MentionSpot is a web-based lead-finding tool that watches Reddit and X for people publicly asking for something like your product, scores every match for buying intent, and emails you the ones worth a reply while the thread is still live.
What is MentionSpot?
MentionSpot takes a single input — your website URL — and turns it into a keyword and competitor model, then matches every new Reddit post and comment plus your X keywords against that model through the official platform APIs. Output arrives as scored email alerts and a daily digest, each carrying the thread, the reason it matched, and a link. It is read-only: MentionSpot never posts, votes, DMs, or drafts reply text, so the Reddit or X account involved stays entirely yours.
What makes MentionSpot stand out?
- Full-Reddit coverage — every new post and comment across Reddit is matched against your model, rather than a subreddit list you curate by hand.
- Buyer-intent scoring — each match gets a relevance score from 0 to 100 and an intent label: researching, actively tool-seeking, discussing a competitor, or venting a pain you fix.
- Rules-based alerts — you set the score threshold that triggers a real-time email; everything below it rolls into one daily digest and stays one click away in a filtered view.
- Competitor mention tracking — competitor names are entered once, and every mention of them, in posts and comments on both platforms, lands in the same feed; tracked-competitor counts scale with the plan.
- Both channels on every plan — Reddit and X are handled identically, with no channel to pick and no upgrade to buy.
- No API keys required — Reddit and X API usage is included, so there is nothing to obtain or bill separately.
- No reply generation — by design, MentionSpot never writes or posts a reply; it only delivers the alert and a link.
- Background delivery — alerts run as a durable background job, so signals arrive even when you are logged out or offline.
Who should use MentionSpot?
- SaaS founders and indie hackers — track the phrases buyers use on Reddit and X while shipping a single product on the Solo plan.
- Small marketing teams — run three products or side projects with shared keywords and nine tracked competitors on Growth.
- Agencies and portfolio owners — cover up to eight client brands with 40 shared keywords, competitor mention export, and priority processing on Scale.
What can you do with MentionSpot?
- Catch switch intent: find posts saying "moving off", "alternative to", or "anyone else fed up with" a rival, and read them before the thread cools.
- Answer threads that keep ranking: a single reply on a Reddit thread can sit at the top of Google results for weeks and pull in traffic long after the conversation ends.
- Watch competitors passively: every mention of the rivals you name shows up in the same scored feed as your own keywords.
How does MentionSpot work?
- Add your website URL; MentionSpot reads it and builds a keyword and topic model plus a starting competitor list you can edit.
- It watches all of Reddit and your X keywords read-only through the official APIs.
- Each match is scored 0–100 for relevance and labelled by intent stage.
- Anything above your threshold is emailed in real time; the rest goes to a daily digest.
- You reply yourself, from your own account, in your own words.
Pricing
MentionSpot is paid, with no free trial and no annual contracts. A one-time 7-day pass costs $12 and expires on its own with no subscription created and no card kept on file. Monthly plans are Solo at $24 (1 product, 5 keywords, 3 tracked competitors), Growth at $59 (3 products, 15 shared keywords, 9 tracked competitors) and Scale at $149 (8 products, 40 shared keywords, 24 tracked competitors, competitor mention export, priority processing). Every plan includes both channels, intent scoring and competitor mentions; prices exclude tax.
FAQ
Does MentionSpot have a free trial?
No. Instead there is a $12 seven-day pass: a one-time charge covering both channels, scoring and competitor mentions, with no subscription created and nothing to cancel. When it expires you choose a monthly plan deliberately or stop there.
Does MentionSpot write or post replies for me?
No, on both counts. It never posts, comments, votes or DMs, and it never generates reply text. Reddit penalises machine-written comments, and the account at risk would be yours, so every word you publish stays your own.
Do I need my own Reddit or X API key?
No. API usage for both platforms is included in the plan, and there is nothing to obtain or bill separately.
Do I have to choose between Reddit and X?
No. Both are included on every plan, scored the same way and delivered into the same inbox. You only choose how many products you track and how much keyword volume you need.
