# Buttondown vs Ghost (https://devrel.directory/directory/compare/buttondown-vs-ghost)

Buttondown and Ghost are both listed under Content & media in this directory. On the criteria this directory records they differ on focus, public source repo, last commit, stars, pricing model. The table below compares them on identical criteria, drawn from what each product publishes.

## Side by side

| Criterion | Buttondown | Ghost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Category | Tools | Tools |
| Type | Content & media | Content & media |
| Focus | newsletter, content | content, blogging, open-source |
| Public source repo | Not stated | Yes |
| Last commit | Not stated | Aug 2026 |
| Stars | Not stated | 54k |
| Documentation | Yes | Yes |
| llms.txt | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Freemium (checked Jul 26, 2026) | Open core (checked Jul 26, 2026) |
| Link verified | Aug 1, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Listed since | Jul 12, 2026 | Jul 12, 2026 |

## What each one is

### Buttondown (https://devrel.directory/directory/buttondown)

Markdown-first newsletter tool with an API, popular for developer-audience newsletters.

Buttondown is listed under Content & media.

### Ghost (https://devrel.directory/directory/ghost)

Open-source publishing platform behind many engineering blogs and paid developer newsletters.

Ghost is listed under Content & media, tagged open-source.

## How to read this

Every fact on this page is copied from the product's own site or repository and dated. We do not test these tools hands-on, and the criteria are structural (what a product publishes) rather than qualitative (how well it works). Pricing is read off each product's own pricing page and carries the date it was read, so check the current page before budgeting. Where a product does not state something, the table says so instead of guessing.