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. Embeding HackerNews comments on static pages launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1EH
   Embed HN comments in your website▲137

   2016 · comments.network · its alternatives →

2. 2
   I built a Hacker News userscript to make this site more legible▲102

   My personal itch to scratch just recently has been the umpteen formatting foibles of HackerNews. So, in the spirit of making the web more personal again, I knocked up a TamperMonkey userscript to fix up the worst of my personal bugbears. This isn't an attempt at a complete rebrand/redesign of the site, instead it's just fixing up what I think are the biggest design/readability issues whilst trying to remain true to the site's existing aesthetic. Key features: * Base font size increased * A little more room around headings * Top menu bar is full-width and with a little more padding…

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3HN
   Hacker News comments for your blog▲7

   2020 · hndisq.xyz · its alternatives →

4. 4
   "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

   2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   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 →

6. 6EH
   Embed Hacker News dynamically as comment section▲15

   hn : Embed Hacker News comment tree automatically

   2017 · txtpen.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7EA
   Epiverse – a comment system for all webpages▲9

   2016 · epiverse.co · its alternatives →

8. 8AS
   A Smart Client-Side JavaScript Hacker News Button▲8

   2015 · blog.giantswarm.io · its alternatives →

9. 9HN
   Hacker News homepage with links to comments ordered by most recent▲7

   2024 · observablehq.com · its alternatives →

10. 10HP
    Hacker Polls, an aggregator for polls on Hacker News▲6

    2012 · hackerpolls.com · its alternatives →

11. 11TV
    Traverse, visually intuitive web commenting/discussion▲9

    2013 · 74.207.237.99 · its alternatives →

12. 12HA
    HackerMint, a mobile-friendly infinite-scrolling view of Hacker News▲6

    2015 · hackermint.com · its alternatives →

13. 13CC
    Caint.casa, a simple hosted comment system▲6

    2021 · caint.casa · its alternatives →

14. 14HR
    HN4D: Recent Hacker News Front Page Activity▲7

    2012 · hn4d.com · its alternatives →

15. 15SF
    Super fast, tracking free, static page, (yet another) comments plugin▲7

    2018 · kisscomments.com · its alternatives →

16. 16RH
    Responsive Hacker News written in Go, with source▲5

    2015 · gohacker.news · its alternatives →

17. 17PN
    Pythonic News – A Hacker News Clone for the Python Community▲6

    2023 · news.python.sc · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Non-Hacker News – a Chrome extension to highlight non-technical stories▲6

    2019 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19VB
    Visual browsing of Hacker News and Pinboard popular links▲6

    2012 · poppin.bencohen.net · its alternatives →

20. 20SH
    Self-hosted comment engine powered by leveldb, with oauth support▲8

    2017 · apps.dyuproject.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Embed Reddit/HN threads on your website▲9

    Embed reddit and HackerNews comments on your website - tgallant/embedd

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22ES
    EWhiteboard – store arbitrary content with annotations and comments▲5

    2016 · ewhiteboard.co · its alternatives →

23. 23YA
    Yet Another Hacker News Interface▲8

    2021 · yahni.news · its alternatives →

24. 24HN
    Hacker News 2.0 - A Work in Progress▲7

    2012 · hn2.co · 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 →