| Price from | $0.87/mo | $9/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 7.6 (#88) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Jant can be hosted by Jant, deployed to Cloudflare Workers, or run on a server with Docker using SQLite or Postgres. | The product can be deployed with Docker or on Railway, Fly.io, or Render, and requires PostgreSQL 16 with Redis optional for caching. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Jant is an open-source, single-author Tumblr-style blog for lightweight public writing. | Meridian is a self-hosted blog engine with memberships and newsletters built in. |
| Support | The FAQ directs bug reports and feature requests to GitHub Issues and hosted account questions to [email protected]. | The Self-Hosted plan includes community support, while the Managed Cloud plan lists priority support. |
