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Comment systems

14 technologies: what each one does, whether it is SaaS or open source, its price range and its website.
  • Livefyre

    152.7K sites

    Livefyre is a platform that integrates with the social web to boost social interaction.

  • Disqus

    17.6K sites$ · Subscription

    Disqus is a worldwide blog comment hosting service for web sites and online communities that use a networked platform.

  • Vuukle

    236 sites

    Vuukle is an audience engagement and commenting platform.

  • utterances

    175 sitesOpen source

    Utterances is a lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues.

  • IntenseDebate

    93 sites

    IntenseDebate is a blog commenting system that supports Typepad, Blogger and Wordpress blogs. The system allows blog owners to track and moderate comments from one place with features like threading, comment analytics, user reputation, and comment aggregation.

  • Question2Answer

    89 sites

    Question2Answer (Q2A) is a popular open-source Q&A platform for PHP/MySQL.

  • Twikoo

    51 sitesOpen source

    Twikoo is a simple, safe, free comment system.

  • Isso

    26 sitesOpen source

    Isso is a lightweight commenting server written in Python and JavaScript, referred to as "Ich schrei sonst" in German.

  • Annoto

    SaaS

    Annoto is a platform that transforms video viewing into an interactive, social, and collaborative experience rather than a passive individual activity.

  • Cackle

    SaaS$ · Subscription

    Cackle is a cloud services platform for increasing conversion using comments, feedback collection, online consultant and surveys.

  • Commento

    SaaS$ · Subscription

    Commento is a tool for fostering discussion and improving engagement on websites.

  • Cove

    SaaS

    Cove is a commenting and community platform that integrates with Ghost sites to enable reader discussions and user engagement.

  • Giscus

    SaaSOpen sourceFreemium

    Giscus is a comment system powered by GitHub Discussions.

  • ReplyBox

    SaaS$ · Subscription

    ReplyBox is a privacy-focused comment system designed to collect, store, and display user feedback while minimizing data exposure and supporting secure interaction.

Data from the open Wappalyzer database (enthec/webappanalyzer, GPL-3.0), updated every week. Site counts from the HTTP Archive (September 2026). Code tools (frameworks, build, ORMs…) come from a list kept by Faundr.