Comments & Community Widgets

5 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category

NodeBB

Modern forum software built for real-time discussions

Real-time Node.js forum platform with plugins, themes, SSO, moderation tools, and integrations for building scalable community discussion boards.

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Discord+5

Owncast

Self-hosted live streaming server with built-in chat

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1.2k

Last commit: 1d ago

Owncast is a self-hosted live streaming server for broadcasting RTMP to a web player with built-in chat, moderation tools, embeddable stream pages, and theming.

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Twitch (for live streaming)+5

Fider

Collect and prioritize product feedback with voting

747

Last commit: 4d ago

Self-hosted customer feedback portal to collect ideas, let users vote, and manage feature requests with statuses and notifications.

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Canny+4

Converse

Embeddable XMPP web chat client for websites and platforms

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801

Last commit: 4d ago

Converse is an open-source, browser-based XMPP/Jabber chat client you can embed in any site to provide 1:1 and group messaging over existing XMPP servers.

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Slack+6

Redlib

Privacy-focused web front-end for Reddit

204

Last commit: 25d ago

Redlib is a fast, lightweight alternative web UI for browsing Reddit without JavaScript or tracking, supporting RSS feeds, theming, and optional proxying of media.

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