Comparing Disqus to Reform
Compare Disqus with Reform for adding forms to your static site.
Disqus
Engage your audiences in discussions
Partial free
Overview
Founded 2007; acquired by Zeta Global 2017; not open source; data stored on Disqus servers
+ Pros
- Mature platform
- large community
- social login
- moderation tools
- notifications
- spam filtering
− Cons
- Vendor lock-in
- ads on free plan
- data ownership concerns
- privacy issues
- injected JS slows site
- centralized
Reform
No-code form builder for high-converting lead generation
Partial free
Overview
By FunnelEnvy; trusted by MicroConf; Fathom; TinySeed; SavvyCal; Justin Jackson (Transistor.fm) testimonial
+ Pros
- Conversion-optimized
- A/B testing
- multi-step forms
- lead enrichment
- CRM integrations
- abandoned submission capture
- real-time analytics
− Cons
- Not a pure form backend
- expensive
- focused on marketing teams
- no responses display widget
- no self-hosted option