Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to schnack
Open source Disqus clone for static websites
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. schnack launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A fast, bloat-free comments platform (Github mirror) - adtac/commento
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · cusdis.com · its alternatives →
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HackerThemes▲315Bootstrap 4 themes and tools for web developers
2017 · hackerthemes.com · its alternatives →
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CommentBox.io▲120A beautiful, ad-free alternative to Disqus.
2018 · commentbox.io · its alternatives →
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- 6OS
2020 · demo.souradip.com · its alternatives →
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BrowserBash▲101CLI that turns plain-English into real browser tests
Jun 2026 · browserbash.com · its alternatives →
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Free testing platform to replicate & share website bugs 🐞
2018 · snippet.uilicious.com · its alternatives →
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Turn your comments into a Reddit like community
2015 · disqus.com · its alternatives →
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blocks.so▲61Open-source UI library built with React, Tailwind and shadcn
Nov 2025 · blocks.so · its alternatives →
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100+ open-source clones of popular sites like Airbnb, Amazon, Instagram, Netflix, Tiktok, Spotify, Whatsapp, Youtube etc. See source code, demo links, tech stack, github stars. - GorvGoyl/Clone-Wars
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A real-time transcription project using React and socketio - GitHub - saharmor/realtime-transcription-playground: A real-time transcription project using React and socketio
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Wick Editor▲88The Internet's free and open-source creation suite
2016 · wickeditor.com · its alternatives →
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Hacker News Clone. https://forum.krehwell.com/. Contribute to krehwell/HeckarNews development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Successful open-source companies don't open-source software
2016 · its alternatives →
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Monocle▲71HN-like Community for Tech and Startups (now open source)
2013 · monocle.io · its alternatives →
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Disqus alternative. License: AGPL. Uses a bit much memory (2 GB min, 4 better), should be possible to get below 0.5 GB if pre-compiling JVM stuff. There's SaaS hosting. Long term (2027+ ?), the idea is that inactive blogs (those that don't get comments) pay 1? 2? EUR / month. Then, one wouldn't need to feel stressed up about having an inactive blog — it'd cost about the same as the domain name. Previously on HN: (as you can see, I've been working on this for a while — had another job in between, and, sleepiness health problems, making things take longer, plus, being generally clueless…
2025 · blog-comments.talkyard.io · its alternatives →
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Hacker Feud▲32:boom: A single page web game made with Svelte. Contribute to lettier/hacker-feud development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Discourse▲43New open source discussion platform from Jeff Atwood.
2014 · discourse.org · its alternatives →
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An Open Source, Self-Hosted, Snippet Manager. Contribute to codervault/codervault development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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