| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Journaling apps | 8.4 (#12) | 8.1 (#20) |
| Spec score · Journaling Software | 8.1 (#22) | 7.9 (#28) |
| Export formats | JSON,PDF,HTML,Markdown | multiple |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Import and export | Journiv supports full and selective exports and imports from Journiv, Day One, and Daylio exports. | jrnl supports importing entries and exporting them in formats including JSON, Markdown, plain text, XML, and YAML. |
| Purpose | Journiv is a self-hosted journaling app for privacy-conscious users, with mood tracking, prompts, analytics, and search. | jrnl is a command-line journal application for creating, searching, and viewing journal entries. |
| Support | The maker lists Discord, GitHub, documentation, and [email protected] for help. | The project directs users who need help to submit an issue on GitHub. |