Commento vs Isso

Comparing two open source alternatives to Disqus. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Commento

AGPL-3.0

Commento is a fast, privacy-focused commenting platform for websites. No tracking, no ads, lightweight embed — a respectful Disqus alternative for blogs and documentation sites.

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Isso

MIT

A lightweight, self-hosted commenting server written in Python and JavaScript, built as a drop-in replacement for Disqus.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Commento	Isso
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	779	5,308
Forks	188	463
Open Issues	—	61
Last Commit	Aug 5, 2026	Sep 15, 2026
First Released	Apr 16, 2018	Oct 17, 2012
Categories	Website Comments	Website Comments
Tags	#self hosted #privacy #comments #forum	#comments #self-hostable #self hosted

GitHub stars over time

Commento

Isso5,308