Commentbox.io
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Commentbox.io, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Commentbox.io's own pricing page, checked 14 Nov 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | Free | 100 comments / month · Unlimited page views · Basic moderation tools · No credit card required at sign-up · Monthly usage limit; $15 if over comment limit |
| Professional (monthly) | $10 a month | Unlimited comments · Unlimited page views · Basic moderation tools · Webhook support · Slack notifications · Single sign-on · Monthly |
| Moderation Plus add-on | $20 a month | Granular moderation filters · Search and filtering · Up to nine extra moderators · Per group of 5K comments |
| Professional (yearly) | $100 a year | Unlimited comments · Unlimited page views · Basic moderation tools · Yearly |
The facts
Each one read from Commentbox.io's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Commenting features
- Users can create replies, vote, flag, and pin comments; anonymous posting and reply notifications are optional.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Data location
- The privacy policy says comment data is stored in Google Cloud services in U.S. datacenters, with optional search data in Algolia in a U.S. datacenter.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Data portability
- Users can export comments on demand from the dashboard.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Embed
- The site documents embedding the comment box with an HTML element and JavaScript library.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Integrations
- CommentBox.io offers generic event webhooks and Slack notifications, and supports importing comments from WordPress and Disqus.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Intended users
- The documentation describes Personal as best for low-traffic sites and Professional as best for sites receiving more than 100 comments monthly.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Moderation
- Moderators can manually approve comments, automatically approve them, or apply filters through Moderation Plus.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Notable limit
- On the Personal plan, importing more than 100 comments counts against the monthly quota and triggers the stated $15 over-limit charge.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says the plugin does not use third-party analytics and does not use cookies or other forms of tracking for usage billing.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Product
- CommentBox.io is hosted commenting software designed to embed on websites.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Storage
- The product says comments are saved in highly available, multi-region storage.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Support
- The homepage invites visitors to ask questions and provide feedback below.checked 14 Nov 2026
- WordPress
- A WordPress plugin replaces the original WordPress comment box and provides customization options.checked 14 Nov 2026
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