Disqus review
A focused commenting platform with strong moderation and traffic-based paid plans.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Disqus is a hosted commenting and community platform for publishers, bloggers, and website owners. Its core use case is adding embeddable discussion threads to websites, with threaded replies, reactions, social account login, notifications, analytics, and comment import and export. It also supports web, iOS, Android, and API-based implementations, making it suitable for website-centered communities that want discussion attached to published content rather than a separate community destination.
Pricing is structured around traffic, features, and advertising controls. The free Basic plan includes the comments plug-in, advanced spam filtering, moderation tools, basic analytics, and configurable ads. Plus starts at $12 per month for up to 100,000 monthly pageviews, or $132 per year, with optional ads and email support. The same Plus tier costs $20 per month or $216 per year for up to 350,000 monthly pageviews, and $35 per month or $372 per year for up to 900,000 monthly pageviews. Pro costs $115 per month for up to 1,000,000 monthly pageviews and adds advanced moderation, advanced analytics, priority support, and branding and style options. A 30-day free trial is also available.
Moderation is the product’s clearest strength for active comment sections. Administrators can apply pre-moderation and moderation rules, filter spam, assign moderators, ban users, use timeouts and shadow banning, and review comment analytics. Integrations with Facebook, Twitter, Google, content management systems, and web publishing and blogging platforms support common publishing workflows, while API access and mobile SDK options extend the discussion layer beyond standard website embeds. Disqus is a strong choice for publishers that need managed, moderated comment communities. Organizations seeking broader member profiles, spaces, or community management should choose a platform built around a full community experience instead.
Disqus pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Embeddable threaded discussions with reactions and notifications
- Advanced spam filtering, moderation rules, bans, and timeouts
- Comment analytics plus import, export, and API access
- Where it doesn't
- Focused on comment threads rather than full community spaces
- Paid plans scale by monthly pageviews and site limits
- The free Basic plan is advertising-supported
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