CommentBox.io – a responsible alternative to Disqus
Hosted commenting that's painless to embed, a pleasure to use, and a breeze to moderate.
CommentBox.io – a responsible alternative to Disqus launched on October 24, 2018 with 64 votes, #845 of 2,827 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.
In plain words
CommentBox.io is a hosted commenting system designed as an alternative to Disqus. It allows website owners to embed a comment section that requires minimal setup and provides moderation tools including granular filters and blocking options. The service stores comments in multi-region storage and enables data export. It does not display ads or track users, distinguishing itself through privacy-focused design and straightforward functionality for managing online discussions.
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From the sources
Comments are our business. Not ads, not data. And no emails you didn't ask for. Clean, modern, and subtle enough to blend in with your aesthetic. Tame the wild west of internet comments with granular comment filters and blocking. Comments are saved in highly-available, multi-region storage. Export your comments on demand, directly from thefrom commentbox.io
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CommentblocksFeb 2026 · commentblocks.com · ▲101Hey HN, I'm a freelance web developer and got tired of the endless email chains during website QA. Clients would send screenshots with red circles, or worse, Word docs with "the button on the page with the thing." I'd spend more time decoding feedback than actually fixing stuff. So I built Commentblocks. You add a script to your staging site, send clients a link, and they click anywhere on the page to leave a comment. That's it. No signup for them, no explaining how to use it. Each comment captures the exact element, viewport size, browser, and URL. Comments show up in a dashboard or can go…
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