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All three are self-hosted and track no one. Remark42 has social and email login and moderation tools; Isso is the smallest; Commento is a lightweight embed.

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Remark42	Open source	Tool	MIT	self-hosted	★ 5.6k	1 Oct 2026	✓
Isso	Open source	Tool	MIT	self-hosted	★ 5.3k	15 Sept 2026	✓
CommentoQuiet for 2+ years	Open source	Tool	MIT	web	★ 3.8k	25 Nov 2022	✓

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Remark42
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Commento
github.com
Lightweight, open source, tracking-free alternative to Disqus

Tool Open source MIT ★ 3.8k Quiet for 2+ years

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