Open Source Alternatives to Substack

Ghost Logo

Ghost

Professional publishing platform

★ 55,503 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active
WriteFreely Logo

WriteFreely

A clean, minimalist publishing platform for writers.

★ 5,266 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active
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HTMLy

Databaseless flat-file blogging platform in PHP

★ 1,365 Updated: Jan 2026 Status: Slowing
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Leafpub

Blogging platform with true inline editing

★ 642 Updated: Feb 2023 Status: Inactive
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Sigle

A decentralized writing platform for Web3 creators.

★ 489 Updated: Oct 2026 Status: Active