IntenseDebate Alternatives

IntenseDebate is described as 'The premier commenting system available on the Internet for blogs and websites. IntenseDebate comments enhances and encourages conversation on your blog or website. With IntenseDebate you can give your blog readers the opportunity to better engage your blogs' and is a comment platform in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to IntenseDebate for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Wordpress and Linux apps. The best IntenseDebate alternative is Disqus, which is free. Other great apps like IntenseDebate are Isso, utterances, Commento and giscus.

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IntenseDebate alternatives page was last updated Jun 19, 2025
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  1. Livefyre icon

    Livefyre

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    Livefyre was an embeddable real-time commenting platform that turned comments on any site into live conversations, increased the quality of those conversations, and drove traffic to content around the web.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Discontinued

    Livefyre was acquired by Adobe and integrated into the Adobe Experience Manager. The Community Comments feature is being discontinued: https://livefyre.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/215571503-Details-and-important-dates

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  2. Facebook Comments Box icon

    Facebook Comments Box

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    Comments Box is a social plugin that enables user commenting on your site. Features include moderation tools and distribution.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Facebook Comments Box Features

    1.  Embedded comments
    2. Facebook icon  Facebook integration

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  4. RbComment

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    RbComment - Zend Framework 2 module for drop-in, self-hosted comments, with email notifications, Akismet, ZfcUser and Gravatar integration.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

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  5. Epoch by Postmatic icon

    Epoch by Postmatic

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    A native WordPress Disqus alternative with a focus on speed and privacy: 100% realtime native comments in a tiny little package that is fully CDN and cache compatible.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
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  6. CrossTalk Comments and Live Chat icon

    CrossTalk Comments and Live Chat

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    Whether you're a Blogger or a Small Business, a Comics app or a Video Aggregator, CrossTalk is for everyone

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    CrossTalk Comments embedded in a website with Dark Mode

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Embedded comments
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Live polling
    7.  Live chat for websites
    8.  Emoji reactions

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  7. Joint Comments icon

    Joint Comments

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    An embeddable comment widget for websites, blogs, ecommerce & static pages. Joint Comments distributes JOINT tokens (erc-20 based cryptocurrency) to publishers based on the value of traffic.

    It is free to use up to 250k page views / month.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Shopify
    • Wordpress
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    Joint Comments Features

    1.  Notifications
    2.  Comment on page

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  9. GraphComment icon

    GraphComment

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    GraphComment is the next generation comments system. No more disorganized discussions piled on several pages. With GraphComment, you can easily follow the relevant discussions. The BubbleRank sort the answers in order of relevance.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Drupal
    • Tumblr
    • Joomla
    • Blogger
    • Wordpress
    GraphComment BubbleFlow interface

    GraphComment Features

    1.  Community-based

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  10. Realtidbits icon

    Realtidbits

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    Powering the Realtime Social Layer for Entertainment, Local Media and High Traffic Blogs. Realtidbits was acquired by Livefyre.com.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Wordpress
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    Realtidbits Features

    1.  Visual Pinboard
    2.  User generated

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  11. Replyke icon

    Replyke

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    An open-source framework for social features. Build social apps faster with powerful API and SDKs for JavaScript, React, and React Native.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Replyke screenshot 1

    Replyke Features

    1.  Embedded comments
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Moderation
    4.  React
    5.  React Native

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  12. Metype icon

    Metype

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    Metype is a complete engagement solution. It keeps your audience hooked by allowing rich media comments, reactions and sharing options. Create a free account instantly and be on your way to engage and build your audience.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Online
    Moderate comments with the Comments Manager

    Metype Features

    1.  Single Sign-On
    2.  Live Feed

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  13. FastComments icon

    FastComments

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    A very fast, feature-full, and privacy-focused comment service for handling discussions on the internet. At 4.6 kB with no dependencies, it's the fastest comment service around.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    FastComments Features

    1.  Embedded comments
    2.  Anonymous Commenting
    3.  Comment section

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  14. Insticator Commenting icon

    Insticator Commenting

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    Commenting system for high traffic websites.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Online
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