| Price from | $500/mo | $9/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 2 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 7.4 (#102) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Blog analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in memberships | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Product | Lede packages digital technologies and best practices for independent publishers and news organizations serving their communities. | Meridian is a self-hosted blog engine with memberships and newsletters built in. |
| Publishing | It supports WordPress publishing with the Gutenberg Block Editor and configurable site design. | Its block-based editor stores content as structured JSON and supports posts, static pages, tags, full-text search, and RSS. |
| Paid from | 500 | 9 |
| Support | All plans include personal support, and data migration, design assistance, content strategy, and audience development consulting are available as needed through Alley. | The Self-Hosted plan includes community support, while the Managed Cloud plan lists priority support. |
