| Price from | $9/mo | $6.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 9.3 (#2) | 7.6 (#87) |
| API | Meridian exposes a REST API and a GraphQL endpoint, with GraphQL available in development mode. | Customers can access their Svbtle account data through an API. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Product | Meridian is a self-hosted blog engine with memberships and newsletters built in. | Svbtle describes itself as a publishing platform for organizing, developing, and sharing thoughts, stories, and ideas. |
| Paid from | 9 | 7 |
| Support | The Self-Hosted plan includes community support, while the Managed Cloud plan lists priority support. | Svbtle offers email support and says it makes reasonable efforts to respond within one business day. |
