Commento AlternativesComment Platforms and other similar apps like Commento

Commento is described as 'Popular, fast, bloat-free commenting system that you can embed on your blog, news articles, and more. Open source at its core, Commento guarantees you privacy and does not include third-party trackers and advertisements, unlike alternatives such as Disqus' and is a comment platform in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Commento for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Wordpress and Linux apps. The best Commento alternative is Disqus, which is free. Other great apps like Commento are Isso, utterances, giscus and ReplyBox.

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  1. Disqus icon
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    Disqus offers the best add-on tools for site owners to power discussions, increase engagement, and earn revenue.

    52 Disqus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Wordpress
     
    • Disqus is the most popular Web-based alternative to Commento.

    • Disqus is the most popular free alternative to Commento.

    • Disqus is Freemium and ProprietaryCommento is Paid and Open Source
  2. Isso icon
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    Isso – Ich schrei sonst – is a lightweight commenting server written in Python and JavaScript. It aims to be a drop-in replacement for Disqus.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Isso is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Commento.

    • Isso is the most popular Open Source alternative to Commento.

    • Isso is Free and Open SourceCommento is Paid and Open Source
    • Isso is Privacy focusedCommento is not according to our users
  3. giscus icon
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    A comments system powered by GitHub Discussions. Let visitors leave comments and reactions on your website via GitHub!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • giscus is the most popular SaaS alternative to Commento.

    • giscus is Free and Open SourceCommento is Paid and Open Source
  4. ReplyBox icon
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    ReplyBox is a simple, privacy-focused comment system that's light-weight and blazingly-fast.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    I've had some bad issues with Commento, so I was looking for an alternative. ReplyBox is very easy to install and setup and the free plan is more than enough for my small blog.

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    • ReplyBox is the most popular commercial alternative to Commento.

    • ReplyBox is Paid and ProprietaryCommento is Paid and Open Source
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    Cactus Comments is a federated comment system for the web, based on the Matrix protocol. The system is easily embedded, respects you and your users privacy and is completely free and open source.

    8 Cactus Comments alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Matrix.org
     
  6. Lyket icon
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    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 (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Remark42 icon
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    Remark42 is a self-hosted, lightweight, and simple (yet functional) comment engine, which doesn't spy on users. It can be embedded into blogs, articles or any other place where readers add comments.

    12 Remark42 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Chirpy icon
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    Chirpy is an open-source, privacy-friendly and customizable Disqus (comment system) alternate, you can embed a comment widget on a blog, a news article or any place where you want your readers to add comments.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Cusdis icon
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    Open source, lightweight (~5kb gzip), privacy-friendly alternative to Disqus.

    39 Cusdis alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
     
  10. Commentics icon
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    ommentics is a free, advanced PHP comment script with many features. Professionally written and with open source code, its main aims are to be integrable, customizable and secure. It is designed to be integrated into existing pages.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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