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24 alternatives to Commento: Lightweight, open source, tracking-free alternative to Disqus

A fast, bloat-free comments platform (Github mirror) - adtac/commento

Commento is an open-source comment system designed as an alternative to Disqus. Built for developers and website owners, it provides a lightweight commenting solution that does not track users. The software is… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Commento: Lightweight, open source, tracking-free alternative to Disqus launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1CA
   Commento: a fast, privacy-focused alternative to Disqus▲271

   2019 · commento.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Commento – a lightweight, tracking-free comment engine in Go▲10

   A fast, bloat-free comments platform (Github mirror) - adtac/commento

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3CI
   Commento is a lightweight, privacy-focused alternative to Disqus▲10

   2017 · adtac.pw · its alternatives →

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   Commento▲8

   A lightweight, privacy-focussed alternative to Disqus.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Public Commenting by Commented▲860

   Comment without any sign-up process

   2024 · commented.io · its alternatives →

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   Commento▲3

   A fast, privacy-focused commenting platform

   2019 · commento.io · its alternatives →

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   CommentBox.io▲120

   A beautiful, ad-free alternative to Disqus.

   2018 · commentbox.io · its alternatives →

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   CommentBox.io – a responsible alternative to Disqus▲64

   Hosted commenting that's painless to embed, a pleasure to use, and a breeze to moderate.

   2018 · commentbox.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Commented▲766

   Simplify feedback, keep your team aligned, no live meetings

   2023 · commented.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Replacing WordPress with GitHub Issues-like Blog Comments▲90

    2017 · dmitri.shuralyov.com · its alternatives →

11. 11RH
    Remarkbox – Hosted comments without ads or tracking▲233

    2021 · remarkbox.com · its alternatives →

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    Replyke▲346

    APIs for user content, social graphs, and moderation tools

    2025 · sublay.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Coment▲296

    Online comments aggregated in one dashboard

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    CommentHub▲3

    Privacy-first comments for modern websites. No ads.

    Mar 2026 · commenthub.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Liveblocks Comments▲421

    Enable discussion in your product effortlessly

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Commentblocks▲101

    Hey HN, I'm a freelance web developer and got tired of the endless email chains during website QA. Clients would send screenshots with red circles, or worse, Word docs with "the button on the page with the thing." I'd spend more time decoding feedback than actually fixing stuff. So I built Commentblocks. You add a script to your staging site, send clients a link, and they click anywhere on the page to leave a comment. That's it. No signup for them, no explaining how to use it. Each comment captures the exact element, viewport size, browser, and URL. Comments show up in a dashboard or can go…

    Feb 2026 · commentblocks.com · its alternatives →

17. 17IM
    I'm working on a open-source, self-hosted alternative to Disqus▲436

    2021 · cusdis.com · its alternatives →

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    A new decentralized microblogging platform▲364

    A GNU Social-compatible microblogging server. Contribute to Gargron/mastodon development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AD
    A dead lightweight comment engine alternative to Disqus,(React, Koa)▲10

    A dead simple comment engine built on top of AWS lambda and React, alternative comment service to Disqus.

    2017 · metrue.github.io · its alternatives →

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    remark42▲72

    Remark42 is a self-hosted, lightweight commenting system

    2021 · remark42.com · its alternatives →

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    CommentBy▲11

    Privacy-first comments without the surveillance

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Simple Commenter▲212

    Hey HN, I'm Aleksander, and I built Simple Commenter to solve a problem I faced as a freelance web developer. This tool simplifies client feedback by allowing comments directly on your website with just one line of code. It works seamlessly with platforms like WordPress, Shopify, and Webflow. The backend is user-friendly, making comment management easy. If you're dealing with similar challenges, check it out!

    2024 · simplecommenter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23OS
    Open-source Disqus alternative, with hot-reloading and guest commentingfree▲10

    2020 · demo.souradip.com · its alternatives →

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    FastComments▲111

    FastComments is a live commenting system and Disqus alternative for static sites, WordPress, and any web application. Frontend and backend SDKs for building commenting and chat features into your existing applications.

    2020 · fastcomments.com · its alternatives →

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