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Finch vs Vercel comments.

How Finch compares with Vercel comments, the comments on Vercel deployments tool: what reviewers can do, what happens to their feedback, and which to choose.

The short answer

Vercel comments add discussion threads to Vercel preview deployments, linked to Slack, Linear, Jira and GitHub. Finch lets reviewers change the page itself, and once you approve, Claude Code makes those changes in your code and deploys them.

Side by side

Finch and Vercel comments, compared.

FeatureFinchVercel comments
What reviewers doMake real edits on the live page (text, colours, spacing, size, layout, order) or leave a noteClick anywhere or highlight text to start a comment thread, with images
What happens nextYou approve on the page; Claude Code makes the changes on a git branch, one commit each, then merges and deploysThreads can become Linear, Jira or GitHub issues, sync with Slack, and flag unresolved comments on pull requests
Changes your codeYes, in your own repository, after you approveNo. A developer makes the change
Reviewers needGoogle sign-in, one click. Nothing to installA Vercel account (inviting people outside your team needs a paid plan)
Works onYour own code: HTML, React + Vite, Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, AmpleVercel deployments (previews by default; production with the toolbar package)
PriceFree in early access (applying uses your own Claude plan)Included with every Vercel plan

Checked November 2026 from Vercel comments’s own pages. Prices in US dollars. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@finchnotes.co.

Which one

Choose the one that fits.

Choose Vercel comments if

  • The site is on Vercel and reviewers already have Vercel accounts
  • You want comments tied to pull requests and preview deployments
  • Discussion matters more than making the change

Choose Finch if

  • Reviewers are clients or teammates without Vercel accounts
  • You want suggestions as real edits, applied by Claude Code
  • The site isn’t only on Vercel (Finch works with any host)

They work well together: Vercel comments for code review on previews, Finch for visual changes on the live site.

Sources

Get started

Ready to ship your next change?

Add the plugin to Claude Code and run /finch-install in your project. It takes about two minutes, and Finch is free while it’s in early access.

Read the install guide

Claude Code
# needs a paid Claude plan (Pro or higher)> Add the Claude Code plugin finch@finch from the GitHub marketplace usefinch/notes (put it in my Claude Code settings if /plugin isn’t available here), then tell me how to load it and run /finch-install on this site.# or, in the terminal: /plugin marketplace add usefinch/notes
#   then /plugin install finch@finch
# open a new session in your site’s folder
> /finch-install
# sign in with Google, choose who sees Finch
✓ Finch is set up with editing on.
# deploy your site the way you usually do
# open it and click Edit, change anything, click Apply changes
# then, in a new session:
> /finch-apply
✓ Your changes are live.