Talkyard — a Disqus alternative
Summary: If you're ok with showing ads, probably you might as well use Disqus (https://disqus.com).
Both Disqus and Talkyard can be embedded in an <iframe> below one's blog posts,
to provide blog comments.
Talkyard does not show ads or track people. It's open source (Disqus is not), and tends to be more affordable than Disqus' ad free plans. — Talkyard can also function as a discussion forum, should you want that. And supports custom user groups and permissions.
Disqus is free (if you're ok with ads). And has features Talkyard lacks: Star ratings, badges and gamification, shadow banning, timeouts, some AI moderation assistance already. (And more?). They're a bigger company: lower risk, better support and uptime guarantees.
Both Disqus and Talkyard have features for larger discussions. Talkyard lets you jump to the parent comment to refresh your mind, and jump back to where you were to continue reading. Disqus shows the parent comment if you hover over the in-reply-to name.
(Last updated in January 2025. Tell us if you find errors? support@talkyard.io)
Price and Hosting
If on-premise. SaaS always auto upgrades.Yes
Authentication
Groups & Permissions
Teamworking
Blog comments
Large Discussions
Q&A and Knowledge Base
Ideation
Chat
Misc widgets
Gamification
Notifications
Integrations
Embed a forum in an
<iframe> on your website.€4/c wip, demo