CommentDefender vs CommentGuard
Short answer, as of 26 October 2026: if you need AI filters or keyword-triggered auto-replies working today, CommentGuard is ahead — ours are not live yet. For the rule-based core (links, contact details, keywords, mentions, hashtags, emoji, images), per-page rules and team roles, both do the job. CommentDefender gives you 14 days to test it instead of 7, and starts at $9/mo for 1,000 comments.
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Side by side
Feature and price comparison
CommentGuard's column reflects their public website, pricing page and help centre as checked on 26 October 2026. Products change — verify anything that decides your purchase.
| Feature | CommentDefender | CommentGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Page & Instagram comment moderation | Yes | Yes |
| AI profanity & negativity filters, any language | Coming soon | Yes |
| Filters for links, keywords, emails, phone numbers, mentions, hashtags, emoji, images | Yes | Yes |
| Rules scoped per page | Yes | Yes |
| Shows which rule hid each comment | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited pages & team members on every plan | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited AI replies on every plan | Coming soon | Yes |
| Team roles with per-page access | Yes | Yes |
| AI replies grounded in your own knowledge base | Coming soon | Yes |
| Underlying AI model | Claude (Anthropic), once live | OpenAI only |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card, 1,000 comments | 7 days, no card, 1,000 comments |
| Entry plan, billed monthly | $9/mo · 1,000 comments | $29/mo · 5,000 comments |
| Keyword-triggered auto-reply automations | On our roadmap | Yes |
| Public API & webhooks | On our roadmap | Not offered |
| Assign a comment to a teammate | On our roadmap | Not offered |
| Bot-comment detection | On our roadmap | Not offered |
"On our roadmap" and "Coming soon" both mean not shipped, with no date promised. Our AI stage is switched off right now: those filters can be configured today and start acting when it ships. Do not buy either product for something that is not in front of you today.
Where we differ
Two differences today, one on the way
14 days to evaluate, not 7
Neither product asks for a card up front, and both trials cover 1,000 comments. Ours gives you 14 days to use them instead of 7 — enough to see a full posting cycle, including a weekend and a paid campaign, before you decide anything.
A smaller first step
Our ladder starts at $9/mo for 1,000 comments a month, against $29/mo for 5,000 on their smallest plan. If you run one page rather than twenty, you are not buying a tier built for someone else.
Replies drafted by Claude Coming soon
Our AI replies will run on Anthropic's Claude, grounded in a knowledge base you write — your products, your policies, your tone — against CommentGuard's OpenAI-only, no model choice. Ours is not live yet, so today this is a reason to watch us rather than a reason to switch. Replies are drafted for review; you decide what gets sent.
The honest part
Where CommentGuard is ahead today
CommentGuard ships a full automation subsystem: a keyword or emoji in a comment triggers a public reply from a rotating set of variations, with an optional delay to keep it looking human. If comment-to-lead automation is the job you are hiring a tool for, they do it now and we do not.
They are also further along on bulk inbox actions, muting an author, and per-automation reporting, and they offer annual billing with two months free — we bill monthly only. We would rather you read that here than discover it in week two of a trial.
Try it against your own comments
Connect a page and watch what gets hidden. Moderation starts from the moment you connect — neither tool goes back through comments you already have.
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New to this? Start with Facebook comment moderation, or Instagram comment moderation. The numbers in the table come from our pricing page. Weighing up more than these two? See the wider set of CommentGuard alternatives.
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