Comparing Commento to Gitalk

Compare Commento with Gitalk for adding comments to your static site.

Commento

Fast, privacy-focused commenting platform

Partial free

Overview

Self-hosted option available; fork available as Commento++

+ Pros

• Privacy-focused
• no ads
• fast loading
• GDPR-compliant
• open source
• multiple themes

− Cons

• Limited free plan
• no native social login on free plan
• moderation needs improvement
• smaller community

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Gitalk

A comment system based on GitHub Issues

Overview

Last updated 2021; similar to Utterances but uses the older Issues API; development stalled

+ Pros

• Open source
• uses GitHub Issues
• Markdown support
• multiple themes
• notifications

− Cons

• Requires GitHub login
• no responses display widget
• only works with GitHub
• older project

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