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Comments widget powered by GitHub Discussions (site returned 404 during review) - giscus.app

· 4 days ago

Giscus is a free, open-source comment widget that stores comments in GitHub Discussions, so it fits developer sites whose readers have GitHub accounts. Skip it for general-audience sites; the sources reviewed returned 404 pages, so confidence is low.

Confidence

Low. Based on 40+ public sources; nearly all returned 404 pages or covered unrelated products named 404.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthNo evidence in the sources reviewed
  • Support qualityNo evidence in the sources reviewed
  • Security postureNo findings in the sources reviewed

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Developer blogs and docs
  • Open-source project pages
  • Static sites with technical readers

Not for

  • General-audience sites; commenters need a GitHub account
  • Non-technical teams; setup needs repo access and code embeds
  • Private repositories; giscus needs a public repo
  • Teams wanting vendor support, moderation queues, or SLAs

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Vendor site returned 404 during review; verify docs before investing time

medium

Comments live in GitHub Discussions; migration to other platforms is manual

low

No vendor support channel; help comes through GitHub issues

low

No pricing page surfaced in reviewed sources; confirm costs before adopting

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Installs as a GitHub app on your repository
  • Development happens in a public GitHub repo

Cons

  • Product pages returned 404 during our review
  • Reviewed sources contain no user reviews or ratings

Sources & method

- 4 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 4

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Guess: free, open-source widget with no paid plans
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Guess: needs a public repo and script embed
  • Feature depth. No evidence in the sources reviewed
  • Support quality. No evidence in the sources reviewed
  • Security posture. No findings in the sources reviewed
  • May 15, 2021 Launch GitHub repo giscus/giscus
  • Free Pricing Guess: open-source widget, no paid tiers
  • 0 reviews Usable review evidence Sources returned 404 or unrelated content

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reviewed sources contain no user reviews of giscus; the listed reviews cover unrelated items named 404.

Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources; nearly all returned 404 pages or covered unrelated products named 404.

Free comments widget powered by GitHub Discussions. Great for developer sites, wrong for general audiences. Evidence was thin.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources; nearly all returned 404 pages or covered unrelated products named 404.

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Sources

  1. giscus.appgiscus.app
    official
  2. giscus GitHub appgithub.com
    official
  3. giscus repositorygithub.com
    official
  4. Product security page (returned 404)giscus.app
    security

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