| Price from | $9/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 9.3 (#2) | 7.9 (#74) |
| Support | The Self-Hosted plan includes community support, while the Managed Cloud plan lists priority support. | Users can seek help in the forums, report bugs through the GitHub issue tracker, and obtain commercial support through the lead developer’s company. |
| What it does | Meridian is a self-hosted blog engine combining publishing, memberships and newsletters. | Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog engine for maintaining a blog, with a default package aimed at casual bloggers and an expandable framework for professional applications. |
