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Chaskiq vs UserTourKit
Chaskiq has 3,570 GitHub stars, 509 forks, 82 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. UserTourKit has 67 stars, 31 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Chaskiq leads on adoption by 5,228% (3,570 vs 67 stars). Chaskiq is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; UserTourKit is written in MDX under MIT. Chaskiq has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, UserTourKit 46%. UserTourKit was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Chaskiq | UserTourKit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.6K | ★ 67 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | MDX |
| Last push | 2026-06-30 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 509 | ⑂ 31 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Chaskiq if
- You weight community size — 3.6K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick UserTourKit if
- You want the UserTourKit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches MDX
- You evaluated both and UserTourKit fits your workflow better
About Chaskiq
Chaskiq is an open source customer communication platform for live chat, support, marketing, and sales messaging. It provides a web messenger, agent conversations, bots, campaigns, help center articles, and integrations in one self hosted application. The project lives in the open source customer support and messenger ecosystem, and the README describes it as an alternative to Intercom, Drift, and Crisp.
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About UserTourKit
UserTourKit (published as Tour Kit) is a headless, TypeScript first React library for building product tours, onboarding flows, hints, checklists, in app announcements, and microsurveys, built for React developers who want to own onboarding code rather than rent it from a hosted platform.
read the full UserTourKit overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chaskiq or UserTourKit more popular?
Chaskiq has 3,570 GitHub stars and UserTourKit has 67. Chaskiq has the larger community by that measure.
Are Chaskiq and UserTourKit free?
Both are open source. Chaskiq has no licence declared in this registry, and UserTourKit is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Chaskiq and UserTourKit?
Chaskiq is written in TypeScript and UserTourKit in MDX. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Chaskiq or UserTourKit?
Choose Chaskiq if you want the larger community (3,570 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose UserTourKit if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.