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Jianshu vs Meridian

Jianshu

6.2#106 in blogging platforms
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Meridian

8.5#3 in blogging platformsFrom $9 a month
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What both publish

FactJianshuMeridian
Free planYesYes
ProductJianshu describes itself as a creative community for discovering and creating content.Meridian is a self-hosted blog engine with memberships and newsletters built in.

Jianshu plans

  • Bronze monthly membership—
  • Bronze quarterly membership—
  • Bronze annual membership—
  • Silver annual membership—

Meridian plans

  • Self-HostedFree
  • Managed Cloud$9 a month

Pick Jianshu if…

You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.

Pick Meridian if…

Meridian suits publishers comfortable with self-hosting who want memberships, newsletters, and Stripe subscriptions. Its web, Linux, and deployment options also fit teams choosing their own infrastructure.

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