G7Cloud Ghost Hosting vs FirePress

GGG7Cloud Ghost Hosting9.2Visit FirePress8.4Visit

Higher score GG G7Cloud Ghost Hosting #2 in Ghost Hosting 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit G7Cloud

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FirePress #8 in Ghost Hosting 8.4/10 21-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FirePress

• G7Cloud Ghost Hosting fits best

  Budget-conscious managed Ghost publishers

• FirePress fits best

  High-traffic sites needing strong operations

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Side by side

Feature	GGG7Cloud Ghost Hosting 9.2/10 Visit ↗	FirePress 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Ghost Hosting	#8 in Ghost Hosting
Best for	Budget-conscious managed Ghost publishers	High-traffic sites needing strong operations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	£115/yr	$190/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	21 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email	Email
Integrations	4 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features G7Cloud Ghost Hosting 2/3 · FirePress 3/3
Managed Ghost updates	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Paid memberships	✓	✓
Email newsletters	✓	✓
Specs
Storage limit	15 GB	Not checked yet
Publication limit	1 sites	Not checked yet
Support level	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	One-click Ghost provisioning with a dedicated container and database per site Memberships, paid subscriptions, and newsletters supported through Stripe and Mailgun Nightly restore testing, per-minute monitoring, TLS, and firewall protection	Automatic daily backups with database backups every four hours CDN caching, automatic SSL, and DDoS attack mitigation Unlimited staff users and traffic bandwidth
Cons	The free plan covers only the AI Website Builder, not hosted Ghost Ghost newsletters require a customer-provided Mailgun key Advanced features and multiple sites require higher paid tiers	Starts at $19 per month No SSH or FTP access by default Focused on Ghost rather than broader website platforms
Our verdict	G7Cloud Ghost Hosting is a managed web service for publishers running Ghost publications. It provides one-click provisioning with admin credentials, a dedicated container and database per site, custom domains, TLS, backups, and monitoring.… Read the review →	FirePress is a managed hosting service for Ghost websites, blogs, memberships, paid subscriptions, and newsletters. It is aimed at freelancers, creators, small businesses, and small organizations that want Ghost without managing server… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• G7Cloud Ghost Hosting — where it wins

  • One-click Ghost provisioning with a dedicated container and database per site
  • Memberships, paid subscriptions, and newsletters supported through Stripe and Mailgun
  • Nightly restore testing, per-minute monitoring, TLS, and firewall protection

  Where it doesn't

  • The free plan covers only the AI Website Builder, not hosted Ghost
  • Ghost newsletters require a customer-provided Mailgun key
  • Advanced features and multiple sites require higher paid tiers

• FirePress — where it wins

  • Automatic daily backups with database backups every four hours
  • CDN caching, automatic SSL, and DDoS attack mitigation
  • Unlimited staff users and traffic bandwidth

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $19 per month
  • No SSH or FTP access by default
  • Focused on Ghost rather than broader website platforms

• GGG7Cloud Ghost Hosting9.2/10 · Free plan

  A budget-focused managed Ghost host with dedicated infrastructure and clear scaling tiers.

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• FirePress8.4/10 · 21-day trial

  A managed Ghost host with strong operations coverage, priced above entry-level options.

  Visit FirePressFull verdict →