Midnight vs Magic Pages

Midnight8.8Visit Magic Pages8.5Visit

Higher score Midnight #4 in Ghost Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Midnight

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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

• Midnight fits best

  Publishers wanting analytics and ActivityPub

• Magic Pages fits best

  Creators wanting managed Ghost with support

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Side by side

Feature	Midnight 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Magic Pages 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.5
Ranking	#4 in Ghost Hosting	#7 in Ghost Hosting
Best for	Publishers wanting analytics and ActivityPub	Creators wanting managed Ghost with support
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$12/mo	$150/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat	Email, Live chat, Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Enterprise
Features Midnight 3/3 · Magic Pages 3/3
Managed Ghost updates	✓	✓
Paid memberships	✓	✓
Email newsletters	✓	✓
Specs
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Publication limit	1 sites	Not checked yet
Support level	Email	Email
Our review
Pros	Managed updates, daily backups, SSL, and CDN delivery Memberships, newsletters, paid subscriptions, and ActivityPub Native analytics with Admin and Content API access	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 and refunds are not offered Standard limits uploads to 500MB per file Each account supports one publication	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	Midnight is managed Ghost hosting for bloggers, publishers, newsletter operators, and businesses that want to publish without managing servers or Ghost installation. It includes custom domains, automatic SSL certificates, automatic Ghost… 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

• Midnight — where it wins

  • Managed updates, daily backups, SSL, and CDN delivery
  • Memberships, newsletters, paid subscriptions, and ActivityPub
  • Native analytics with Admin and Content API access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan and refunds are not offered
  • Standard limits uploads to 500MB per file
  • Each account supports one publication

• 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

• Midnight8.8/10 · Paid

  A managed Ghost home for publishers who need newsletters, memberships, and ActivityPub.

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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 →