Compare omusubi and IntenseDebate on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Forms tools, One-time perpetual license: free to download and test via…
At a Glance
omusubi
IntenseDebate
Primary category
Forms
Forms
Rating
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Pricing model
One-time perpetual license: free to download and test via WordPress.org, then ¥4,980 (~$35 USD) per site for production use. No recurring subscription.
Free
Starting price
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Free
Free plan
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Free trial
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Platforms
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Team collaboration
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AI features
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Public API
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
omusubi
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
IntenseDebate
Free — Free free
Pros & Cons
omusubi
Pros
One-time ¥4,980 per-site perpetual license — no recurring subscription
Genuinely no-code drag-and-drop builder with live preview and 15+ field types
Built-in Slack notifications and real-time Google Sheets sync out of the box
16 ready-made templates plus reCAPTCHA v2/v3 spam protection
Privacy-conscious: no external CDN dependencies and optional disable of database storage
Free to download and test from WordPress.org before buying
Cons
Product and support are Japanese-first, which may limit non-Japanese-speaking teams
License is per-site, so multi-site deployments incur repeated cost
Positioned as a newer/beta plugin with data-loss disclaimers advising manual backups
WordPress-only — not usable outside the WordPress ecosystem
IntenseDebate
Pros
Completely free to use
Backed and maintained by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com
Cross-site comment tracking through user profiles
Built-in spam filtering via Akismet
Easy installation through a plugin or embed code
Cons
No paid tier or advanced enterprise features
Feature development has slowed relative to newer comment platforms
Primarily optimized for older blogging platforms like Tumblr and Blogger
Fewer analytics capabilities than newer engagement-focused comment tools
Use Cases
omusubi
IntenseDebate
Blog comment upgrades — Adding threaded replies and social login to a blog's default comment section.
Cross-platform publishing — Using the same comment system across a WordPress site and a Tumblr or Blogger site.
Spam-free discussions — Relying on Akismet-powered filtering to keep comment sections free of spam.