishers, with tools for publishing, memberships, analytics, and editorial workflows. It runs on the web and supports custom domains, theme customization, SEO tools, multilingual content, and CSV export. Publishers can send multiple email newsletters and offer free or paid memberships with monthly or yearly billing. The editor supports galleries, GIFs, video, audio, products, files, and bookmarks. Integrations include Stripe, Zapier, Slack, YouTube, Google Analytics, and GitHub. Paid plans start at $18/mo (annual), with a 14-day trial and no permanent free plan. Starter costs $18 a month, billed yearly, and includes 1,000 members, one staff user, and a 5 MB file upload limit. Ghost charges a 0% fee on publication revenue; payment processor fees still apply. Ghost(Pro) includes security protections, while all plans include device verification and email-based two-factor authentication.