Comparing Waline to FormBackend
Compare Waline with FormBackend for adding forms to your static site.
Waline
A simple and cute comment system with backend
Partial free
Overview
Fork of Valine with significant improvements; GDPR-compliant storage options
+ Pros
- Open source
- multiple deployment options
- email notifications
- spam protection
- Markdown support
- reactions
- page views
− Cons
- Moderate setup complexity
- requires Node.js knowledge for self-hosting
- free tier relies on Vercel
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