| Price from | $9/mo | $14/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 9.3 (#2) | 8.2 (#62) |
| API | Meridian exposes a REST API and a GraphQL endpoint, with GraphQL available in development mode. | The API provides authenticated blog and post endpoints and public endpoints for blog information and published posts; requests are rate limited. |
| Blog analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Publishing | Its block-based editor stores content as structured JSON and supports posts, static pages, tags, full-text search, and RSS. | Users can review, edit, and publish to a custom domain or export posts to another platform. |
| Paid from | 9 | 14 |
| Support | The Self-Hosted plan includes community support, while the Managed Cloud plan lists priority support. | The pricing section lists priority support for Launch and dedicated support for Pro. |
