Creative Tim Marketplace vs Ghost

Creative Tim Marketplace is a catalog of downloadable themes, templates, UI kits, and dashboards for web projects. The catalog includes admin dashboards, free and premium templates, and filters for frameworks and tools such as React, Vue, Angular, Tailwind, Laravel, n8n, React Native, Flutter, iOS, and Android. UI kits include example layouts for landing, e-commerce, and blog pages, along with ready-made sections and elements. Free templates can be browsed and downloaded, and Creative Tim says materials used to create its free products are available under the MIT License. The marketplace also lists more than 200 n8n workflow templates and shadcn/ui blocks with Registry and MCP support for platforms including v0, Lovable, and Replit. An All Access Pass includes an AI App Builder with monthly credits and estimated app builds and chat messages. Free marketplace templates cost nothing. Listed monthly Access Passes cost 29.00 USD, 49.00 USD, and $89 a month; paid products are also listed from $19 one-time.

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.