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Ghost vs Keila
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Ghost | Keila |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Elixir |
| Licence | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 55k | 2.2k |
| Latest | v6.68.0 | 0.30.3 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-02 |
| Release cadence | about 7 days between releases | about 16 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 30+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Substack. Alternatives to Substack →
Full replacementGhostPublishing with free and paid newsletter subscriptions on your own domain.
PartialKeilaNewsletter campaigns with sign-up forms and subscriber lists, without a publication website or paid subscriptions.
Ghost
- v6.68.02026-10-06✨ Released member location maps in Admin (#31185) - Peter Zimon
- v6.67.02026-09-29🎨 Improved integration creation with keyboard submission (#31030) - Weyland Swart
- v6.66.02026-09-29> [!WARNING]
- v6.65.02026-09-22🎨 Updated Source to v1.7.6 - Ghost CI
- v6.64.02026-09-15🎨 Updated Source to v1.7.5 - Ghost CI
Ghost
unsigned The latest release, v6.68.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Keila
unsigned The latest release, 0.30.3, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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