Disqus offers the best add-on tools for site owners to power discussions, increase engagement, and earn revenue.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Wordpress
Commento AlternativesComment Platforms and other similar apps like Commento
Commento has been discontinued. Similar apps include Disqus, which has a free version. Other options are GraphComment, Isso, Zoomment and Atabook. You're spoiled for choice with Comment Platforms like Commento: we list more than 25 alternatives for the web, self-hosting and Linux.
Alternatives list
- 60 Disqus alternatives
GraphComment replaces native WordPress comments with a faster, privacy-first system. Spam is blocked at the source (the native comment endpoint is closed to bots), AI-assisted moderation is included on every plan, and every comment syncs back into your own WordPress database —...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Wordpress
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
France
EU
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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 (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Germany- EU
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
2 Atabook alternativesAtabook is a free online guestbook, created in 2024 in response to death of 123guestbook. It is a simple, easy to use guestbook that allows you to create a guestbook for your website. You can customize the look and feel of your guestbook, and you can moderate entries.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Hosted comment platform with advanced AI spam filtering, threaded replies, emoji reactions, image uploads, and a robust moderation dashboard. Delivers privacy-first features like no tracking or ads, multiple sign-in options, and one-click import/export for easy migration.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
United States
+1
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
+1
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
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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)
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)
Indonesia
+2
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)
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
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
