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Remark42 vs Coral: catalog facts
Remark42	Coral
Best for: Blog owners replacing Disqus with comments they host themselves	Best for: News organisations and publishers running moderated comment sections
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license; setup and integration help is available from the Coral team.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
No external database; data lives in one embedded file Imports existing comments from Disqus and WordPress All 4 strengths for Remark42 No external database; data lives in one embedded file Imports existing comments from Disqus and WordPress Many login options plus optional anonymous comments Multi-site mode from a single instance	Moderation tools designed for newsroom workloads No ads, trackers or marketing scripts All 4 strengths for Coral Moderation tools designed for newsroom workloads No ads, trackers or marketing scripts Integrates with existing user registration GraphQL API for customisation
Requires running and maintaining your own server Comments only; not a full forum	More complex to deploy than lightweight blog comment systems Aimed at publishers rather than small personal sites
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Remark42 remark42.com github.com/umputun/remark42 Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Coral coralproject.net github.com/coralproject/talk Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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