Is Cision or Ghost CMS better?

Neither clearly leads. Cision starts at On request and Ghost CMS at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Cision or Ghost CMS?

Ghost CMS has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Cision and Free for Ghost CMS.

Does Cision or Ghost CMS run on more platforms?

Cision runs on Web, Ios, Android. Ghost CMS runs on Web, Self-hosted.

Can I use Ghost CMS for free?

Yes. Ghost CMS has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Cision starts at On request.

What is Cision best used for?

Cision is most often used for press release distribution, media monitoring, pr measurement, media outreach. Of those, press release distribution and media monitoring are not what Ghost CMS is typically brought in for.

What can Cision do that Ghost CMS cannot?

Cision covers Media monitoring, PR Newswire distribution, Media database, Analytics & reporting. Ghost CMS covers Publishing platform, Email newsletters, Membership management, Analytics. Both handle Web support.

News & Media · head to head

Cision vs Ghost CMS

Cision

News & Media

The complete PR and earned media platform

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Ghost CMS

News & Media

Modern platform for professional publishing

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Ghost CMS has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
They diverge on capability: Cision covers Media monitoring, Ghost CMS covers Publishing platform.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cision and Ghost CMS actually diverge.

Attributes where Cision and Ghost CMS differ
Attribute	Cision	Ghost CMS
Starting price	On request	Free
Pricing model	subscription	freemium
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android	Web, Self-hosted
Founded	1867	2013

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (News & Media).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Cision

Media monitoring
PR Newswire distribution
Media database
Analytics & reporting
Influencer identification
Salesforce
Google Analytics
Slack

Only in Ghost CMS

Publishing platform
Email newsletters
Membership management
Analytics
Paywall support
SEO optimization
Media library
API access

Both cover

Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Cision

Press release distributionnot Ghost CMS
Media monitoringnot Ghost CMS
PR measurementnot Ghost CMS
Media outreachnot Ghost CMS
Crisis communicationsnot Ghost CMS

Ghost CMS

Running a publication or newsletter with paid subscriptionsnot Cision
Self hosting a headless or full stack publishing platformnot Cision

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Cision

Nothing recorded yet. See the Cision review.

Ghost CMS

Ghost Pro plans cap members, at 1,000 on both Starter and Publisher and 10,000 on Business
Staff users are limited to 1 on Starter and 3 on Publisher
Custom themes and integrations require the Publisher plan at $29 a month billed yearly
The jump to 10,000 members is the $199 a month Business plan, with nothing between
Self hosting is free but installing under a subdirectory needs a custom reverse proxy that Ghost does not officially support

Pricing, plan by plan

Cision

On request

Cision Communications CloudFree
- Media monitoring
- Media database
- PR analytics
EnterpriseFree
- Full platform access
- PR Newswire distribution
- Custom integrations

Ghost CMS

Free

Free Self-HostedFree
- Open source
- Self-hosted
- Basic features
Creator$29/month
- Email newsletters
- Memberships
- Analytics
Business$99/month
- Advanced analytics
- Priority support
- Custom integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Cision if

You need media monitoring.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want pr newswire distribution.

Cision review

Choose Ghost CMS if

You need publishing platform.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Self-hosted.
You also want email newsletters.

Ghost CMS review

Questions people ask

Is Cision or Ghost CMS better?: Neither clearly leads. Cision starts at On request and Ghost CMS at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cision or Ghost CMS?: Ghost CMS has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Cision and Free for Ghost CMS.
Does Cision or Ghost CMS run on more platforms?: Cision runs on Web, Ios, Android. Ghost CMS runs on Web, Self-hosted.
Can I use Ghost CMS for free?: Yes. Ghost CMS has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Cision starts at On request.
What is Cision best used for?: Cision is most often used for press release distribution, media monitoring, pr measurement, media outreach. Of those, press release distribution and media monitoring are not what Ghost CMS is typically brought in for.
What can Cision do that Ghost CMS cannot?: Cision covers Media monitoring, PR Newswire distribution, Media database, Analytics & reporting. Ghost CMS covers Publishing platform, Email newsletters, Membership management, Analytics. Both handle Web support.

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Cision vs Ghost CMS

Cision

Ghost CMS

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Cision

Only in Ghost CMS

Both cover

What people use each for

Cision

Ghost CMS

Where each one falls short

Cision

Ghost CMS

Pricing, plan by plan

Cision

Ghost CMS

Which should you pick?

Choose Cision if

Choose Ghost CMS if

Questions people ask

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