Cusdis
Lightweight, privacy-friendly embeddable comment system
Cusdis is an open-source, lightweight alternative to Disqus that embeds a tiny comment widget into websites. It is privacy-focused, with no tracking and a small footprint.
Key features
- Tiny embeddable widget
- Privacy-friendly, no tracking
- Email and webhook notifications
- Moderation dashboard
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-3.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (2.8k GitHub stars)
Trade-offs
- Comments only
- Smaller feature set
Cusdis replaces
Compare Cusdis
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