Meridian15 vs get X Media: selected features compared

Each row compares the same feature on both sites. The last column says which kind of buyer each agency fits; it is not a score.

Sources: the pages linked in each section below. Get X Media pages checked October 26, 2026. This post describes what each agency publishes rather than quoting its prices or figures; the linked pages carry the current numbers.

Both agencies build websites and run search and paid ads for their clients, and both are run out of Calgary.

Get X Media. Get X Media’s homepage describes it as a digital marketing agency for essential service businesses, and its SEO page names plumbers, electricians, HVAC, roofers and contractors. Its services run from strategy, websites and hosting through SEO and AI search, Google Ads, social ads, organic social and email, to AI automation, web apps and mobile apps. Its Cortex page describes an in-house platform where clients can see tasks, leads and ad spend.

Meridian15. Meridian15’s services page says one Calgary team takes a brand through brand, website, ads and AI search, start to finish. Its production page adds film and photography for websites, launches and campaigns, with the whole production stack under one roof.

Who it suits. Get X Media suits a trade or service business that wants one agency across a wide set of marketing channels, with an offer written for its sector. Meridian15 suits a brand-led business that wants its identity, website, ads, AI search and production made by one team.

Both agencies tell a buyer the price before work starts. They do it in different ways, for different kinds of buyer.

Get X Media. Get X Media’s homepage publishes monthly plans in Canadian dollars, each matched to a band of annual revenue, and a starting price for website design. Its web design page says a build can be folded into a monthly plan instead of paid up front. Its rates page publishes an hourly rate and task-level rate cards. Its Google Ads page states the management fee as a share of what is spent on ads, within one combined monthly budget. Its web app page says larger platforms are quoted per build with a fixed price before work starts.

Meridian15. Meridian15 scopes each build to the brand and quotes it as one fixed price in writing. Its web design pricing guide says every build gets one fixed price for the whole job after a short scoping call, and the web design page says the quote is confirmed in writing before work starts. Its website maintenance guide publishes a starting price for its Website Care Plan. Its Google Ads page describes a flat monthly fee quoted after the audit, with none of it taken from your ad spend.

Who it suits. Get X Media suits a buyer who wants to pick a set package at a published price. Meridian15 suits a brand that wants its build scoped to it and priced as one fixed number in writing.

Both agencies offer ongoing care after launch, and both publish a starting price for it.

Get X Media. Get X Media’s web hosting page publishes a starting monthly price for managed hosting that covers its sites and the apps it builds, with backups, security and monitoring included. The same page says hosting can be cancelled with notice, and that if a client moves its site elsewhere, Get X Media will help with the migration.

Meridian15. Meridian15’s website maintenance guide and web design pricing guide describe a Website Care Plan that covers hosting and maintenance, with a published starting price.

Who it suits. Get X Media suits a buyer who wants managed hosting across its sites and apps. Meridian15 suits a brand that wants its site’s hosting and maintenance on one care plan.

Both agencies put their commitments in writing. Get X Media publishes guarantees; Meridian15 publishes a fixed fee and written terms.

Get X Media. Get X Media’s homepage says “every plan is guaranteed, or we work for free,” and lists a guaranteed first draft for website design. Its Google Ads page guarantees leads within a stated period, or it works for free. Its web design page promises “On-time delivery or we credit your account.”

Meridian15. Meridian15’s Google Ads page leads with “Fixed fee. Weekly readouts. Terms in writing.” Its web design pricing guide says each build is one fixed price, and that a scope change is quoted before work continues.

Who it suits. Get X Media suits a buyer who wants a published guarantee. Meridian15 suits a brand that wants a fixed fee, regular readouts and its terms set out in writing for its scope.

Both agencies state their terms on their own pages, and both say what they charge before work starts.

Get X Media. Get X Media’s about page says its subscriptions are month to month. Its homepage says there are no setup fees and no build fees.

Meridian15. Meridian15’s Google Ads page says management is a flat monthly fee quoted after the audit, with none of it taken from your ad spend, and that the terms are in writing. Its performance ads page and SEO and AEO page say contract duration and terms are agreed for each scope.

Who it suits. Get X Media suits a buyer who wants its standard subscription terms. Meridian15 suits a brand that wants a flat fee and terms written for its own scope.

Both agencies publish what the client owns.

Get X Media. Get X Media’s web design page says “Your site, your domain, your content,” and that a client can take all of it when leaving. Its web app page says the client owns the code and data.

Meridian15. Meridian15’s Google Ads page says the account “stays in your name with you as admin,” and stays the client’s if they part ways. Its production page says clients own “the footage, the masters, and the deliverables.”

Who it suits. Get X Media suits a buyer who wants clear ownership of its site, domain, content and app code. Meridian15 suits a brand that wants its ad account and its production files in its own hands.

Both agencies build custom sites and choose the platform for each project.

Get X Media. Get X Media’s web design page describes custom builds on WordPress, Astro or Next.js, and its FAQ says the platform is picked on the discovery call, based on how the site will be used.

Meridian15. Meridian15’s web design page says the architecture is chosen around the business, and may be a purpose-built front end, a headless CMS, Shopify or an established platform.

Who it suits. Get X Media suits a buyer who wants the frameworks named up front. Meridian15 suits a brand that wants the architecture chosen around how it sells.

Both agencies publish case studies and say how their figures were measured.

Get X Media. Get X Media’s homepage shows result cards and Google reviews from its business profiles. Its case study pages state how their results were tracked, with a time period.

Meridian15. Meridian15 publishes a case study that states its measurement method. Its research page also lists research studies, each with a method block giving the sample, collection date and source, and downloadable CSV and JSON files.

Who it suits. Get X Media suits a buyer who wants to read results from other service businesses. Meridian15 also publishes research studies with downloadable CSV and JSON files.

Both agencies are based in Calgary and work with clients outside the city.

Get X Media. Get X Media’s about page says it is headquartered in Calgary and works with local service businesses across Canada, the USA and Mexico. Its contact page publishes its Calgary address, its Calgary page calls the city its head office and home base, and its about page lists location pages for several cities.

Meridian15. Meridian15’s about page says it is based in Calgary and works globally.

Who it suits. Both suit a Calgary buyer, and both work beyond Calgary. Get X Media suits a service business in North America; Meridian15 suits a brand that works globally.

• What is the full price in writing, and does it include setup, hosting or any other required fee?
• How is the management fee worked out, and is ad spend inside or outside it?
• Whose name is the ad account in, and who is the admin?
• Who owns the website code, domain, content, ad copy, visuals and footage, and from when?
• What is the minimum term and the notice period?
• If there is a guarantee, what counts as a result, how is it measured, and what happens if it is not met?
• How was each published result measured?

This post compares selected features only: who each agency serves, how pricing works, maintenance and hosting, guarantees and commitments, contract terms, ownership, build approach, proof and research, and location. It is not a full review of either agency, and it leaves out reporting, communication and timelines. On October 22, 2026, we read Get X Media’s public website pages more than once and recorded only facts that matched on every read. On October 26, 2026, we read each linked Get X Media page again, more than once, and confirmed every fact kept here. Meridian15 facts come only from what fifteenthmeridian.com publishes, checked on October 26, 2026. We did not post or ask for reviews of Get X Media anywhere. This post says what each agency publishes rather than repeating specific prices, ratings or figures; the linked pages carry them.

Get X Media and Meridian15 are both Calgary agencies, built for different buyers. Get X Media publishes set plans and prices, month to month subscriptions, written guarantees, clear ownership of the site, domain and app code, and case studies from service businesses. Meridian15 brings brand, website, ads, AI search and film and photo production under one team, scopes and quotes each build as one fixed price in writing, keeps the Google Ads account in the client’s name for a flat fee that takes none of the ad spend, and hands production clients their footage and masters. Read both agencies’ own pages, ask the questions above, and get the answers in writing.

Last checked: Get X Media and Meridian15 pages on October 26, 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

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