Content Management System for Small Business
Pick the right CMS and save your team hours each month. We compared Ghost, WordPress, Wix, and Squarespace so you don't have to.
What You Actually Care About
You need a website that your team can update without becoming web developers. And you want to spend your budget on the business, not on SaaS subscriptions.
When you're choosing a CMS, four things matter:
- Can your non-technical team actually use it? Does the editor feel like Medium or like WordPress admin panels?
- How much does it cost? Monthly? Per user? Are there surprise upgrade traps?
- What's included? Do you get email newsletters, SEO basics, and backups without adding five more apps?
- How much work is managing it? Do you wake up to update plugins, or do you just write?
The wrong choice costs you $200-500/year and an hour a week in management and frustration. The right choice pays for itself by Tuesday.
The CMS Comparison: Price, Ease, and What's Included
Side-by-side look at the five platforms small businesses actually consider.
Why Ghost on Opsily for Small Business
Ghost does one thing really well: help small teams publish and grow their audience. Opsily handles the rest.
Built for writers, not web admins
Ghost's editor is distraction-free and fast. Your team updates the site in 30 seconds, not 30 minutes. No plugin rabbit holes. No CSS to touch. Just write.
Newsletters and memberships included
Send unlimited newsletters and run a paid membership or subscription model—all from one app. Ghost keeps 0% of membership revenue on our managed plans. Substack takes 10%. Do the math.
Managed hosting, zero ops
Opsily handles backups, updates, security patches, and CDN delivery. You wake up to your analytics, not to a broken site. No Slack alerts at 2am.
Built for teams who need reliability
Get Started in Minutes
From signup to first post takes about 15 minutes with Opsily's managed Ghost.
Email and password. No credit card required to explore.
Choose your plan and custom domain. We provision your instance in seconds.
Add writers, editors, and contributors. Set who can publish and who can only draft.
Email and password. No credit card required to explore.
Choose your plan and custom domain. We provision your instance in seconds.
Add writers, editors, and contributors. Set who can publish and who can only draft.
Create your Opsily account
Email and password. No credit card required to explore.
Click Deploy Ghost
Choose your plan and custom domain. We provision your instance in seconds.
Invite your team
Add writers, editors, and contributors. Set who can publish and who can only draft.
Publish your first post
Open the editor. Write. Publish. It's live on your domain in seconds. We handle the rest.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
All plans include automatic backups, SSL certificate, global CDN, unlimited posts and members, and 24/7 support.
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Security You Can Count On
Your data stays secure. We keep it simple.
GDPR Compliant
Your member data is protected under GDPR. Full compliance with EU data protection regulations.
Automatic Security Updates
Every Ghost version patch is rolled out automatically. No waiting. No manual work on your end.
Daily Encrypted Backups
Your content is backed up every 24 hours and encrypted. You can restore anytime, anywhere.
24/7 Monitoring
Our team monitors your site 24/7 to catch and prevent issues before they impact your visitors.
Common Questions About Choosing a CMS
Ghost on Opsily takes about 15 minutes. Signup, click Deploy, pick your domain, and you're live. Invite your team with a link. If you're coming from Wix or Squarespace, it's even easier because you're used to not needing a developer. We provide templates and a clean editor—you can start writing on day one.
Start Publishing Today
Deploy Ghost on Opsily in 15 minutes. No credit card required.