12 alternatives · design & prototyping · 2026
Ghost alternatives, by price.
Ghost starts at $15 a month billed yearly. 3 of the 12 alternatives below start lower. Standing prices, not promotions — each read from the vendor's own page and linked to its source.
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What the alternatives cost
| Product | Starts at | Against Ghost | Free plan | Changes on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost the one you are comparing against | $15 per month, billed yearly · Starter | — | — | none |
| Figma Figma | $3 per seat / mo · Professional Collab seat | not like-for-like | Yes | 9 since 2024 |
| Adobe Creative Cloud Adobe | $4.99 per month, billed yearly · InCopy | 67% less | — | 49 since 2023 |
| Miro Miro | $8 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Starter | not like-for-like | Yes | none |
| Canva Canva | $100 per seat / yr · Teams | not like-for-like | Yes | 1 since 2024 |
| Lucidchart Lucid | $9 per month, billed yearly · Individual | 40% less | Yes | none |
| Framer Framer | $10 per month · Basic | 33% less | Yes | none |
| Whimsical Whimsical | $10 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Pro | not like-for-like | Yes | none |
| Sketch Sketch | $12 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Standard | not like-for-like | — | none |
| Pitch Pitch | $13 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Plus | not like-for-like | Yes | none |
| Webflow Webflow | $15 per month · Basic | same entry price | Yes | 10 since 2022 |
| Balsamiq Balsamiq | $16 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Starter | not like-for-like | — | none |
| Squarespace Squarespace | $25 per month, billed yearly · Basic | 67% more | — | 9 since 2024 |
CHEAPEST PAID PLAN FIRST. “NOT LIKE-FOR-LIKE” MEANS ONE IS PRICED PER USER AND THE OTHER IS NOT, ONE IS NOT BILLED BY THE MONTH OR YEAR, OR THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES. THE RECORD DOES NOT CONVERT ANY OF THOSE.
Questions
Ghost alternatives, answered
Q1 What is the cheapest alternative to Ghost?
Figma, at $3 per user a month for its Professional Collab seat plan — the lowest paid entry price of the 12 alternatives on the record. Ghost itself starts at $15 a month billed yearly. Figma, Miro, Canva, Lucidchart, Framer, Whimsical and 2 more also list a free plan.
Q2 Which Ghost alternatives have a free plan?
Figma, Miro, Canva, Lucidchart, Framer, Whimsical, Pitch and Webflow. Only a plan the vendor lists at $0 counts; free trials do not.
Q3 Is Ghost more expensive than its alternatives?
3 of 12 alternatives start below Ghost's $15 a month billed yearly: Adobe Creative Cloud, Lucidchart and Framer. Entry prices are compared only where both are charged the same way — per user against per user, flat against flat.
Q4 How current are these prices?
Each pricing page is re-read by MarkupBot at least daily. The table shows the standing price of every plan — where a vendor is running a promotion, the price it reverts to — and every product name links to its dated history and the archived capture behind each figure.