remark42
Lightweight and simple comment engine, which doesn't spy on users. It can be embedded into blogs, articles or any other place where readers add comments.
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Still maintained? Yes: 107 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.18.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Disqus.
At a glance
remark42 quick facts
- Health score
- 95/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 5,640
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.18.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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Why it ranks here
Health score explained
remark42 scores 95/100, #6 of 40 in Communication - Social Networks and Forums: 107 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.18.0, 19 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 5,640 stars add 15.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 5.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
107 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.18.0 released 19 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 15.0 / 20
5.6k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 107
- Last 90 days
- 262
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 40 tools in Communication - Social Networks and Forums by health , between Misskey (#5) and Loomio (#7) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker, Go |
| Latest release | v1.18.0 · 19 days ago |
| Stars | 5,640 |
| Open issues | 71 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | umputun/remark42 ↗ |
remark42 vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with remark42 (Communication - Social Networks and Forums), scored on the same five terms.
remark42: common questions
What does remark42 replace?
Repoly lists remark42 as an open-source alternative to Disqus. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where remark42 stands against the others.
Is remark42 still maintained?
remark42 had 107 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v1.18.0, is from 19 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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