You love Ghost's writing experience. You don't love the server.
Ghost is a beautiful CMS — but self-hosting means a VPS, Node, a database, and a steady stream of updates, while the managed plan starts at $25/mo. If what you really want is to write and publish (ideally by just asking your AI), Quillly gives you that without the ops or the monthly bill.
Quillly vs Ghost, line by line
Why teams choose Quillly over Ghost
AI-powered publishing
Ghost is a manual CMS. Quillly lets your AI create, optimize, and publish — all in one conversation.
$9, not $25
Ghost's managed plan starts at $25/mo. Quillly is $9/mo with unlimited blogs and traffic.
SEO scoring built in
Ghost has basic SEO fields. Quillly scores every blog against 14+ criteria and your AI can fix issues automatically.
No server to manage
Self-hosted Ghost needs a server, Node.js, and database management. Quillly is fully managed.
Switching from Ghost takes minutes
Export your Ghost content, keep your domain, and let your AI take over publishing.
Start on a free Quillly subdomain, or route yourdomain.com/blog to Quillly with one proxy rule.
Bring posts across from your Ghost export — Markdown in, Markdown out, nothing locked in.
Connect your AI once; from then on, "write and publish a post" is a single sentence.
Switching from Ghost: common questions
Can I export my content if I ever leave?
Always. Every blog is yours as Markdown plus images, exportable any time. No lock-in — that is a hard rule for us.
What about Ghost memberships and newsletters?
Quillly focuses on SEO blog publishing, not paid memberships. If newsletters are core to you, keep Ghost for that and use Quillly for the SEO blog on your domain.
Do I need a server or any DevOps?
No. Quillly is fully managed — no VPS, no Node, no database, no version upgrades to babysit.
“Went from 4 hours per blog to literally one prompt. The SEO score is the unlock — I can see exactly why my old posts under-ranked.”
Marcus L.
Indie SaaS founder
“I run blogs for 5 client sites. One-click switching, each on its own domain with its own analytics — and publishing straight from chat is the part my team loves.”
Priya N.
Agency owner
“The reverse-proxy setup looked scary — turns out it's one rewrite rule. Live in 12 minutes including SSL.”
Tom K.
Solo developer
“Internal linking is the killer feature for me. Every new post automatically suggests links into older posts — my topic clusters finally make sense.”
Sarah R.
Content lead, B2B
“I keep two windows open: Claude on the left, Quillly dashboard on the right. I literally watch the SEO score climb while it edits.”
Dev A.
Bootstrapped founder
“We had GSC connected within 30 seconds of finishing onboarding. Top-query data already feeding our content calendar.”
Aria F.
Marketing manager
“Went from 4 hours per blog to literally one prompt. The SEO score is the unlock — I can see exactly why my old posts under-ranked.”
Marcus L.
Indie SaaS founder
“I run blogs for 5 client sites. One-click switching, each on its own domain with its own analytics — and publishing straight from chat is the part my team loves.”
Priya N.
Agency owner
“The reverse-proxy setup looked scary — turns out it's one rewrite rule. Live in 12 minutes including SSL.”
Tom K.
Solo developer
“Internal linking is the killer feature for me. Every new post automatically suggests links into older posts — my topic clusters finally make sense.”
Sarah R.
Content lead, B2B
“I keep two windows open: Claude on the left, Quillly dashboard on the right. I literally watch the SEO score climb while it edits.”
Dev A.
Bootstrapped founder
“We had GSC connected within 30 seconds of finishing onboarding. Top-query data already feeding our content calendar.”
Aria F.
Marketing manager
“Went from 4 hours per blog to literally one prompt. The SEO score is the unlock — I can see exactly why my old posts under-ranked.”
Marcus L.
Indie SaaS founder
“I run blogs for 5 client sites. One-click switching, each on its own domain with its own analytics — and publishing straight from chat is the part my team loves.”
Priya N.
Agency owner
“The reverse-proxy setup looked scary — turns out it's one rewrite rule. Live in 12 minutes including SSL.”
Tom K.
Solo developer
“Internal linking is the killer feature for me. Every new post automatically suggests links into older posts — my topic clusters finally make sense.”
Sarah R.
Content lead, B2B
“I keep two windows open: Claude on the left, Quillly dashboard on the right. I literally watch the SEO score climb while it edits.”
Dev A.
Bootstrapped founder
“We had GSC connected within 30 seconds of finishing onboarding. Top-query data already feeding our content calendar.”
Aria F.
Marketing manager
“Went from 4 hours per blog to literally one prompt. The SEO score is the unlock — I can see exactly why my old posts under-ranked.”
Marcus L.
Indie SaaS founder
“I run blogs for 5 client sites. One-click switching, each on its own domain with its own analytics — and publishing straight from chat is the part my team loves.”
Priya N.
Agency owner
“The reverse-proxy setup looked scary — turns out it's one rewrite rule. Live in 12 minutes including SSL.”
Tom K.
Solo developer
“Internal linking is the killer feature for me. Every new post automatically suggests links into older posts — my topic clusters finally make sense.”
Sarah R.
Content lead, B2B
“I keep two windows open: Claude on the left, Quillly dashboard on the right. I literally watch the SEO score climb while it edits.”
Dev A.
Bootstrapped founder
“We had GSC connected within 30 seconds of finishing onboarding. Top-query data already feeding our content calendar.”
Aria F.
Marketing manager