What is the best tool to find Reddit threads where people are asking for my product?

One that starts from your website rather than a keyword list, scores how clearly each post is asking, and tells you whether the room allows a mention. RedShip, Pulse for Reddit and Kasspian all start from your site; Pulse and Kasspian also read each subreddit's rules. If you only want alerts on words you already know, F5Bot is free.

Is there a free Reddit lead generation tool?

Yes. F5Bot has a free-forever keyword alert tier, Leado and KWatch have free plans with small limits, and Kasspian's free tier finds threads, reads room rules and writes 3 replies a plan with no card. Most others offer a trial instead.

Which tool finds people asking for my product and writes the replies?

RedShip, Pulse for Reddit, Subreddit Signals, Buska, Replymer, ReplyGuy and Kasspian all draft replies. The difference is who posts: RedShip, Subreddit Signals, Buska and Kasspian leave posting to you; ReplyGuy uses purchased accounts on Reddit and Leadmore AI posts from its own accounts.

Is it safe to use a tool that posts on Reddit for me?

It carries real risk. Replies from accounts that are not yours, or from bought accounts, are what moderators remove and what Reddit's rules against manipulation target, and a removal can cost the room. Posting yourself, saying plainly that it is your product, in rooms that allow it, is slower and much safer.

What is the best GummySearch alternative?

It depends on what you used it for. For finding threads where people ask for what you sell, RedShip, Pulse for Reddit and Kasspian. For keyword alerts, F5Bot or Syften. For listening across many networks, Octolens or Buska. GummySearch itself closed on 30 November 2025.

Where does Kasspian fall short?

It checks rooms once a day rather than within minutes, it reads posts rather than comment threads, and it does not post for you. It is also young, with few public customer stories yet. If minute-level alerts matter most, use F5Bot or Syften alongside it or instead.

Best Reddit Lead Generation Tools (2026), Compared

At a glance

Who posts the reply is the column to read first. Replies from accounts that are not yours are what moderators remove.

ToolPaid fromFree planWho postsReads sub rules

RedShip$29/moTrial onlyYou postNo claim

Pulse for Reddit$29/moYesOptional, their teamClaims to

Kasspianours$19/moYesYou postYes

Subreddit Signals$29/moTrial onlyYou postNo claim

Leado$29.99/moYesYou postClaims to

ThreadPilotnot publishedTrial onlyYou postClaims to

F5Bot$9.99/moYesYou postNo claim

Syften$29.95/moTrial onlyYou postNo claim

KWatch.io$19/moYesYou postNo claim

Octolens$199/moTrial onlyYou postNo claim

Buska$49/moTrial onlyYou postNo claim

Leadmore AInot publishedYesTheir accountsClaims to

ReplyGuy$10/moYesTheir accountsNo claim

Replymer$99/moTrial onlyTheir accountsNo claim

Linkeddit$29/moYesYou postNo claim

Cheapest paid plan, per month

As listed on each vendor’s own pricing page. Leadmore AI and ThreadPilot publish no price.

F5Bot$9.99
ReplyGuy$10
Kasspian$19
KWatch.io$19
RedShip$29
Pulse for Reddit$29
Subreddit Signals$29
Linkeddit$29
Syften$29.95
Leado$29.99
Buska$49
Replymer$99
Octolens$199

Find threads asking for your product, reply drafted

You sell something people ask for on Reddit and you want the asking threads found for you, with a reply ready to edit and post yourself.

RedShip

redship.io

You post

Finds the Reddit threads where people are already asking for what you sell, from your website, scores them 0 to 100 and suggests replies in a peer or founder voice.

Price: Founder $29/mo (1 site, 10 keywords), Company $49/mo (3 sites, 30 keywords). No free trial; a 7-day pass costs $12.
Where it looks: Reddit only. Checks once a day, posts not comments, in its own words.
Posts for you?: No, "and that is on purpose". Plans include a Chrome extension for semi-automated DMs and replies sent from Reddit.
Pick it when: You want a cheap Reddit-only thread finder with an API and MCP server, plus tracking of Reddit threads that rank on Google and of AI answer visibility.

Read from RedShip's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

Pulse for Reddit

usepulse.ai

Optional, their team

Scans Reddit around the clock for high-intent conversations where people need what you sell, then drafts a reply ready to send.

Price: Starter $29/mo ($19/mo billed yearly), Growth $99/mo, Enterprise custom. A free preview with no card and a 3-day money-back guarantee.
Where it looks: Reddit, posts and comments, plus AI answer visibility in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Grok.
Posts for you?: Self-serve plans draft only. On Enterprise, "our Reddit team runs engagement under your brand."
Pick it when: You want real-time alerts on Reddit including comments, automatic subreddit rule checks, and the option of a done-for-you tier.

Read from Pulse for Reddit's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

Kasspianours

kasspian.com

You post

Give it your site and it finds the Reddit, Hacker News and forum threads where people are asking for what you sell, reads each room's self-promotion rules, writes a disclosed reply your team posts from its own account, and tracks which replies turned into revenue.

Price: Free at $0 with threads, room rules and 3 written replies a plan, no card. Solo $19/mo, Team $199/mo (first month free), Agency $499/mo.
Where it looks: Reddit, Hacker News and other public forums. Rooms are checked again every day.
Posts for you?: No. It writes the reply and you post it from your own account, with the disclosure in the reply.
Pick it when: You want the thread, the room's rules and the reply in one place, and you care which replies turned into customers rather than how many went out.
Limits: It checks rooms once a day, not within minutes, so it is not a mention alert. It reads posts, not comment threads. It does not use Reddit's API, so when its mirror of Reddit lags, finds lag too. It is a young product with few public customer stories yet.

Our own product.

Subreddit Signals

subredditsignals.com

You post

A ranked Reddit feed: you choose subreddits, it scores posts by buyer intent and builds a comment draft you edit and post.

Price: Starter $29/mo, Pro $59/mo (less billed yearly). 14-day trial with a card; no permanent free tier.
Where it looks: Reddit, through the official API.
Posts for you?: No: "Subreddit Signals does not auto-post replies."
Pick it when: Your subreddits are already chosen and you want a scored daily queue to work through, with Reddit and AI traffic attribution on Pro.

Read from Subreddit Signals's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

Leado

leado.co

You post

Monitors Reddit around the clock for leads and writes human-like replies, with a karma builder and what it calls a compliance engine.

Price: Free $0 (10 leads a month, 10 subreddits), Pro $29.99/mo shown as a limited offer, Enterprise custom.
Where it looks: Reddit.
Posts for you?: No claim of posting for you found on its site.
Pick it when: You want to try a Reddit lead monitor on a free tier before paying.

Read from Leado's own site on 15 October 2026.

ThreadPilot

threadpilots.com

You post

An application-only beta for finding Reddit threads, with each room's rules, thread context and a promotional-risk check.

Price: No price published. "Application-only beta. No credit card."
Where it looks: Reddit.
Posts for you?: No: "ThreadPilot doesn't post. You do."
Pick it when: You want to join an early beta with a rules-first approach close to Kasspian's.

Read from ThreadPilot's own site on 15 October 2026.

Keyword alerts

You already know the words to watch, like your product or a competitor's name, and want to hear fast when they appear.

F5Bot

f5bot.com

You post

Emails you when your keywords appear on Reddit, Hacker News or Lobsters, monitored every few minutes, running since 2017.

Price: Free forever at $0. Silver $9.99/mo (20 keywords), Gold $49.99/mo (200 keywords, AI filtering, Slack and Discord).
Where it looks: Reddit, Hacker News, Lobsters.
Posts for you?: No.
Pick it when: You want free, fast keyword alerts and nothing else. It is the cheapest useful tool in this list.

Read from F5Bot's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

Syften

syften.com

You post

Live keyword alerts across online communities, filtered by AI, since 2019.

Price: Entry $29.95/mo, Standard $49.95/mo, PRO $119.95/mo. 14-day free trial, no card, no free tier.
Where it looks: Reddit, Hacker News, X, Bluesky, Mastodon, Indie Hackers, Slack, Discourse, Stack Exchange, YouTube, GitHub, Lobsters, Dev.to, podcasts and blogs.
Posts for you?: No.
Pick it when: You need keyword alerts across far more than Reddit, delivered to Slack, email, RSS or a webhook.

Read from Syften's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

KWatch.io

kwatch.io

You post

Real-time social listening by keyword.

Price: Free $0 (2 Reddit and 2 Hacker News alerts), Essential $19/mo, Business $79/mo, Enterprise $199/mo.
Where it looks: Reddit, Hacker News, X, LinkedIn posts, Facebook, YouTube.
Posts for you?: No.
Pick it when: You want keyword alerts that include LinkedIn and Facebook at a low entry price.

Read from KWatch.io's own site on 15 October 2026.

Social listening across many platforms

You track a brand or a market across a dozen networks, often for a team, and Reddit is one source among many.

Octolens

octolens.com

You post

Social listening for Reddit, X, LinkedIn and 13 more platforms in one place, with relevance scoring and tags like buy-intent.

Price: Pro $199/mo ($159 billed yearly), Scale $599/mo ($499 yearly), Enterprise custom. 7-day trial, no card.
Where it looks: Reddit, X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, DEV, TikTok, Hacker News, YouTube, GitHub, Stack Overflow, plus podcasts, news and reviews on Scale.
Posts for you?: No. Mentions go to Slack, email, webhooks, API or MCP.
Pick it when: You are a devtool or B2B team monitoring mentions at volume across many networks, with an API and hourly or real-time refresh.

Read from Octolens's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

Buska

buska.io

You post

A social listening platform built for lead generation: enter your website and it listens, scores what it finds and drafts your reply.

Price: Starter $49/mo, Growth $99/mo, Scale $249/mo, Agency on a call. 7-day trial, no card. Pay-per-call API credits from $50.
Where it looks: 16 to 33 sources by plan, including Reddit, X, LinkedIn, Hacker News, YouTube, Quora, Facebook, TikTok, G2 and app stores.
Posts for you?: Social replies are drafted and "You post." On Scale, an SDR agent sends email from your inbox after you approve the first 8.
Pick it when: You want the widest platform coverage with frequent scans, lead enrichment and an email SDR in one tool.

Read from Buska's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

Tools that post for you

You want replies to go up without posting them yourself. Read the posting method first: replies from accounts that are not yours are what moderators remove and what Reddit's rules on manipulation are written for.

Leadmore AI

leadmore.ai

Their accounts

"AI-Powered Reddit Marketing Specialist. Powered by high-karma Reddit accounts." It writes and publishes posts and comments for you.

Price: Not published outside the app. The site refers to a $9.9 plan and to credits charged per successful post or comment, with no charge if a post is removed within 24 hours.
Where it looks: Reddit, with services for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Medium and Quora.
Posts for you?: Yes: it "publishes content through platform-managed accounts."
Pick it when: You want posts and comments placed for you and accept that they come from accounts that are not yours.

Read from Leadmore AI's own site on 15 October 2026.

ReplyGuy

replyguy.com

Their accounts

Finds conversations to mention your product in and drafts suggested replies, on X and Reddit.

Price: Free $0 (2 replies), then $10, $39, $49, $99, $199 and $499 a month. 3-day trial.
Where it looks: X and Reddit.
Posts for you?: On Reddit, yes. Its FAQ: "For Reddit: We use purchased accounts that will be provided to you via email." On X you post yourself.
Pick it when: You want X and Reddit reply drafting at a low entry price. Check the Reddit posting method against the rooms you care about first.

Read from ReplyGuy's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

Replymer

replymer.com

Their accounts

Monitors Reddit and X for people asking for what you sell, then writes a reply that recommends your product.

Price: Starter $99/mo (30 replies), Growth $199/mo (100), Scale $399/mo (300). 7-day trial, no card.
Where it looks: Reddit and X, plus AI answer visibility.
Posts for you?: On X, yes, automatically. On Reddit its homepage says you post "from your own account", while pages linked from its own footer say it "publishes them from aged accounts" and sells upvotes. Both are live.
Pick it when: You want a fixed monthly bundle of replies across Reddit and X, with X posting automated.

Read from Replymer's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

Competitor and AI-answer tracking

Often listed as a Reddit lead tool, but the job has changed.

Linkeddit

linkeddit.com

You post

Now an AI demand and competitor intelligence platform. Its own llms.txt, updated 13 October 2026, says it is "Not a Reddit tool or a 'Reddit lead generation' tool."

Price: Pro $29/mo or $199 one-time lifetime, Compete $99/mo, Enterprise custom. Free account, no card.
Where it looks: Review sites (G2, Capterra, TrustRadius, Trustpilot), Reddit, competitor pages and AI answers in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and AI Overviews.
Posts for you?: No posting claim found.
Pick it when: Your job is tracking competitors and which tools AI answers recommend, not finding threads to reply in.

Read from Linkeddit's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

Shut down

Still recommended by older roundups.

GummySearchshut down

gummysearch.com

Reddit audience research. Its homepage: "GummySearch is closed as of 11/30/2025."

Price: Closed to new signups.
Where it looks: Reddit.
Posts for you?: No.
Pick it when: You cannot. If you came looking for it, the thread finders and keyword alerts above cover different parts of what it did.

Read from GummySearch's own site on 15 October 2026. Full comparison with Kasspian →

See who is asking for what you sell

Give Kasspian your site. It finds the threads, reads each room’s rules and writes the reply. Free, no card.

Find who is asking Check a subreddit’s rules, free

Questions

What is the best tool to find Reddit threads where people are asking for my product?: One that starts from your website rather than a keyword list, scores how clearly each post is asking, and tells you whether the room allows a mention. RedShip, Pulse for Reddit and Kasspian all start from your site; Pulse and Kasspian also read each subreddit's rules. If you only want alerts on words you already know, F5Bot is free.
Is there a free Reddit lead generation tool?: Yes. F5Bot has a free-forever keyword alert tier, Leado and KWatch have free plans with small limits, and Kasspian's free tier finds threads, reads room rules and writes 3 replies a plan with no card. Most others offer a trial instead.
Which tool finds people asking for my product and writes the replies?: RedShip, Pulse for Reddit, Subreddit Signals, Buska, Replymer, ReplyGuy and Kasspian all draft replies. The difference is who posts: RedShip, Subreddit Signals, Buska and Kasspian leave posting to you; ReplyGuy uses purchased accounts on Reddit and Leadmore AI posts from its own accounts.
Is it safe to use a tool that posts on Reddit for me?: It carries real risk. Replies from accounts that are not yours, or from bought accounts, are what moderators remove and what Reddit's rules against manipulation target, and a removal can cost the room. Posting yourself, saying plainly that it is your product, in rooms that allow it, is slower and much safer.
What is the best GummySearch alternative?: It depends on what you used it for. For finding threads where people ask for what you sell, RedShip, Pulse for Reddit and Kasspian. For keyword alerts, F5Bot or Syften. For listening across many networks, Octolens or Buska. GummySearch itself closed on 30 November 2025.
Where does Kasspian fall short?: It checks rooms once a day rather than within minutes, it reads posts rather than comment threads, and it does not post for you. It is also young, with few public customer stories yet. If minute-level alerts matter most, use F5Bot or Syften alongside it or instead.

Where these figures came from

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Best Reddit lead generation tools in 2026

At a glance

Cheapest paid plan, per month

Find threads asking for your product, reply drafted

Keyword alerts

Social listening across many platforms

Tools that post for you

Competitor and AI-answer tracking

Shut down

See who is asking for what you sell

Questions

Where these figures came from