Sites like Disqus

01 · Entity

About Disqus

Disqus disqus.com

#1 in audience engagement and community growth | Disqus

More publishers trust us to engage, grow, and understand their audiences than any other. Build your on-site community with Disqus.

Wikidata: website comment hosting service

Top 1K · #922 English 10 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Disqus is a hosted comment system that websites embed to add discussion threads, with moderation, spam filtering, user profiles, notifications and audience analytics.

Who it’s for

Website publishers, bloggers and online media

Business model

Advertising and paid subscription plans

• website comment hosting
• blog comment system
• embedded comments widget
• comment moderation tools
• spam filtering
• audience analytics
• user profiles
• publisher monetization ads

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Disqus’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

1. 01
   Slashdot slashdot.org Top 10K English

   Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software

   Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news and B2B software reviews & comparisons.

   • Google Search Console
   • Mailchimp
   • Cloudflare
   • Google Ad Manager
   • Google Analytics
   • Matomo

   0 say Slashdot is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Slashdot isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.898
2. 02
   SlideShare slideshare.net Top 1K English

   Client Challenge

   American hosting service, owned by Scribd, for professional content including presentations, infographics, documents, and videos

   • Google Search Console
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Fastly
   • Google Workspace

   0 say SlideShare is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say SlideShare isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

   Comment
   Close cos 0.889
3. 03
   Reddit reddit.com Top 1K

   American social news aggregation website and discussion portal

   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Apple Business
   • DocuSign

   0 say Reddit is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Reddit isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

   Comment
   Close cos 0.885
4. 04
   Product Hunt producthunt.com Top 10K English

   product discovery website

   • Google Search Console
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Workspace
   • Mailjet
   • Meta Business Suite

   0 say Product Hunt is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Product Hunt isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

   Comment
   Close cos 0.884
5. 05
   Change.org change.org Top 1K German

   Deine Plattform für Petitionen · Change.org

   Mehr als 500.000.000 Menschen setzen sich in ihrem Umfeld für Veränderungen ein. Mach mit.

   • Amazon SES
   • Google Search Console
   • nginx
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Apple Business
   • Canva

   0 say Change.org is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Change.org isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

   Comment
   Close cos 0.881
6. 06
   The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

   Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

   magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Adobe
   • Cloudflare

   0 say The Atlantic is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say The Atlantic isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

   Comment
   Close cos 0.886
7. 07
   Ghost ghost.org Top 10K English

   Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform

   Beautiful, modern publishing with email newsletters and paid subscriptions built-in. Used by Platformer, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.

   • Google Search Console
   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Workspace
   • Mailchimp Transactional
   • Netlify

   0 say Ghost is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Ghost isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

   Comment
   Close cos 0.880
8. 08
   Stack Exchange stackexchange.com Top 10K English

   Hot Questions - Stack Exchange

   Stack Overflow – 180+ community-powered knowledge sites.

   • Google Search Console
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Fonts
   • Google Workspace
   • jQuery

   0 say Stack Exchange is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Stack Exchange isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

   Comment
   Close cos 0.881
9. 09
   Genius genius.com Top 1K English

   Genius

   American digital media company

   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS

   0 say Genius is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Genius isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

   Comment
   Close cos 0.879
10. 10
    Ning ning.com Top 10K

    online platform for people and organizations to create custom social networks

    • Google Search Console
    • Mailchimp
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Zendesk

    0 say Ning is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Ning isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.877
11. 11
    Lycos lycos.com Top 10K English

    Home – Lycos

    search engine and web portal

    • Google Search Console
    • Bootstrap
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Tag Manager
    • jsDelivr

    0 say Lycos is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Lycos isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.877
12. 12
    Answers answers.com Top 10K English

    Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions

    Answers is the place to go to get the answers you need and to ask the questions you want

    • Amazon SES
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Mailchimp
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Apache HTTP Server

    0 say Answers is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Answers isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.879
13. 13
    Wix.com wix.com Top 1K English

    Wix.com - The platform trusted by millions of businesses

    Build the business you have in mind on a platform trusted by millions. Hosting, business tools, domains and marketing built in. Try it for free.

    • Atlassian
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • HubSpot
    • Microsoft 365
    • Apple Business

    0 say Wix.com is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Wix.com isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.878
14. 14
    Wikidot wikidot.com Top 10K English

    Wikidot - Free and Pro Wiki Hosting

    Polish wiki hosting corporation

    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Bootstrap
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Workspace
    • SendGrid

    0 say Wikidot is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Wikidot isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.877
15. 15
    Discord discord.com Top 1K English

    Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

    Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.

    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • HubSpot
    • Apple Business
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS

    0 say Discord is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Discord isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.875
16. 16
    Blogger blogger.com Top 1K English

    Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog easily.

    Publish your passions your way. Whether you’d like to share your knowledge, experiences or the latest news, create a unique and beautiful blog.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Fonts

    0 say Blogger is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Blogger isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.878
17. 17
    DEV Community dev.to Top 10K English

    DEV Community

    A space to discuss and keep up software development and manage your software career

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Mailchimp
    • Algolia
    • Apple Business
    • Cloudflare DNS

    0 say DEV Community is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say DEV Community isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.877
18. 18
    allrecipes.com Top 10K English

    Simple Page

    food focused online social networking service

    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Adobe
    • Cloudflare
    • DocuSign

    0 say allrecipes.com is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say allrecipes.com isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.874
19. 19
    Pikabu pikabu.ru Top 1K Russian

    Горячее – самые интересные и обсуждаемые посты | Пикабу

    Пикабу – это уютное информационно-развлекательное сообщество, где любой желающий может опубликовать пост. Истории из жизни, свежие шутки и мемы, познавательные статьи, забавные фото и видео, интересные комментарии. Если другим пользователям понравится ваша история, ее увидят сотни тысяч людей.

    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say Pikabu is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Pikabu isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.876
20. 20
    Digg digg.com Top 10K English

    Digg - News, before it trends

    See what's next in AI before it trends. Digg watches the people who move first.

    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace
    • Next.js
    • React
    • Vercel

    0 say Digg is a good alternative to Disqus 0 say Digg isn’t a real alternative to Disqus

    Comment
    Close cos 0.872

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to disqus.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Disqus uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Disqus is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.