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 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier. Licom – browser plugin for comments on every webpage launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Licom – browser plugin for comments on every webpage▲29

   Write and read comments on every page with a simple plug-in for your browser - LicomJS/Licom

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2C
   cmmntsfree tier, from $19/mo▲162

   Add a powerful comment section to any website

   Sep 2026 · cmmnts.in · its alternatives →

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   Lect.io▲60

   MOOCs contextualized comments for lectures.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4EA
   Epiverse – a comment system for all webpages▲9

   2016 · epiverse.co · its alternatives →

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   SideComments.js▲209

   add Medium like comments to your site

   2014 · aroc.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6TV
   Traverse, visually intuitive web commenting/discussion▲9

   2013 · 74.207.237.99 · its alternatives →

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   NW.js▲77

   A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

   2015 · nwjs.io · its alternatives →

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   Tabs Outliner▲76

   An awesome solution for those with too many Chrome tabs open

   2014 · tabsoutliner.com · its alternatives →

9. 9SF
   Super fast, tracking free, static page, (yet another) comments plugin▲7

   2018 · kisscomments.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Reading the Comments▲70

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

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Words for Chrome▲64

    Smarter, safer web comments

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    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 →

13. 13EH
    Embeding HackerNews comments on static pages▲8

    2021 · yasircoskun.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Disqus (relaunch)▲12

    Turn your comments into a Reddit like community

    2015 · disqus.com · its alternatives →

15. 15CC
    Caint.casa, a simple hosted comment system▲6

    2021 · caint.casa · its alternatives →

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    An extension that shows you relevant HN comments when you browse▲5

    2020 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17IA
    Isso - a commenting server similar to Disqus▲5

    2013 · posativ.org · its alternatives →

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    Node-C, embed C functions in JavaScript comments▲7

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19DF
    Developer-friendly new tab page for Chrome▲6

    2016 · noveltab.com · its alternatives →

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    Decentralized P2P comments on every webpage, opensource▲5

    2022 · licom2.surge.sh · its alternatives →

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    Civil Comments▲2

    A commenting platform built on basic civility

    2015 · civilcomments.com · its alternatives →

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    Simplesync▲7

    Web Page Annotations Made Easy

    2024 · its alternatives →

23. 23CB
    CodeWrite – Blogging Tool for Developers▲6

    2021 · codewrite.io · its alternatives →

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    OpenComments▲5

    Post any comment on any Website, free of censorship.

    2022 · opencomments.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 →