Comparing Staticman to Gitalk
Compare Staticman with Gitalk for adding forms to your static site.
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
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