Launched May 7, 2024
Stoat
Turn pull request comments into developer dashboards.
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Stoat vacuums up files and metrics generated by your GitHub build and makes it trivial to aggregate, access, and compare them from GitHub comments.
Stoat aggregates build artifacts and metrics into GitHub pull request comments.
- for
- Developers using GitHub CI who want instant build insight in PRs.
- pricing
- freemium
- license
- MIT
works withGitHubSlackJiraSQL
Key features
6 features of Stoat
- Preview Build Artifacts — Link test results, coverage reports, and docs previews directly from a PR comment.
- Job Time Tracking — Show a graph of GitHub job durations in pull request comments.
- Metric Aggregation & Charts — Collect and visualise custom metrics from your builds.
- Comment Templating — Customize the content and layout of generated PR comments.
- Image Diffs — Display visual diffs of generated images within PR comments.
- Static Preview Hosting — Host preview files with optional GitHub or SSO authentication.
Use cases
- Show test coverage and results instantly in a PR comment.
- Detect and visualise build time regressions before merging.
- Provide live previews of documentation or UI changes in PRs.
- Share image diff screenshots for visual regression testing.
Stoat pricing
- Free$0Public repos · Static preview hosting (without auth) · Metric aggregation / charts · Comment templating
- Basic$20/mo/monthPublic repos · Static preview hosting (with GitHub auth) · Metric aggregation / charts · Comment templating
- Custom Plans$100-$1000+/mo/monthPublic repos · Static preview hosting (with GitHub+SSO auth) · Metric aggregation / charts · Comment templating
Stoat vs alternatives
| Best for | Pull-request dashboards for build metrics | General CI/CD automation | GitLab CI pipelines | GitHub native CI/CD | CI/CD notifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Launched | May 2024 | — | — | — | Jun 2026 |
- Stoat vs CircleCI: Focuses on CI/CD pipelines, not on PR-comment dashboards.
- Stoat vs GitLab CI: Provides CI/CD inside GitLab without built-in PR comment metric views.
- Stoat vs GitHub Actions: GitHub Actions runs jobs but does not aggregate results into PR comments.
- Stoat vs Pipie: Offers CI/CD notifications and observability, not artifact preview links.
Stoat FAQ
How do I add Stoat to my repository?+
Install Stoat via the provided setup link and configure it in less than five minutes to start aggregating build outputs.
Is Stoat free for open-source projects?+
Yes, public repositories can use the Free tier with no cost.
Can I host preview files with authentication?+
The Basic plan adds GitHub authentication, and Custom plans add GitHub + SSO authentication for preview hosting.
What kind of metrics can Stoat display?+
Stoat can show test results, coverage, documentation previews, job duration graphs, and custom metric charts.
Does Stoat integrate with other tools?+
Custom plans include integrations such as Slack, Jira, and SQL databases.
Summarized by DevHunt from stoat.dev · Oct 4, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.