Comparing Giscus to Formspree
Compare Giscus with Formspree for adding forms to your static site.
Giscus
A comments system powered by GitHub Discussions
Overview
Inspired by Utterances but uses GitHub Discussions instead of issues; self-hosting available
+ Pros
- No ads
- no tracking
- open source
- data in GitHub Discussions
- themes
- multiple languages
- reactions
− Cons
- Requires GitHub login
- no responses display widget
- ties to GitHub ecosystem
- still actively developed
Formspree
The form solution for any developer
Partial free
Overview
Public endpoints mean anyone can submit to your form; 500K+ users including Fortune 500
+ Pros
- Simple HTML form submission
- no backend
- integrations (Airtable, Notion, Slack)
- email notifications
- spam filtering
- FormShield ML
− Cons
- Open endpoints (no API key auth)
- limited storage on free plan
- pricing can add up