Comparing Utterances to Reform
Compare Utterances with Reform for adding forms to your static site.
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
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