is it really FOSS?

Ghost

Blogging & publishing platform

Yes!
This project appears to be free and open source software.

Details

The project is provided under an MIT license.

The project appears to be funded by providing the software as a service and support services. There are different tiers shown, but these don’t appear to be based on extra features/offerings upon what’s provided in the FOSS codebase.

In regards to funding from investments, the project states:

We set Ghost up as non-profit foundation so that it would always be true to its users, rather than shareholders or investors.

Details last reviewed 2025-06-12. Mistakes or outdated information? Let us know by opening an issue on Codeberg.