Comparing Disqus to Gitalk

Compare Disqus with Gitalk for adding forms to your static site.

Disqus

Engage your audiences in discussions

Partial free

Overview

Founded 2007; acquired by Zeta Global 2017; not open source; data stored on Disqus servers

+ Pros

  • Mature platform
  • large community
  • social login
  • moderation tools
  • notifications
  • spam filtering

− Cons

  • Vendor lock-in
  • ads on free plan
  • data ownership concerns
  • privacy issues
  • injected JS slows site
  • centralized

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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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