Comparing Giscus to Reform
Compare Giscus with Reform 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
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