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Remark42 vs Talkyard: catalog facts
Remark42	Talkyard
Best for: Blog owners replacing Disqus with comments they host themselves	Best for: Teams and communities wanting a Q&A forum with idea voting
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free + paid options Self-hosting is free; the hosted service offers a free trial.
Self-hosted	Web, 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	Combines forum, Q&A, idea voting and blog comments in one tool Optional anonymous comments All 3 strengths for Talkyard Combines forum, Q&A, idea voting and blog comments in one tool Optional anonymous comments Tags with values for sorting and filtering
Requires running and maintaining your own server Comments only; not a full forum	Chat features are basic Documentation is incomplete All 3 limitations for Talkyard Chat features are basic Documentation is incomplete Some listed features are only partly implemented
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: AGPL-3.0
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 Talkyard talkyard.io github.com/debiki/talkyard Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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