Giscus vs Lobsters
GiscusDeveloper Community Platforms
FreePublished price
LobstersDeveloper Community Platforms
FreePublished price
Giscus Developer Community Platforms A comments widget built on GitHub Discussions. | Lobsters Developer Community Platforms Computing-focused community discussion site organized around invitation-based membership and tags. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Developer Community Platforms | Developer Community Platforms |
| What it is | Comments system for websites powered by GitHub Discussions with zero configuration. | Computing-focused community discussion site organized around invitation-based membership and tags. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Free Free and open-source (MIT). Giscus is a comments widget backed by GitHub Discussions; there is no paid tier. Hosting and storage ride on the user's own GitHub repo at no cost. No… | Free Lobsters is a free, open-source (invite-only) technology-focused link-aggregation community. There is no paid tier or subscription; the software (Rails app) is available under an… |
| Pricing model | Free | Not available |
| Free options | Free plan · No free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2021 | 2012 |
| Team size | 1-10 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Worldwide | Worldwide |