| Price from | Free | $9/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.5 (#27) | 9.3 (#2) |
| API | The plugin repository lists a Dotclear public API plugin described as serving a blog through an API. | Meridian exposes a REST API and a GraphQL endpoint, with GraphQL available in development mode. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | The project README says Dotclear is free software under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3 or later. | Meridian is released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. |
| Product | Dotclear is blogging software for publishing a blog. | Meridian is a self-hosted blog engine with memberships and newsletters built in. |
