Comparing Waline to Static Forms
Compare Waline with Static Forms 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
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