Comparing Valine to FormBackend

Compare Valine with FormBackend for adding forms to your static site.

Valine

A fast, simple and efficient comment system without back-end

Overview

LeanCloud free tier is limited; requires configuration; Chinese-developed

+ Pros

  • No backend required
  • fast
  • lightweight
  • Markdown support
  • emoji support
  • visitor count feature

− Cons

  • Relies on third-party services (LeanCloud) for storage
  • privacy concerns with data stored externally
  • development paused

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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

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