Comparing Chirp Form to Utterances
Compare Chirp Form with Utterances for adding forms to your static site.
Chirp Form
Add forms to any site. Display responses anywhere.
+ Pros
- Embed forms and display responses
- EU-hosted
- GDPR-compliant
- privacy-friendly hashing
- no tracking
- two elements (form + feed)
- simple for devs and non-devs
- lightweight
− Cons
- Relatively new
- smaller community
- not open source
Utterances
A lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues
Overview
Uses GitHub OAuth; bot creates issues per page; no database needed
+ Pros
- No ads
- no tracking
- open source
- data stored in GitHub issues
- Markdown support
- dark theme
- lightweight
− Cons
- Requires GitHub login for commenters
- no responses display widget
- tied to GitHub ecosystem