IntenseDebate

IntenseDebate

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About

The internet's favorite comment plug-in makes it easy for publishers to bring their content to life, fuel colorful discussions, efficiently moderate comments, and build engaged communities. Convert casual readers into regular contributors. Disqus helps publishers capture readers and keep them coming back for more with robust sign-in options, cross-site notifications and more. Audience Analytics provide actionable audience insights, helping publishers to understand their audience, monitor engagement, and optimize content strategy. Turn engagement into revenue with new inventory through Disqus and highly configurable ad serving from top demand partners on your site. Capture readers and keep them coming back for more with robust sign-in options and cross-site notifications. Turn engagement into revenue with new inventory through Disqus and highly configurable ad serving.

About

IntenseDebate is a feature-rich comment system for WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr and many other blogging/CMS platforms. Enable your users to see who they're debating with. Rich profiles and the ability to connect with people make IntenseDebate a very useful widget. IntenseDebate email notifications alert you and your readers of new comments, encouraging return visits and additional comments. You can reply to and moderate comments via email, while threading makes it easy to follow the conversation. Auto-delete comments by keyword, email, and IP addresses, or ban users from posting. Akismet keeps the spam at bay. Assign additional admins to manage the same blog/website. Auto-filter comments by keyword, email, and IP addresses. Let your readers post comments using services like Facebook and Twitter. They can also sign up for an IntenseDebate profile or simply comment without one as a Guest.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Websites that want to host discussions seeking a solution to manage their operations

Audience

Bloggers and content creators looking for a comment system platform

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$0 per month
Our plans include: Basic (free), Plus ($9/mo), Pro ($90/mo), and Business (Contact us for more info)
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.2 / 5
ease 4.4 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 3.2 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • - better moderation tools - better site performance - email notifications and badges - great support team
  • It has a good interface, and easily integrated onto my website, but read the cons, they far outweighed anything positive.
  • It is easy to integrate this comment platform into a website, but better competing products are just as easy to integrate.
  • It's an excellent tool for any business website. It turns the user into a regular visitor. Easy to implement on websites and gives the opportunity to build a better community.
  • - It is literally so easy to use Disqus. You don't even have to go through the annoying login options. It is also quite simple to set up in your site.

Cons

  • - still a bit clunky - engagement is hit or miss
  • Firstly, I'm not a business, I just have a simple website, and relative to other comment platforms out there, it's expensive. The next thing is security-or should I say lack thereof - they definitely use/sell your data for marketing purposes, although it's well hidden. And quite possibly the worst thing of all, the biggest nail in the coffin, is right now, and at least for the last eight months, they offer zero customer support, I'm not kidding, they will not process any customer support tickets, what kind of company makes millions of dollars a year, and has no customer support? A ripoff one. I advise avoiding this company like the plague.
  • Extremely opaque about how they harvest data and resell it to 3rd parties. VERY confusing to users to see this and the associated T&C and opt-outs. Anonymous posting is possible, but requires the user providing an email address (again, very confusing to users).
  • Overall it's an outstanding platform for community development.
  • - Disqus used to be free but they started putting ads on their basic version all of a sudden without telling anyone. The pricing model is quite prohibitory for simple blogs that don't earn much.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Disqus
Founded: 2007
United States
disqus.com

Company Information

Automattic
Founded: 2006
United States
intensedebate.com

Alternatives

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Categories

Community Supported

Categories

Community Supported

Community Features

Content Management Not Supported
Content Moderation Supported
Discussions / Forums Supported
Event Management Not Supported
Group Management Not Supported
Ideation / Crowdsourcing Not Supported
Member Directory Supported
Membership Management Supported
Social Media Management Not Supported
Website Management Not Supported
White Label Not Supported

Community Features

Content Management Supported
Content Moderation Supported
Discussions / Forums Not Supported
Event Management Not Supported
Group Management Not Supported
Ideation / Crowdsourcing Not Supported
Member Directory Not Supported
Membership Management Not Supported
Social Media Management Not Supported
Website Management Supported
White Label Not Supported

Integrations

Automatisch Supported
Bullet Supported
Craft CMS Supported
Document360 Supported
Dooca Commerce Supported
HelpSmith Supported
Paligo Supported
Readz Supported
SSOJet Supported
SellPro Supported
Stackpile Supported
Stackreaction Supported
Thinkific Supported
Uberflip Supported
Ucraft Logo Maker Supported
Webflow Supported
WordPress Not Supported
Workato Supported
Wufoo Supported
Zeta SSP Supported

Integrations

Automatisch Not Supported
Bullet Not Supported
Craft CMS Not Supported
Document360 Not Supported
Dooca Commerce Not Supported
HelpSmith Not Supported
Paligo Not Supported
Readz Not Supported
SSOJet Not Supported
SellPro Not Supported
Stackpile Not Supported
Stackreaction Not Supported
Thinkific Not Supported
Uberflip Not Supported
Ucraft Logo Maker Not Supported
Webflow Not Supported
WordPress Supported
Workato Not Supported
Wufoo Not Supported
Zeta SSP Not Supported
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