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Disqus
by Disqus
What Disqus is
Disqus is a networked commenting and community platform for websites. It adds a comments plugin, moderation, administration, social features and integrations. The Basic offering includes spam filtering, moderation tools, basic analytics, configurable ads and real-time rich-media comments, with support for 70 languages and counting. Readers can upvote, downvote, reply in threads and favorite comments, while publishers can adjust comment design and colors. Pro and Business add AI-informed moderation for categories including hate speech, violent content, sexual content, bullying and promotion. Pro analytics cover comments, commenters, comment readers, engaged readers and subscribers. Integrations include WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, Squarespace, Drupal, Joomla, Ghost, Shopify, HubSpot, Gatsby, Slack and Zapier. Publishers can install through platform integrations or JavaScript Universal Code, then extend setups with APIs and JavaScript hooks. Mobile integration is documented for iOS and Android. Pricing includes a free plan, Plus from $12 a month, Pro options up to $180 a month, and Business custom pricing. Plus and Pro have 30-day trials requiring payment information.
Who it suits
It suits website publishers that need hosted comments, moderation and community engagement across common content platforms. Larger publishers can use higher plans, analytics, account management and enterprise controls.
What it does well
- Free Basic plan is available
- Supports 70 languages and counting
- Many website and workflow integrations
- Threaded replies, votes and favorites
- Advanced moderation on Pro and Business
What to know first
- Paid plans require monthly fees
- Trials require payment information
- Native app SDK is limited to Business and Preferred publishers
- Business pricing is custom
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Plus — up to 100,000 monthly pageviews | billed monthly · Up to 3 sites · Up to 100,000 monthly pageviews | $12 a month |
| Plus — up to 350,000 monthly pageviews | billed monthly · Up to 3 sites · Up to 350,000 monthly pageviews | $20 a month |
| Plus — up to 900,000 monthly pageviews | billed monthly · Up to 3 sites · Up to 900,000 monthly pageviews | $35 a month |
| Pro — up to 1,000,000 monthly pageviews | billed monthly · Up to 20 sites · Up to 1,000,000 monthly pageviews | $115 a month |
| Basic | Free, ad-supported | Free |
| Pro — up to 2,500,000 monthly pageviews | billed monthly · Up to 20 sites · Up to 2,500,000 monthly pageviews | $140 a month |
| Pro | $1,920 per year ($160/month with annual billing enabled) · Up to 20 sites · up to 5,000,000 monthly pageviews | $180 a month |
| Plus | $372 per year ($31/month with annual billing enabled) · Up to 3 sites · up to 900,000 monthly pageviews | $35 a month |
The first 8 of 10 plans, as disqus.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
Disqus offers a broad commenting system with integrations, moderation and engagement tools for websites. Its plan structure ranges from a free Basic setup to enterprise-oriented Business features, while advertising and privacy considerations warrant review.
Facts from Disqus's own pages
- Analytics
- Pro analytics include comment, commenter, comment-reader, engaged-reader, and subscriber metrics. · help.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Business features
- Business includes single sign-on, enterprise login, direct account management, full branding removal, unlimited API access, and custom reporting and optimizations. · help.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Core features
- Basic includes the comments plugin, spam filtering, moderation tools, basic analytics, configurable ads, real-time rich-media comments, and support for 70 languages and counting. · about.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Engagement
- Commenters can use upvotes, downvotes, threaded replies, and favorites, and publishers can customize the comment design and color scheme. · about.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · help.disqus.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- New York, New York, United States · disqus.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Implementation
- Publishers can install Disqus with platform integrations or a JavaScript Universal Code embed, and can customize it with APIs and JavaScript hooks. · about.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Available integrations include WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, Squarespace, Drupal, Joomla, Ghost, Shopify, HubSpot, Gatsby, Slack, and Zapier. · help.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile and API
- Disqus documents mobile integration for iOS and Android and provides an API for extending an integration or building one from scratch. · help.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- both · help.disqus.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Moderation
- Pro and Business include AI-informed advanced moderation tools for categorizing objectionable comments such as hate speech, violent content, sexual content, bullying, and promotion. · help.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yes · help.disqus.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Native apps limitation
- The Disqus SDK for native apps is documented as available to Business and Preferred publishers. · help.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- Disqus says it uses commercially reasonable safeguards and describes collecting activity through cookies on service-enabled third-party sites for cross-context behavioral advertising. · help.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Disqus is a networked community platform that adds commenting, social network integration, administration, moderation, and community functions to websites. · help.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 12 · help.disqus.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Support
- Plus offers email support, Pro offers prioritized email support, and Business offers a direct account manager. · help.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Disqus offers free 30-day trials for Plus and Pro and requires payment information before the trial begins. · about.disqus.com, 11 Oct 2026
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