FoodieMonster
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Fantastic Customer Service, Fast Loading System
Like their name says, they are the fastest loading comment system I've seen that isn't self-hosted. I used disqus until I found out they were tracking users, then I switched to hyvor, but it started getting slow and extremely pricey (like US$40 a month) when my site traffic crossed 100k monthly page loads. I initially switched to FastComments for their more reasonable pricing but ended up extremely impressed by it. First, their customer service is amazing. I asked for help with migrating from hyvor and Devon helped me with the entire importing process, including building additional functionalities into FastComments. Second, the comment widget is highly customizable with a combination of css and javascript. I could control the font and spacing of the elements with some simple css, and implement javascript to switch between day/night modes along with the rest of the webpage. Most importantly, is the speed. I have a static website, so it loads extremely quickly, and it was always the loading of the third-party comment section that bogged it down. With FastComments, I no longer have visitors complaining that the comments don't load because they're on a 25kbps internet connection. Overall, I am very happy with my decision to choose FastComments for my site and highly recommend it.



