Comparing Valine to Static Forms
Compare Valine with Static Forms 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
Static Forms
HTML forms that just work
Partial free
Overview
Privacy-friendly CAPTCHA options including Cloudflare Turnstile and Altcha
+ Pros
- 60-second setup
- reCAPTCHA & Altcha spam protection
- GDPR-ready
- file uploads
- CSV export
- AI auto-reply
- 2.5M+ forms processed
− Cons
- Limited free tier (500/month)
- branding on free plan
- email-only on free plan