Awesome Static Website Services

A curated list of services for static websites.

Inspired by the awesome list thing.

Table of Contents

• Audio
• Books
• Calendar and Scheduling
• Images
• Maps
• Presentations
• Video
• Code
• Functions as a Service FaaS
• GraphQL
• Community
  • Comments
  • Forms
  • Live Chat
  • Newsletters
  • Social Media
  • Surveys
• E-Commerce
• Payments
• Search
• Analytics
• Authentication
• Utilities
• Other
• Related Lists

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Audio

• SoundCloud - Audio hosting with an embeddable player. Up to 3 hours of content is free.
• Mixcloud - Audio hosting with unlimited uploads and an embeddable player.
• Spotify - You can embed any song, album, or playlist with a Spotify Play Button.

Books

• Goodreads API and widgets - Allows you to access any of the Goodreads data. Widgets are found on the widgets tab on your settings page.
• Open Library Open API — Allows to retrieve book data from the biggest books open dataset on Earth, without any tracking.

Calendar and Scheduling

• Google Calendar - Embeddable calendar that you can collaborate with other people.
• Booking.js - Beautiful embeddable booking widget.
• zenplanner - Paid - Online scheduling for fitness.

Images

• Flickr - Online photo hosting by Yahoo.
• Cloudinary - Image hosting, manipulation and delivery.

Maps

• Google Maps - Google maps are easily embeddable.
• Mapbox - Really nice looking embeddable maps.
• uMap - Create and embed personalized maps, based on the great OpenStreetMap dataset.

Presentations

• Prezi - Online presentations with really transitions that can zoom and rotate.
• Reveal.js - HTML presentation framework.
• Slides.com - A place for creating, presenting and sharing slide decks.
• SpeakerDeck - Upload your slides as a PDF, and get an online, shareable presentation.

Video

• Mux - Paid - An API to play videos directly to the client. Can also power live streams.
• YouTube - Embeddable videos with unlimited uploads.
• Vimeo - Paid - Embeddable videos with no ads.
• Vevo - Embeddable music videos.
• Wistia - Free plan has a limit of 25 videos.

Code

• Codepen - A playground of embeddable front-end code examples.
• JS Bin - Embeddable front-end code examples.
• JSFiddle - Embeddable front-end code examples.
• highlight.js - Syntax highlighting for the web.
• Indiepen - A privacy-friendly solution to embed front-end code examples.

Functions as a Service

• 1Backend - Deploy your backend in seconds. Free tier included. Open source.
• AWS Lambda - AWS Lambda lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers. You pay only for the compute time you consume
• Google Cloud Functions - Create single-purpose, stand-alone functions that respond to Cloud events without the need to manage a server or runtime environment
• Webtask by Auth0 - Call code on the server with simple HTTP, easier to set up by far than Lambda or Google's
• Azure Functions - by Microsoft - same premise as Lambda on the Azure cloud
• IronWorkers - by Iron.io - Run code in a multilanguage containerized environment with unlimited scale and simple pricing
• IronFunctions - by Iron.io - IronFunctions is an open source serverless computing platform for any cloud - private, public, or hybrid.
• OpenWhisk by IBM - part of their BlueMix hosting platform, and open source, ties into their Watson AI ecosystem nicely
• StackPath EdgeEngine - Write functions as a service in the language of your choice and deploy them to a global network of data centers. All the networking, including intelligent routing and load balancing, is managed by StackPath over a private backbone.
• Cloud 66 - Build and deploy static websites to your own cloud account.
• Vercel - Vercel lets people write functions as a service in their language of choice and deploy as part of a monorepo.
• Azure Static Web Apps - Full-stack static app hosting including serverless Functions, authentication, CDN and more
• Qoddi - Full stack app hosting with data storage included, similar to Heroku with a developer centric approach. Free to use up to 3 apps.
• Autocode - Autocode turns functions into scalable web services in an instant, no configuration required; serverless hosting available with an in-browser IDE, an API library that’s easy to use, and seamlessly managed authentication.

GraphQL

• FaunaDB - Serverless GraphQL database. Free tier with no time limit. Easily included in Netlify apps.

Community

Comments

• Staticman - Staticman is a Node.js application that receives user-generated content and uploads it as data files to a GitHub repository. In practice, this allows you to have dynamic content (e.g. blog post comments) as part of a fully static website, as long as your site automatically deploys on every push to GitHub, as seen on GitHub Pages, Netlify and others.
• Disqus - Easily embeddable comments with nested replies, multiple login methods, and email notifications.
• Facebook Comments - Embeddable comments for your site by Facebook.
• IntenseDebate Comments - Embeddable comments with nested replies, multiple login methods, and email notifications.
• LiveFyre - Real-time comments, SEO-optimized, stocked with social features, and beautiful on both desktop and mobile.
• Redditjs Embed Widget - Embed Reddit comments on your site. If it hasn't been posted, it will show a link to encourage the user to submit.
• Muut.com - Embeddable comments, forum and private messaging. A lot of functionality, but really low footprint left on your website.
• Gitment - Comment system based on GitHub Issues, which can be used in the frontend without any server-side implementation.
• giscus - A comments widget built on GitHub Discussions.
• utterances - A lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues.

Forms

Really Simple Forms

• Formspree - Receive emails from a form on your static website.
• elFormo - Simple form processing and response retrieval via email.
• Flipmail - Simple form processing and response retrieval via email.
• MailThis - Simple form submissions via email with optional attachments.
• Simple Form - Simple forms with optional file attachments, email notifications, and online submission viewing.
• Brisk Forms - Free form submission service emails you responses while keeping your email address private and is open source.
• 99 Inbound - Form endpoint service with email/Slack notifications and third party app integrations (e.g. MailChimp)
• Getform - Form backend platform for designers and developers, with email and integrations.
• HeyForm - Free, easy-to-use drag & drop form maker capable of crafting powerful online forms. Includes 40+ field types, integrations, analytics, and more.
• Form.taxi - Backend to handle form submissions easily and reliably, with email notifications, file uploads and GDPR-compliant data processing.

Normal Forms

• Formcarry - Hassle-free HTML form endpoints for your form, powerful dashboard, reliable spam blocking, attachment uploads and Zapier integrations.
• Formcake - The form backend built for developers: Zapier integrations, simple endpoint API, unlimited forms.
• Google Forms - Saves results into Google Sheets and can email you when there is a submission.
• FormKeep - Paid - View form submissions in a beautiful web interface. It has spam filtering and it integrates with webhooks such as Gmail, Trello, and Basecamp.
• 123 Contact Form - Connects to other online services such at MailChimp, Salesforce, and Google Drive. It also integrates with payment Processers and includes security and analytics.
• FormAssembly - Allows you to build any kind of form that can include complex branching logic and multiple pages.
• FormSite - Form builder with payments and form management.
• FormStack - Forms with A/B testing, partial submission, analytics, and integrations.
• Sheetsu - POST and GET your data to Google Spreadsheet.
• Typeform - Awesome forms that can be embedded.
• Wufoo - Free or Paid - Forms that you can build with a form designer, with notifications, reports, and payments.
• Zoho - Forms with file upload and captcha.
• GitHub Issues - This is an interesting way for developers to get comments/questions. See github.com/sindresorhus/ama for an example.
• Utterences - A lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues.
• FormBackend - Create form-backends and submit your HTML forms to our backend. View the entries online and connect to other services. Receive an email every time a new entry is submitted.
• Pageclip - A flexible server / backend for HTML forms. View your data in the realtime web interface, or use the API to get CSV and JSON output.
• Formester - Forms and email marketing (lead collection, email campaigns, and newsletters) with integrations.
• StaticKit - Modern forms for static sites, with native support for React.
• SheetDB - Turn a Google Spreadsheet into a JSON API.
• Form2Channel - Post your HTML form to Form2Channel to store submissions in Google Sheets and receive them via email, Slack or Telegram. No signups, no costs, no limits.
• reCAPTCHAme - reCAPTCHA and hCAPTCHA token verification service. Post your form to reCAPTCHAme to avoid getting spammed. Made for static websites, no server-side coding required.
• Formware - Conversational forms with unlimited responses that can be embedded on any website.

Provided by the Host

• Netlify - Netlify comes with built-in form handling.

Live Chat

• jivochat - JivoSite is a professional live chat for websites that was specifically designed to increase your online sales.
• LiveChat - Live chat on your website.
• Olark - Live chat on your website. You can also see who's on your website and what they're doing.
• SnapEngage - Live chat with integrations and custom styles.
• tawk.co - Lets you monitor and chat with visitors on your website.
• WebsiteAlive - Live chat for your website & social networks.
• Zopim - Live chat with free trial.
• Tiledesk - Free Live Chat with open source chatbot builder.

Newsletters

• MailChimp - Free email marketing. You can pay to add more features.
• Constant Contact - Email marketing with campaigns, autoresponders, and analytics.
• AWeber - Email marketing with campaigns, autoresponders, and analytics.
• Campaign Monitor - Email marketing with campaigns, autoresponders, and analytics.
• MailerLite - Free email marketing. You can pay for more subscribers.

Social Media

• Pinterest - Pin It Button.
• Twitter - Embedded tweets.
• Facebook - Facebook embedded plugins.
• ShareThis - Sharing buttons for multiple social networks.
• Kontaktify - A contact widget that provides an easy way for visitors to get in touch.

Surveys

• Google Forms - You can use Google forms for surveys or for forms on your site.
• SurveyMonkey - Easy to use and free surveys.
• Typeform - Really beautiful forms.
• Qualaroo - Embed surveys anywhere on your website that comes up from the bottom right side of the screen.
• Insight Stash - Fast, Simple survey forms.
• Formware - Create stunning surveys with unlimited responses for free.

E-Commerce

• Ecwid - Embeddable shopping cart.
• FoxyCart - Add a shopping cart with basic html code.
• Snipcart - Include a few lines of code for a full online shop.
• Gumroad - An all-in-one solution to sell your work.
• Payhip - An embeddable way to sell digital downloads & memberships
• Moltin - Add eCommerce functionality to anything.
• Trolley - Add a popup cart to any website - designed for static & JAMstack sites.
• Commerce Layer - Add enterprise ecommerce to your JAMstack.

Payments

• MoneyButton - Website payments and donations using Bitcoin (Satoshi's Vision).
• ShapeShift Shifty Button - Accept payments using various cryptocurrencies.

Search

Self-hosted:

• lunr.js - Simple full-text search in your browser.
• itemsjs - Full text, faceted, almost dependency free search engine in javascript
• minisearch - Tiny and powerful JavaScript full-text search engine for browser and Node
• flexsearch - Next-Generation full text search library for Browser and Node.js
• fuse.js - Powerful, lightweight fuzzy-search library, with zero dependencies
• static-search - A Go program to generate JSON index of HTML files, and a JavaScript component with optional UI to search this index
• elasticlunr - Lightweight full-text search engine developed in JavaScript for browser search and offline search based on Lunr.js
• tinysearch - Tiny, full-text search engine for static websites built with Rust and Wasm
• js-search - Client-side searches of JavaScript and JSON objects, ES5 compatible and does not require jQuery or any other third-party libraries
• search-index - A persistent, network resilient, full text search library for the browser and Node.js
• fuzzysearch - Tiny and blazing-fast fuzzy search in JavaScript
• fuzzy - Fuzzy search / filter for browser and node
• fullproof - Javascript library that provides high-quality full-text search in the browser
• Jets.js - Native CSS search engine
• Hulipaa - Static full-text search engine capable of handling thousands of pages with a minimalist searchbar UI to add to your static website.

Third party integration:

• Google Custom Search Engine - Search your site with a custom Google Search.
• Algolia - Hosted Search API that delivers instant and relevant results from the first keystroke.
• CloudSh - Powerful search for your website with a few lines of JavaScript.

Analytics

• Google Analytics - Freemium web analytics service offered by Google.
• Simple Analytics - 💲 - Simple, clean, and friendly analytics.

Authentication

• Uthentic - Serverless, passwordless login for static sites in 2 lines of code.

Utilities

• BulkPicTools - A privacy-first, browser-based batch image processor for static site creators, leveraging WebAssembly for local compression and conversion.

Other

• Sketch Fab - Embeddable 3D content.

Related Lists

• Awesome Static Hosting
• Awesome Azure Static Web Apps

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To the extent possible under law, Adam Garrett-Harris has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.