Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

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. Comments for Medium.com launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SideComments.js▲209

   add Medium like comments to your site

   2014 · aroc.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Reading the Comments▲70

   Likers, haters, and manipulators at the bottom of the web

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Re/code Decode - Ev Williams▲161

   How Medium is different than Blogger and Twitter

   2015 · serve.castfire.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Random Medium▲82

   View a random day's top Medium post

   2016 · random-medium.xyz · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Medium Sounds▲116

   Add music to your Medium posts

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Medium Battle▲177

   See who's better at writing on Medium

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Carnival▲165

   Add Medium-style comments to any web site.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Refined Medium▲78

   Chrome & Firefox extension that removes clutter on Medium

   2017 · refined-medium.vercel.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sidenotes▲118

   Medium & Rap Genius-like in-line commenting by Livefyre

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pike▲69

    Add private comments to links you share with friends

    2015 · pikeapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    LongReply▲68

    Reply on Twitter with more than 140 characters

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    I need an opinion▲75

    Unbiased opinion when you need it

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Thought▲77

    Express yourself beyond 140 characters

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Words for Chrome▲64

    Smarter, safer web comments

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lect.io▲60

    MOOCs contextualized comments for lectures.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Disqus (relaunch)▲12

    Turn your comments into a Reddit like community

    2015 · disqus.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    imjusthereforthecomments.com▲6

    No content, just comments!

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Something to Say▲8

    Chat with people in the same site

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19BC
    Birdy Comments – comments for people, not websites▲5

    2016 · birdycomments.com · its alternatives →

20. 20IA
    Isso - a commenting server similar to Disqus▲5

    2013 · posativ.org · its alternatives →

21. 21HR
    HN Recommended – a curated list of HN commenters' opinions▲7

    2020 · hnrecommended.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Instant Medium Analytics▲9

    Mediumstats.com - chrome web store

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23CC
    Caint.casa, a simple hosted comment system▲6

    2021 · caint.casa · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A statically-rendered, integrated comment system for Jamstack blogsfree tier, from $5/mo▲5

    A blog comment service and Disqus alternative that won

    2021 · jamcomments.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →