Looking for the same thing. A while ago I researched and no good alternatives came up. Most of what I found either didn't work at all or wouldn't allow anonymo

Looking for the same thing. A while ago I researched and no good alternatives came up. Most of what I found either didn't work at all or wouldn't allow anonymous comments. I even thought about making one since it seems a market well underserved. But settled on Disqus for lack of time to dedicate to the project. A good start point I would use is to start looking at WordPress. I think they got most of it right. It's simple, fast and allow anonymous comments. It's a shame I cannot use it as a standalone version or hosted by myself.