Disqus Alternatives

Disqus is described as 'Offers the best add-on tools for site owners to power discussions, increase engagement, and earn revenue' and is a popular comment platform in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Disqus for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Wordpress and Linux apps. The best Disqus alternative is Isso, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Disqus are Commento, giscus, Hyvor Talk and ReplyBox.

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  1. Guestbooks icon
     1 like

    This is very much a WIP project, but the idea is that it will allow you to create and embed one (or more) guestbooks into your site!

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. talkatv icon
     12 likes

    talkatv is an open source comment service much like Disqus or IntenseDebate .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • JavaScript
     
  3. Gitalk icon
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    A modern comment component based on Github Issue and Preact.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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  4. Welcomments helps you build lightweight, fast, and SEO-friendly comment sections for your site. It works with Jekyll and Hugo, and lets you store your comments in your GitHub repository alongside your articles. The comments will be rendered as 100% static HTML.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. A comment system for blogs and other kind of websites with a new refreshing user interface.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Master Comments System is a very compact comments system with basic options:

    Comments can be accepted from all users or only registered users. Admin can Edit/Delete/Ban. Users can Edit/Delete their last posted comment. Admin can view the IP/Browser of the user who posted the com.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. HTML Comment Box is an easy wasy for your website to receive, and optionally approve/delete comments from your visitors.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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  8. Lyket icon
     2 likes

    Lyket is perfect for blogs, portfolios or e-commerces, it lets you add like buttons or clap buttons in any website in just a few minutes and with just a few lines of code.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    1
  9. Commentar icon
     5 likes

    Commentar is a self hosted open source commenting system which can easily be integrated into any existing system. It is a modular system and some features that will be implemented are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. CommentMax is a user friendly, privacy-focused, fully-featured commenting platform with its elegant interface and robust moderation tools, users can effortlessly engage in discussions while ensuring a safe and respectful environment.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Spirit is a modern Python based forum built on top of Django framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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