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75/100

Ranked #3,175 of 46,880 sites

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ghost.io

75/100 · #3,175 of 46,880

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Developer Tools / Infrastructure Benchmarks

How you compare to 6,886 Developer Tools / Infrastructure sites

Overall
75+15 vs median
Product Clarity
72+35 vs median
CTA Effectiveness
78+21 vs median
ICP Targeting
48+13 vs median
First Impression
52+24 vs median
Pricing Page
100+100 vs median

Gray line = Developer Tools / Infrastructure median

Analysis

Ghost scores 75 out of 100 on homepage messaging, earning a B grade — good messaging with some areas to tighten up. Across all 30,134 sites analyzed, that's above the median of 59. Within Developer Tools / Infrastructure, where the median is 60, Ghost lands 15 points above the industry average.

The hero text reads: "Turn your audience into a business.". Lacks action verbs. The hero does not describe what the product actually does, just makes a vague claim. The language is generic — a visitor can't tell what the product does from the headline alone. With a clarity score of 72, Ghost is above the overall median of 36.

The page has 7 CTAs, 3 of them above the fold. The primary CTA "Get Started — free" is a value-oriented CTA — it promises a benefit, not just an action. CTA effectiveness score: 78 (above the median of 57).

Audience targeting is decent — there are audience signals, but room to be more specific. Detected audience: B2B SaaS, developer and creator. Role words found: "developer", "creator", "professional". ICP clarity score: 48 (above the median of 35).

Ghost fits the "Platform / Ecosystem" archetype with high confidence. This means the homepage is positioning as a platform others build on — emphasizing integrations, extensibility, and ecosystem over a single feature.

On the pricing page: Ghost has a free tier, an annual billing toggle, a feature comparison table, social proof elements, and an FAQ section. 4 pricing tiers is a solid structure.

Fix These First

up to +8 pts

Ranked by estimated impact on your overall score

#1

Rewrite your hero headline

Generic language — visitors can't tell what you do from the headline alone

+8 ptsClarity

First Impression

D (52/100)

A visitor would think this is a b2b saas for someone that offers platform that designs.

What kind of company?clear

B2B SaaS

Who is it for?missing

Unknown

What does it do?clear

platform that designs

What's the benefit?vague

Simplification / Ease

What's the vibe?vague

Professional

Gaps:

  • -No clear target audience defined. Could be for anyone, which means it resonates with no one.
  • -Value proposition is weakly communicated. Benefits are implied, not stated.

Suggested Rewrites

Better copy based on your product signals — click to copy

Hero Headline

Current

Turn your audience into a business.

Your current headline is generic — these alternatives name what you do for whom

A/B Test Ideas

Specific experiments to run, ranked by expected impact

Test a hero headline that names your product category explicitly

Generic headlines force visitors to scroll to understand what you sell. Test naming the category in the first 5 words.

high

Test reducing pricing tiers from 4 to 3

Too many options cause choice paralysis. The ideal is 3 tiers with a highlighted recommended plan.

medium

Messaging Clarity

Who is this for?77/100
What problem does this solve?58/100
What does this actually do?80/100
Why this over alternatives?40/100
CTA effectiveness78/100

CTA Analysis

A (78/100)

Total CTAs

7

Above Fold

3

Best CTA

Tier 2

Get Started — free
above foldT2 · 78/100
Start publishing now →
T2 · 73/100
Contact
T3 · 57/100
Try Ghost completely free for 14 days →
T3 · 55/100
For CreatorsJoin thousands of creators using Ghost to share their work
above foldT3 · 45/100
About usLearn more about the people behind the platform (We're hiring!)
above foldT4 · 37/100

What Do You Sell?

B+ (72/100)

In 5 words:

Platform to design ghost

Hero

generic

Turn your audience into a business.

Meta Description

specific

Beautiful, modern publishing with email newsletters and paid subscriptions built-in. Used by Platformer, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.

7 function signalsDetected: platform

ICP Clarity

C- (48/100)

Detected audience

decent

B2B SaaS, developer and creator

developercreatorprofessional
roledeveloper
rolecreator
roleprofessional
industryB2B SaaS

Positioning Archetype

85% confidence

Platform / Ecosystem

Turn your audience into a business.

Confidence: 85%

Pricing Page

A+ (100/100)

4 pricing tiers detected

Pricing page found
Clear CTA on pricing
Free tier or trial
Annual billing option
FAQ section
Feature comparison
Social proof

How You Compare

vs. other Developer Tools / Infrastructure sites in the index

Dimensionghost.iochatwoot.comtapfiliate.comdelve.cohelpscout.com
Overall7589-1488-1387-1287-12
Clarity7262+10100-2872100-28
CTA7873+570+87870+8
ICP484595-4795-4750
1st Impr.525294-4266-1444+8
Pricing10095+510095+5100

What We Analyzed

Title

Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform

Word count

724

Hero text

Turn your audience into a business.

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