Comparing Utterances to Gitalk

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

Utterances

A lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues

Overview

Uses GitHub OAuth; bot creates issues per page; no database needed

+ Pros

• No ads
• no tracking
• open source
• data stored in GitHub issues
• Markdown support
• dark theme
• lightweight

− Cons

• Requires GitHub login for commenters
• no responses display widget
• tied to GitHub ecosystem

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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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