We are trying out different comment systems in order to choose the best fit for blogs hosted on Mixform. If you want to participate in the beta, just drop me an e-mail at support@mixform.com.

DISQUS, Intense Debate and Echo are third party services that offer feature-rich comment systems. I’ve decided not to develop our own, and instead concentrate on other feature requests.

There is no need to re-invent the wheel here, as all the options above offer more features that you could possibly use. The question is which one would be the least obtrusive, and If we should just support all of the above and let Mixform users choose.

I’m starting off with DISQUS, as you can see in the comment section below. It allows you to post comments using your Facebook, Twitter or OpenId accounts, or to post as a guest (e-mail address is required).

As far as I know, Echo stands out from DISQUS and Intense Debate by allowing you to post images and even embed videos in your comments.

All services however, require a third party account. While they do provide free accounts, I have no guarantee that they will continue to do so in the future. Considering that, the best approach would be to support at least 2 of the services.

Let me know what you think, and if you would like to participate in the beta and have comments added to your Mixform portfolio website.