Remark42

Privacy-focused lightweight commenting engine for websites

About Remark42

Remark42 is a self-hosted, lightweight comment engine that can be embedded into blogs, articles, or any page where readers add comments, without spying on users. It supports social and email login, optional anonymous access, nested comments, Markdown, moderation tools, voting, Disqus and WordPress import, and notifications via email, Telegram, or Slack. It runs as a single Docker deployment or standalone executable.

Remark42 website preview

Live preview of remark42.com via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Remark42: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers comments, blog, self hosted, open source, privacy — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 565 tools in the Communication & Collaboration category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Remark42 pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	remark42.com

Remark42 key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: comments, blog, self hosted, open source, privacy
Official site: remark42.com

Remark42 FAQ

How much does Remark42 cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (remark42.com).

What is Remark42 used for?

Privacy-focused lightweight commenting engine for websites Its focus areas in the Communication & Collaboration category: comments, blog, self hosted, open source, privacy.

Where can I try Remark42?

On its official site, remark42.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Remark42 vs alternatives

	Remark42	Cusdis	Isso	Akkoma
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	comments, blog, self hosted, open source, privacy	comments, privacy, blog, widget	comments, self hosted, open source, blogging	fediverse, activitypub, microblogging, self hosted, open source
Official site	remark42.com	cusdis.com	isso-comments.de	akkoma.social
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 565 tools. Alongside Remark42, it includes MiroTalk C2C, plugNmeet, Openfire, Tigase.

FreeCommunication & Collaborationcommentsblogself-hostedopen-sourceprivacy

Alternatives to Remark42

Tools in the same Communication & Collaboration category that share focus areas with Remark42 — worth comparing before you commit:

Communication & Collaboration

Cusdis

Lightweight, privacy-friendly comment system

Freecommentsprivacyblogwidget

Communication & Collaboration

Isso

Lightweight self-hosted commenting server, a Disqus alternative

Freecommentsself-hostedopen-sourceblogging

Communication & Collaboration

Akkoma

Magically expressive federated social media server software

Freefediverseactivitypubmicrobloggingself-hosted

Communication & Collaboration

Apache OpenMeetings

Open-source video conferencing, whiteboard and groupware from Apache

Freevideo-conferencingwhiteboardgroupwareself-hosted

Communication & Collaboration

Artalk

A self-hosted comment system for blogs, websites and web applications

Freecommentsbloggingself-hostedgo

Communication & Collaboration

b1gMail

Self-hosted webmail solution that runs on ordinary PHP webspace

Freewebmailself-hostedphpopen-source

More in Communication & Collaboration

Comparing tools in the Communication & Collaboration category? These related listings are worth a look: MiroTalk C2C — Open source one-to-one WebRTC video calling in the browser; plugNmeet — Open source web conferencing system for self-hosting; Openfire — Real time collaboration server built on XMPP.