| Price from | ¥330/mo | $9/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.4 (#47) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Blog analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Support | JUGEM's listed support contact hours are weekdays 9:00–17:30, excluding weekends, public holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays. | The Self-Hosted plan includes community support, while the Managed Cloud plan lists priority support. |
| What it does | JUGEM lets users create and publish web pages made of text, images, and videos, with comments and trackbacks. | Meridian is a self-hosted blog engine combining publishing, memberships and newsletters. |
