Stoat
Turn pull request comments into developer dashboards.
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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
Key features
- 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
 Stoat |  CircleCI |  GitLab CI |  GitHub Actions |  Pipie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
