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, Zoomment and giscus.

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  1. Disqus icon
     93 likes

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

    53 Disqus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Wordpress
     
  2. Isso icon
     32 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. utterances icon
     11 likes

    A lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues. Use GitHub issues for blog comments, wiki pages and more!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • GitHub
     
  4. Zoomment icon
     Like

    Zoomment is an open-source commenting platform that allows websites to embed a modern, interactive comments section with minimal setup. It’s fully customizable with themes, languages, Gravatar styles, and emoji reactions, enabling creators to foster engagement and community...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Typescript
     
  5. giscus icon
     5 likes

    A comments system powered by GitHub Discussions. Let visitors leave comments and reactions on your website via GitHub!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. ReplyBox icon
     6 likes

    ReplyBox is a simple, privacy-focused comment system that's light-weight and blazingly-fast.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    ReplyBox vs Commento Comments
    Paul
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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.

    • ReplyBox is Paid and ProprietaryCommento is Paid and Open Source
  7. 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)
     
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Matrix.org
     
  9. Chirpy icon
     Like

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Remark42 icon
     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Cusdis icon
     3 likes

    Open source, lightweight (~5kb gzip), privacy-friendly alternative to Disqus.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
     
  12. Commentics icon
     6 likes

    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

    Application type

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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