UltraGuest vs Website Goodies
Website Goodies offers a free guestbook among a set of free tools for websites; UltraGuest offers only a guestbook. Both host the guestbook as a page on their own servers, and both have been around a long time: the Website Goodies site carries a copyright line from 1999 to 2026 and names Awio Web Services LLC as its operator, and UltraGuest has run since 2003. Everything said about Website Goodies here was read on its own website (the guestbook tool page and the sample guestbook linked from it) in September 2026 and is reported without judgement. Its tool page is short, so several cells below say "not stated", which means only that the page does not mention the point, not that the feature is missing. Please check websitegoodies.com for the current details. UltraGuest is not affiliated with Website Goodies.
Two hosted pages
With both services the guestbook lives at the service's own address rather than inside your page: on Website Goodies it is a page on websitegoodies.com, on UltraGuest a page on ultraguest.com, and your site links to it. Neither page states a paid plan: UltraGuest has none, and the Website Goodies tool page describes its guestbook as free without mentioning a paid tier.
Side by side
| UltraGuest | Website Goodies, as described on websitegoodies.com (September 2026) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free; no paid plans today. | Free ("Free Website Guestbook"); no paid tier stated. |
| Ads | None today, on our pages or in guestbooks. | Not stated on its tool page; we saw none on its sample guestbook. |
| On your site | A hosted page; the Control Panel gives you the link code. | A hosted page on websitegoodies.com; how to link to or embed it is not stated on the tool page. |
| Look and feel | Colours, fonts, background image, header text and full custom CSS. | A background image URL, a background colour, a text colour and a link colour. Themes and CSS: not stated. |
| Messages | Plain text with smilies and simple formatting; links are not accepted; up to three custom fields; private messages. | Entries on its sample guestbook show line breaks and hyperlinks; other message features are not stated. |
| Moderation | Optional approval of new messages; edit, hide, trash and delete; word filter; blocked IP addresses. | Not stated on its tool page. |
| Spam protection | Cloudflare Turnstile on every post, no links in messages, rate limits, automatic content rules and regular scans. | Not stated on its tool page. |
| Notifications | E-mail for public, private and pending messages; RSS feed. | Not stated. |
| Languages | 24 guestbook languages. | Not stated. |
| Your data | Download everything as JSON or CSV and delete the account yourself; no tracking, no data sales; servers in the USA. | A privacy policy is linked from its site; export and deletion are not stated on the tool page. |
| Who runs it | An independent service, since 2003. | Awio Web Services LLC; site copyright 1999–2026; country not stated. |
What "not stated" means for you
A tool page that lists four colour settings and little else may still keep more options behind the sign-up, so if Website Goodies appeals to you, the sure way to know is to create a guestbook there and look through its settings. We publish what UltraGuest does on the features pages and in the FAQ, so you can read how moderation, spam protection, languages and export work before you sign up, and the setup guide walks through the Control Panel screen by screen.
Which one is for you?
If you already use the other Website Goodies tools and want a plain guestbook page with a few colour settings, it offers that at no stated cost, and it is the natural choice if you like keeping your tools in one place. If you want moderation, spam protection, 24 languages, custom CSS, notifications and a full export described in detail before you sign up, and no advertising, UltraGuest publishes all of that. Both are free, so the surest way to decide is to try each with your own site.
Website Goodies details were checked on websitegoodies.com (guestbook tool page and sample guestbook) in September 2026 and may have changed since; please verify current features and terms there. Website Goodies is the property of its owner; UltraGuest is not affiliated with or endorsed by Website Goodies.
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