giscus AlternativesComment Platforms and other similar apps like giscus

giscus is described as 'A comments system powered by GitHub Discussions. Let visitors leave comments and reactions on your website via GitHub!' and is a comment platform in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to giscus for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Wordpress and Linux apps. The best giscus alternative is Disqus, which is free. Other great apps like giscus are Isso, utterances, Zoomment and Commento.

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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...

    1 Zoomment alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Typescript
     
  5. Commento icon
     11 likes

    Commento is a 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  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)
     
  7. 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
     
  8. 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
     
  9. 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
     
  10. 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
     
  11. Schnack icon
     2 likes

    Schnack is an open source commenting system written in JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. 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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