Comparing Gitalk to FormBackend
Compare Gitalk with FormBackend for adding forms to your static site.
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
FormBackend
Stop building form backends. Start shipping.
Partial free
Overview
6M+ submissions processed; 7,600+ forms created
+ Pros
- Works with any HTML form
- email notifications
- file uploads
- Zapier integration
- CSV export
- conditional emails
- teams
− Cons
- Limited free tier
- email only on free plan
- no autoresponder on free plan
- less integrations than competitors