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24 alternatives to remark42

Remark42 is a self-hosted, lightweight commenting system

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. remark42 launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Remarkbox – Hosted comments without ads or tracking▲233

   2021 · remarkbox.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Public Commenting by Commented▲860

   Comment without any sign-up process

   2024 · commented.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Commented▲774

   Simplify feedback, keep your team aligned, no live meetings

   2023 · commented.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ReplyBox▲87

   A privacy-focused comment system

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   66Analytics▲260

   Self-hosted analytics with session replays, heatmaps & more.

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Feedback Management with Commented▲9

   Commented is a user-friendly platform designed to streamline the feedback process, making it easier for individuals, teams, and organizations to give, receive, and act upon feedback!

   2023 · commented.io · its alternatives →

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   CommentEasy▲134

   Point, draw & explain on images

   2025 · commenteasy.com · its alternatives →

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   Remark▲9

   Uncensored Comments, anywhere.

   2024 · its alternatives →

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   Replyke▲349

   APIs for user content, social graphs, and moderation tools

   Oct 2025 · sublay.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CommentBox.io▲120

    A beautiful, ad-free alternative to Disqus.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    MarkUp▲454

    Turn your website into a dynamic canvas ready for feedback

    2020 · its alternatives →

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

    2021 · cusdis.com · its alternatives →

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    Liveblocks Comments▲426

    Enable discussion in your product effortlessly

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    A commenting system that works via email▲49

    Hi everyone, I made a commenting system that accepts submissions via email, instead of requiring a login. The back story is I wanted some interactivity for my site/blog, but I felt like requiring a signup wouldn't be a good UX. I'm looking to get feedback on it from the HN community. Please feel free to ask questions and let me know your thoughts, especially what you don't like about it. If it's a decent UX then I would like to make it OSS, as I feel that it could potentially fill a void, especially for beautiful small websites. Here's the basic flow of data: 1. When the site is…

    2023 · r3ply.com · its alternatives →

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    JustComments▲134

    Comment system for websites

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Simple Commenter▲133

    Website feedback tool your clients will actually use.

    Sep 2025 · simplecommenter.com · its alternatives →

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    Supalogs ▲268

    User feedback and changelogs update

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Herald▲189

    A collaborative repository for user feedback

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Pol.is – a new commenting system powered by machine learning and D3▲126

    2014 · pol.is · its alternatives →

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    Ackee▲143

    Self-hosted website analytics

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21AS
    Archivy – Self-hosted knowledge base embedded into your filesystem▲219

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Socially Browse Chrome Extension▲88

    Comment and rate any website without leaving the page

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Commentblocks▲101

    Allow clients to visually provide feedback without a login

    Feb 2026 · commentblocks.com · its alternatives →

24. 24SH
    Self-hosted comment-system for static sites▲10

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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