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giscus vs LogChimp
giscus has 12,110 GitHub stars, 481 forks, 127 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. LogChimp has 1,127 stars, 211 forks, 185 open issues and last shipped yesterday. giscus leads on adoption by 975% (12,110 vs 1,127 stars). giscus is written in TypeScript under MIT; LogChimp is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. giscus has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, LogChimp 19%. LogChimp was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (hacktoberfest), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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Side by side
| giscus | LogChimp | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 12K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-05-26 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 481 | ⑂ 211 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick giscus if
- You weight community size — 12K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick LogChimp if
- You want the LogChimp feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and LogChimp fits your workflow better
About giscus
giscus is an open source, MIT licensed commenting system powered by GitHub Discussions that lets visitors leave comments and reactions on a website through their existing GitHub accounts.
read the full giscus overview →
About LogChimp
LogChimp is an open source, self hosted customer feedback and product roadmap tool in the Community & Social / Collaboration & Feedback category, aimed at product teams and maintainers who want to collect user feedback and organise it into boards and roadmaps on infrastructure they control.
read the full LogChimp overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is giscus or LogChimp more popular?
giscus has 12,110 GitHub stars and LogChimp has 1,127. giscus has the larger community by that measure.
Are giscus and LogChimp free?
Both are open source. giscus is licensed under MIT, and LogChimp has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between giscus and LogChimp?
giscus is written in TypeScript and LogChimp in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, giscus or LogChimp?
Choose giscus if you want the larger community (12,110 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose LogChimp if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.