Comparing Gitalk to Reform
Compare Gitalk with Reform 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
Reform
No-code form builder for high-converting lead generation
Partial free
Overview
By FunnelEnvy; trusted by MicroConf; Fathom; TinySeed; SavvyCal; Justin Jackson (Transistor.fm) testimonial
+ Pros
- Conversion-optimized
- A/B testing
- multi-step forms
- lead enrichment
- CRM integrations
- abandoned submission capture
- real-time analytics
− Cons
- Not a pure form backend
- expensive
- focused on marketing teams
- no responses display widget
- no self-hosted option