Comparing Commento to Giscus

Compare Commento with Giscus for adding comments to your static site.

Commento

Fast, privacy-focused commenting platform

Partial free

Overview

Self-hosted option available; fork available as Commento++

+ Pros

• Privacy-focused
• no ads
• fast loading
• GDPR-compliant
• open source
• multiple themes

− Cons

• Limited free plan
• no native social login on free plan
• moderation needs improvement
• smaller community

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Giscus

A comments system powered by GitHub Discussions

Overview

Inspired by Utterances but uses GitHub Discussions instead of issues; self-hosting available

+ Pros

• No ads
• no tracking
• open source
• data in GitHub Discussions
• themes
• multiple languages
• reactions

− Cons

• Requires GitHub login
• no responses display widget
• ties to GitHub ecosystem
• still actively developed

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