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Coral
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted Coral | Software is freely available; infrastructure costs are separate. · Apache 2.0 open-source license · infrastructure costs not included | Free |
| Hosted SaaS | Contact Coral for pricing based on your requirements. · Hosted version · pricing by quote | On request |
As coralproject.net lists them, read 14 Nov 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Coral's own pages
- API and customization
- Developers can customize appearance, connect an existing registration system, and extend Coral through its GraphQL API and open-source codebase. · coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Audience
- Coral is designed for commenters, moderators, community managers, journalists, and publishers. · coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Automated moderation integrations
- Optional toxicity filtering uses Google's Perspective API, and the Akismet Spam filter detects and blocks spam. · docs.coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Commenter tools
- Commenters can identify journalists, mute users, manage privacy, download histories, share discussions, and receive notifications. · coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Hosted data security
- Hosted SaaS customer data is stored in a provisioned MongoDB cluster and logically isolated from other customers' data. · docs.coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Integration
- Coral can be configured to integrate with a publisher's CMS, SSO, and CRM; the basic install can use an embed code. · coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Maker history
- Coral is a project of Vox Media and moved to Vox Media in 2019 after originating as a collaboration with Mozilla, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. · coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Moderation
- Moderators can feature or filter comments, use AI-assisted moderation, give feedback or time-outs, and review commenter histories. · coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Notable limitation
- Comment import tooling is community-supported for version 4, while version 5 import tools were still in development on the FAQ page. · docs.coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Privacy
- Coral states that its code contains no ads, trackers, hidden pixels, or marketing scripts. · coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Publisher controls
- Newsrooms can connect subscriber or donor logins, offer badges, and restrict comments to paying customers. · coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Purpose
- Coral provides open-source commenting software and strategies to improve communities on publisher websites. · coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Self-hosted data
- For self-hosted deployments, the customer provides the MongoDB database and Coral's team has no access to that data. · docs.coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
- Support
- Users can contact Coral support by email; paid support packages may be available in some cases. · docs.coralproject.net, 14 Nov 2026
Where Coral stands on Freedom251
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