HostPanel Ghost Hosting vs Magic Pages

HostPanel Ghost Hosting8.7Visit Magic Pages8.5Visit

Higher score HostPanel Ghost Hosting #5 in Ghost Hosting 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit HostPanel

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Magic Pages #7 in Ghost Hosting 8.5/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Magic Pages

• HostPanel Ghost Hosting fits best

  Teams needing affordable managed Ghost hosting

• Magic Pages fits best

  Creators wanting managed Ghost with support

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Side by side

Feature	HostPanel Ghost Hosting 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Magic Pages 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.5
Ranking	#5 in Ghost Hosting	#7 in Ghost Hosting
Best for	Teams needing affordable managed Ghost hosting	Creators wanting managed Ghost with support
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	£6/mo	$150/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email	Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, 2FA	GDPR
Integrations	3 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Enterprise
Features HostPanel Ghost Hosting 3/3 · Magic Pages 3/3
Managed Ghost updates	✓	✓
Paid memberships	✓	✓
Email newsletters	✓	✓
Specs
Storage limit	10 GB	Not checked yet
Publication limit	1 sites	Not checked yet
Support level	Not checked yet	Email
Our review
Pros	Managed Ghost, Node.js security patches and MySQL 8 administration Native memberships, Stripe subscriptions and Mailgun newsletters SSL, DDoS protection and daily or hourly backups included	Managed Ghost updates, daily backups, SSL, and custom domain support Built-in newsletters with free and paid memberships Personal email and chat support with Cloudflare CDN and DDoS protection
Cons	No free plan; pricing starts at £6 per month Staging environments are limited to Growth and Agency Bulk newsletters require a customer-provided Mailgun account	No free plan beyond the 14-day trial Standard plans include 10,000 emails per month Published integrations are limited to Zapier and Slack
Our verdict	HostPanel Ghost Hosting is a managed web service for teams running Ghost publications without taking on routine server administration. It runs Ghost 5.x with Node.js and MySQL 8 from a UK London datacentre, while HostPanel handles minor… Read the review →	Magic Pages is a managed hosting service for Ghost websites, newsletters, memberships, and publications. It is aimed at creators and publishers who want Ghost core updates, email delivery, backups, security, SSL, domain setup, and personal… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• HostPanel Ghost Hosting — where it wins

  • Managed Ghost, Node.js security patches and MySQL 8 administration
  • Native memberships, Stripe subscriptions and Mailgun newsletters
  • SSL, DDoS protection and daily or hourly backups included

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; pricing starts at £6 per month
  • Staging environments are limited to Growth and Agency
  • Bulk newsletters require a customer-provided Mailgun account

• Magic Pages — where it wins

  • Managed Ghost updates, daily backups, SSL, and custom domain support
  • Built-in newsletters with free and paid memberships
  • Personal email and chat support with Cloudflare CDN and DDoS protection

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan beyond the 14-day trial
  • Standard plans include 10,000 emails per month
  • Published integrations are limited to Zapier and Slack

• HostPanel Ghost Hosting8.7/10 · Paid

  Affordable managed Ghost hosting with memberships, newsletters, backups and staging on higher tiers.

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• Magic Pages8.5/10 · 14-day trial

  A support-led Ghost host with newsletters, memberships, backups, and CDN protection.

  Visit Magic PagesFull verdict →