Comparing Commento to Staticman
Compare Commento with Staticman for adding forms 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
Staticman
Static sites with superpowers
Overview
Community instance available but may be unreliable; data lives in your repo
+ Pros
- Open source
- content stored in GitHub repository
- moderation via pull requests
- no vendor lock-in
− Cons
- Requires GitHub account
- no built-in responses display
- setup complexity
- relies on GitHub API