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Both plans have a 14-day trial, and a card is required at checkout. There is no free tier.
Subreddit Signals
Alternatives · 5 compared
Subreddit Signals alternatives, compared
For someone who wanted to try before handing over a card, or who needs Slack without paying for Pro: FishOut. For someone who wants to stay Reddit-only with SEO extras: Redship. Subreddit Signals is strongest at what happens after the reply — attribution — and nobody here replaces that.
[01] WHY PEOPLE LOOK/ SUBREDDIT SIGNALS
Slack is a Pro feature
Starter has the in-app feed and an email digest; Slack notifications for high-scoring leads are on the $59 Pro plan.
Subreddits, not keywords
Limits are by subreddit (10 or 25) and weekly lead tokens. If your buyers are spread across many communities — or across platforms — that becomes the constraint.
[02] THE ALTERNATIVES/ RANKED BY FIT
5 tools worth looking at instead
Ordered by fit for someone leaving Subreddit Signals, not by who pays us — nobody does. Every price and platform count comes from the vendor's own materials and carries a date on the comparison pages. Pricing in this category moves, so check anything you are about to sign for.
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FishOut
That's usFree, then $19/mo10 platformsA free plan with no card, 13 alert destinations including Slack on every plan, ten platforms, and reply drafts in your voice from $19/mo. It does not measure traffic after the reply.
See how FishOut is priced →02
Redship
$29/mo1 (Reddit)Reddit-only at $29, with email and Slack on both plans, Google-ranking threads, AI-citation tracking and MCP on paid plans.
FishOut vs Redship →03
HotMention
$99/mo6 platformsIntent scoring and a reply verdict across six platforms, a 3-day trial without a card, and reply verification after you post. $99.
FishOut vs HotMention →04
F5Bot
Free, then $9.99/mo3 platformsIf you only need to know when a word appears on Reddit or Hacker News: free email alerts, no card, no AI.
FishOut vs F5Bot →05
Redreach
Not published1 (Reddit)Relevance scoring from your website, Slack and Telegram alerts, MCP and REST. Prices are not published.
FishOut vs Redreach →[03] SIDE BY SIDE/ THE SHORTLIST
The shortlist on the rows that decide it
From each vendor's own pages; unpublished figures say so.
| FishOut | Redship | HotMention | F5Bot | Redreach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts at | Free, then $19/mo | $29/mo | $99/mo | Free, then $9.99/mo | Not published |
| Platforms | 10 platforms | 1 (Reddit) | 6 platforms | 3 platforms | 1 (Reddit) |
| MCP server | Every plan, including Free | Every paid plan (from $29/mo) | Every plan — its one $99 plan | Not offered | Offered; plan not published |
| Alert destinations | 13, every plan | Email, Slack; webhooks at $49 | Slack, Telegram, webhook, email | Email at entry | Email, Slack, Telegram, webhook |
| Sales call needed | No | No | No — 3-day trial, no card | No — Diamond is from $500 | No for listed plans; agencies via sales |
[04] HOW TO CHOOSE/ SHORTCUTS
You want to try it without a card
FishOut or F5Bot
Both have permanent free plans; FishOut adds triage and drafts.
You want attribution after the reply
Stay on Subreddit Signals
None of these alternatives measures it.
You need a verdict on whether to reply
HotMention or FishOut
Reply / Careful / Skip, or Reply now / carefully / Watch / Skip.
[05] SEE IT ON YOUR KEYWORDS/ FREE PLAN
What you get instead of Subreddit Signals
This is the free plan. Instead of a feed of matches, a list sorted by who is asking — and unlike Subreddit Signals, alerts go to whichever of thirteen places your team reads.
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Reply now6
Leads14
Switchers5
Support9
Advocates7
Filtered212
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WatchComparison
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Blueskymara.builds5hComparing Notchmail and AcmeMail for our team this week
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TikTok@founderdiaries1dComment on: How I answer 300 customer emails a week alone
Reply nowQuestionAsking for recommendations
MediumShip Small2d
The five tools I would buy again for a two-person startup
Number three is a shared inbox. The author says they tried AcmeMail and Notchmail and “never finished the comparison”.
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Names youComparisonEvergreen
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WatchComparison
No reply; add to the comparison doc
Draft reply
No public reply suggested. Saved to the Comparisons view for the next content round.
- No public reply needed
Copy and open threadFishOut never posts
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