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Siteshare vs CMS Chat
CMS Chat and Siteshare solve the same problem: a client who wants to change a site that lives in Git, without a CMS. Both work through a GitHub App and let clients edit in plain language. They differ in what happens before a change goes live.
| Question | Siteshare | CMS Chat |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An editor at the client's own site, /edit, on the site you built | An AI chat editor for sites in Git, set up per site with safe zones |
| How someone edits | Chat, select or draw on the real site; double-click to type | Chat, with live diffs |
| Setup in your code | None: a GitHub App on the repository | A GitHub App, and npx cmschat connect to map editable zones |
| Before it goes live | A draft, a build check on a clean copy, then one commit on main | Safe edits commit straight to the branch; escalated edits open a pull request |
| Limits per client | Four levels per client; changes above wait for approval | Safe zones per file or component: editable, warn, escalate, locked |
| Availability | Free plan for 1 site | Request access through their beta page |
| Price | Free for 1 site, then $9 a site a month, down to $4 as you grow (5 sites $36, 20 sites $126); clients and builders unlimited | Client €99 a month (1 site), Agency €249 (up to 3 client accounts), Studio €499 (up to 10); excl. VAT, unlimited edits |
The same idea, a different publish
Both products let a client change a Git-hosted site in plain language, and both let you limit what a client may change. The biggest difference is what happens between “do it” and “live”.
In CMS Chat, safe edits are committed straight to the branch and live within seconds; risky ones become pull requests for you. In Siteshare, every change is a draft the client sees in their own preview first. Publish builds exactly the files that go live on a clean copy, and only a site that builds gets one commit on main. Changes above a client’s level wait for your approval, and any of the last 10 versions comes back with Restore.
More than chat
Siteshare’s clients can also point: select a heading, a photo or a whole section, circle something with the pencil, or double-click a text to fix a typo without the assistant.
Price and availability
CMS Chat asks you to request access, and starts at €99 a month for one site. Siteshare is free for one site, and then from $9 a site a month.
When CMS Chat is the better choice
- You want unmetered edits at a flat price per month.
- You want SEO warnings based on your Search Console data.
- You want to mark editable zones per file or component yourself.
- Your client should edit from ChatGPT, Claude or another AI through MCP.
Questions
Which one is cheaper?
For one site: Siteshare's Free plan is free, CMS Chat's Client plan is €99 a month. For more sites: Siteshare is $9 a site a month, less as you grow (5 sites $36, 20 sites $126), with clients unlimited; CMS Chat counts client accounts per plan.
Can a client see a change before it goes live?
In Siteshare every change is a draft the client sees in the preview, on a phone, tablet or computer, until they publish. CMS Chat's site describes safe edits going live in seconds.
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