The Ghost alternative with $29 subdirectory hosting
Ghost charges $199/mo for subdirectory hosting. Quilzy includes it on all plans starting at $29/mo. Same SEO benefits, 90+ Lighthouse scores, and zero maintenance.
No credit card required. Free migration assistance.
Built for growth-focused businesses
Performance and reliability you can count on
10x
Higher Rankings
90+
Lighthouse score guaranteed
99.99%
Uptime
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First Contentful Paint
The Problem with Ghost
Ghost is great for publishers. Not for business blogs.
If you monetize through paid subscriptions, Ghost is a solid fit. If you need SEO, speed, and lead generation, there's a better option.
Ghost targets publishers, not business blogs
Ghost is built for publishers monetizing through paid subscriptions. Membership paywalls and newsletter revenue are the focus. Business blogs need SEO, speed, and lead generation instead.
$199/mo for subdirectory hosting
SEO experts recommend hosting blogs on subdirectories (yoursite.com/blog) to build domain authority. Ghost's base plans are subdomain-only and charge an extra $199/mo for subdirectory hosting. Quilzy includes it at $29/mo.
Manual optimization required
Ghost requires theme selection, image handling, caching configuration, and SEO setup. Traffic spikes can slow your site. Quilzy delivers 90+ Lighthouse scores automatically.
Feature Comparison
Quilzy vs Ghost
Feature-by-feature comparison for business blogs
| Feature | Quilzy | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Built for business blogs | ||
| Subdirectory hosting (all plans) | +$199/mo | |
| Zero maintenance | ||
| 90+ Lighthouse score guaranteed | ||
| Auto pagespeed optimization | ||
| Auto SEO (schemas, sitemaps, meta) | ||
| Multilingual SEO & auto-translation | ||
| LLMs.txt & IndexNow | ||
| Lead generation forms | ||
| Membership & monetization | ||
| Quilzy wins on 12 key features | ||
You can focus on writing
instead of fixing
Quilzy provides optimized UI, CMS, hosting, SEO, security, marketing tools, and performance out of the box.
What You Get with Quilzy
The SEO features Ghost doesn't have
Built for businesses serious about organic growth
Automatic SEO Engine
JSON-LD schemas, XML sitemaps, IndexNow, and meta optimization generated automatically. Your content gets indexed faster.
Built-in Lead Generation
Email capture forms, newsletter signups, and Zapier webhooks. Turn blog readers into leads without extra tools.
Multilingual SEO
Auto-translation to 37 languages with proper hreflang tags. Reach a global audience instantly without plugins.
90+ Lighthouse Guaranteed
JAMStack architecture with 200+ CDN edge locations. Sub-second load times on every page. No work required.
Subdirectory Hosting
Host on yoursite.com/blog on all plans starting at $29/mo. Ghost charges an extra $199/mo for the same feature.
Zero Maintenance
No servers, no updates, no security patches. Your blog just works while you focus on creating content.
Loved by growth teams
200+ companies use Quilzy to publish content that ranks. Teams choose us for speed, SEO, and zero maintenance.
Read Case Studies“Was looking for a tool which could optimize SEO from a technical standpoint, so we could focus our efforts on writing good content. Quilzy is perfect for this.”
Marie Ng
“Really impressed with how fast it was to get a blog running on my domain. Which meant more time for writing.”
Liam Mclaney
“We've been using Quilzy for about 6 months now. Getting a blog up and running has never been easier. I just can't go back to WordPress after this.”
Amal Kiran
“Just found Quilzy looking for a quick SEO optimized, fast loading alternative to WordPress. Looks super awesome!”
Cory McArthur
“Just got Quilzy up and running. Simple, yes. But so fast. Love that the editor is SEO focused.”
Nigel Godfrey
“If you want top of class optimization for SEO and performance, I would suggest Quilzy.”
Jaan Koppe
Get subdirectory hosting without the $199/mo price tag
90+ Lighthouse scores, auto SEO, IndexNow, LLMs.txt, and lead generation. No maintenance required.
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Common questions about switching from Ghost
Yes, we offer free migration assistance. Our team can help you move your existing Ghost content over to Quilzy seamlessly so you don't lose any of your hard-earned SEO progress.
Quilzy uses a JAMStack architecture which serves pre-rendered static pages from the edge (200+ locations). This makes it significantly faster than Ghost's dynamic server-side rendering for standard visitor traffic.
LLMs.txt is a new standard that allows AI search engines (like Perplexity or ChatGPT) to easily crawl and understand your content. Quilzy generates this automatically to ensure your business stays visible in the AI era.
Subdirectories (yoursite.com/blog) share the authority of your root domain. Subdomains (blog.yoursite.com) are often treated as separate entities by search engines, making it harder to rank your main domain.
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