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Talkyard vs Artalk: catalog facts
Talkyard	Artalk
Freemium Self-hosting is free; the hosted service offers a free trial.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Combines forum, Q&A, idea voting and blog comments in one tool Optional anonymous comments	Lightweight client that works with any framework Built-in moderation, captcha and spam filtering
Chat features are basic Documentation is incomplete	Much of the community discussion is in Chinese Requires running and maintaining your own server
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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