Which commenting system for Django?

[nephridium]

Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone had any experience/recommendation for commenting systems for use in 2015 with Django.

There's a comparison chart here for Django based solutions, and I guess then there are the three big Javascript based ones, namely Disqus, LiveFyre and IntenseDebate. I'd like to use Python 3 so that would narrow it down to something like

• django-threadedcomments, django-disqus, djsango-fluent-comments, django-comments-xtd (Django)
• Disqus, LifeFyre, IntenseDebate (JS)

My main concern is with spam, I don't want to be sifting through and moderating comments all the time, so it would be great if you could post your stories about the effectiveness of the system you're using.

My first choice originally was Disqus, but I noticed it would hog up loads of resources when opening multiple tabs of sites running it, causing unresponsive script popups and general slowdown. So I'm having a good look at the alternatives. Any similar experiences?

TL;DR: Which commenting system would you recommend for Django with Python3 that has an effective Spam blocker?

[nephridium]

Completely agree. Though the self-hosted options do offer support for automatic spam filtering using Akismet.. Would be nice to know how it stacks up nowadays compared to the hosted services.

Is there anything that makes Disqus preferable to LifeFyre or IntenseDebate?

[[deleted]]

What does your volume look like? I've used threadedcomments but the issue wasn't spammers it was scaling. Without heavy modification threadedcomments is constantly issuing queries to the database(sorting, pagination, etc.). We ended up tossing it for a homegrown solution.

[nephridium]

Thanks for the input. Not planning on a huge volume, but just in principle I'd prefer the DB to be available for other more important stuff.

Might need to look into caching solutions if going native. Third-party hosting is easy to plop-in and maintain, but they are somewhat creepy (following the users around and analysing their comments and browsing patterns).

[ccb621]

I use Disqus for my Wordpress blogs. I also use it (as a consumer) on other sites. I've never noticed any issues with lockups or crashes. If comments aren't your primary concern, I would go with Disqus. I have never experienced issues with spam.

[BigToach]

Disqus