| 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) | 7.8 (#82) |
| API | Meridian exposes a REST API and a GraphQL endpoint, with GraphQL available in development mode. | Its API uses simple text files and HTTP GET and POST requests to read posts and submit posts or replies. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | Meridian is released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. | Tokumei is free/libre open-source software released under the ISC License. |
| Product | Meridian is a self-hosted blog engine with memberships and newsletters built in. | Tokumei is an anonymous microblogging platform that is easy to self-host and administer. |
| Support | The Self-Hosted plan includes community support, while the Managed Cloud plan lists priority support. | The releases page says official releases come with extended support from Tokumei developers. |
