Comparing Waline to Formspree
Compare Waline with Formspree 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
Formspree
The form solution for any developer
Partial free
Overview
Public endpoints mean anyone can submit to your form; 500K+ users including Fortune 500
+ Pros
- Simple HTML form submission
- no backend
- integrations (Airtable, Notion, Slack)
- email notifications
- spam filtering
- FormShield ML
− Cons
- Open endpoints (no API key auth)
- limited storage on free plan
- pricing can add up