Comparing Commento to Utterances

Compare Commento with Utterances 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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Utterances

A lightweight comments widget built on GitHub issues

Overview

Uses GitHub OAuth; bot creates issues per page; no database needed

+ Pros

• No ads
• no tracking
• open source
• data stored in GitHub issues
• Markdown support
• dark theme
• lightweight

− Cons

• Requires GitHub login for commenters
• no responses display widget
• tied to GitHub ecosystem

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