Ghost · FinOps Profile

Ghost Org Finops

FinOps view of Ghost spend. Ghost's core platform is open source (MIT) and free to self-host - in that model the cost is your own compute, storage, bandwidth, and transactional email (for newsletters) with no vendor invoice. Ghost(Pro) is the managed offering, billed as a flat monthly (or discounted annual) subscription per tier, where the primary cost drivers are staff-user count and member (audience) size rather than API usage. The Content and Admin APIs are included at no extra charge in every model. Subscription revenue collected through Ghost memberships incurs no Ghost commission (Stripe processing fees apply).

Ghost Org Finops is the FinOps profile for Ghost on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category subscription.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Publishing, Newsletters, Memberships, Open Source, and FinOps.

Category: Publishing and Content Management Pricing: Subscription Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
PublishingNewslettersMembershipsOpen SourceFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Ghost
PricingCategory
Subscription
ProviderName
Ghost
PublisherName
Ghost
ServiceCategory
Publishing and Content Management
ServiceName
Ghost(Pro)

Meters

ghost_pro_subscription
Unit: subscription
Flat monthly or annual Ghost(Pro) plan fee, tiered by staff and member limits.
members
Unit: members
Audience size on Ghost(Pro), the primary lever that moves you between plan tiers.
email_volume
Unit: emails
Newsletter emails sent; on self-hosted deployments this is billed by your email provider (for example Mailgun).
self_hosted_infrastructure
Unit: hours
Compute, storage, and bandwidth for running a self-hosted Ghost instance (no Ghost invoice).

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