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#8 of 18
Score
6.1

The facts below are what the maker publishes about Coral, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From Coral's own pricing page, checked 14 Nov 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
Self-hosted CoralFreeApache 2.0 open-source license · infrastructure costs not included · Software is freely available; infrastructure costs are separate.
Hosted SaaSPriced on requestHosted version · pricing by quote · Contact Coral for pricing based on your requirements.

The facts

Each one read from Coral's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

API and customization
Developers can customize appearance, connect an existing registration system, and extend Coral through its GraphQL API and open-source codebase.checked 14 Nov 2026
Audience
Coral is designed for commenters, moderators, community managers, journalists, and publishers.checked 14 Nov 2026
Automated moderation integrations
Optional toxicity filtering uses Google's Perspective API, and the Akismet Spam filter detects and blocks spam.checked 14 Nov 2026
Commenter tools
Commenters can identify journalists, mute users, manage privacy, download histories, share discussions, and receive notifications.checked 14 Nov 2026
Hosted data security
Hosted SaaS customer data is stored in a provisioned MongoDB cluster and logically isolated from other customers' data.checked 14 Nov 2026
Integration
Coral can be configured to integrate with a publisher's CMS, SSO, and CRM; the basic install can use an embed code.checked 14 Nov 2026
Moderation
Moderators can feature or filter comments, use AI-assisted moderation, give feedback or time-outs, and review commenter histories.checked 14 Nov 2026
Notable limitation
Comment import tooling is community-supported for version 4, while version 5 import tools were still in development on the FAQ page.checked 14 Nov 2026
Privacy
Coral states that its code contains no ads, trackers, hidden pixels, or marketing scripts.checked 14 Nov 2026
Publisher controls
Newsrooms can connect subscriber or donor logins, offer badges, and restrict comments to paying customers.checked 14 Nov 2026
Purpose
Coral provides open-source commenting software and strategies to improve communities on publisher websites.checked 14 Nov 2026
Self-hosted data
For self-hosted deployments, the customer provides the MongoDB database and Coral's team has no access to that data.checked 14 Nov 2026
Support
Users can contact Coral support by email; paid support packages may be available in some cases.checked 14 Nov 2026

The company

Maker history
Coral is a project of Vox Media and moved to Vox Media in 2019 after originating as a collaboration with Mozilla, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.checked 14 Nov 2026

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