EarlyCustomers vs ReechList vs First10
Short answer: all three find people who are already posting about the problem your product solves, so your first customers come from warm conversations instead of cold lists or ads. Pick EarlyCustomers (earlycustomers.com) if your buyers are on LinkedIn and X as well as Reddit and you want competitor-mention alerts and AI-drafted comments and DMs. Pick ReechList (reechlist.com) if you want the widest net (Reddit, Hacker News, X, LinkedIn, Product Hunt, forums) and the option to pull emails. Pick First10 (first10.dev) if you want one ranked email of Reddit posts with a reply draft for each, nothing to log in to, and a free weekly plan with no trial clock.
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Free: 1 product, weekly, top 5 Reddit posts. First Look: $9 once for up to 25 posts from the last 30 days.
The three side by side
Facts and prices are what each tool's own website showed on November 4, 2026. They change often, and both sites show slightly different numbers in different places, so check the tool's site before you buy.
| Tool | Where it looks | How leads reach you | Replies | Free option | Paid price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EarlyCustomers (earlycustomers.com) | Reddit, LinkedIn, X (Starter: Reddit only) | Dashboard, real-time email alerts and a daily email of the top 10 leads; you paste your site and competitors' sites | AI-drafted comments and DMs; competitor-mention alerts | No free trial; plans start after payment | Starter $19/month; Growth $39/month; Pro $59/month; top plan $89/month on its pricing card ($79 in its FAQ); yearly 30% off |
| ReechList (reechlist.com) | Reddit, Hacker News, X, LinkedIn, Product Hunt, niche forums (free plan: search results, Reddit, X) | Dashboard of mentions scored for intent; Radar sends a daily digest of fresh mentions | Post, platform, intent score and context; email extraction. You decide who to contact | Free plan: 150 credits, 1 sample scan, no card | Starter $69/month (5,000 credits); Growth $119/month (10,000 credits, up to 500 emails/month); annual: 2 months free |
| First10 (first10.dev) | Reddit on every plan; X coming soon | One ranked email: weekly on Free, daily on Solo and Pro | A short draft for every post. Never posts or DMs for you. | Free plan, no time limit (1 product, weekly, top 5 posts); First Look $9 once | Solo $19/month or $190/year (daily, top 10); Pro $49/month (3 products) |
What they have in common
None of the three is a plain keyword alert. Each one reads public posts and keeps the people who sound close to choosing a product: someone asking "is there a tool for this", someone fed up with a competitor, someone comparing options. Each scores or ranks those leads so you start with the best ones. And with all three, you are the one who reaches out, which matters on Reddit, where many subreddits ban self-promotion and hide comments from new accounts.
Where they differ
- Coverage. ReechList lists the most sources: Reddit, Hacker News, X, LinkedIn, Product Hunt and niche forums. EarlyCustomers covers Reddit, LinkedIn and X, with LinkedIn and X from the Growth plan up. First10 searches Reddit on every plan, with X coming soon.
- Competitors. EarlyCustomers is built around them: you give it your competitors' websites, and posts that mention a competitor, ask for an alternative or complain about one are flagged as high priority with a real-time alert. First10 picks up "alternative to" posts as part of its normal scan.
- How you reach people. EarlyCustomers drafts AI comments and DMs. ReechList gives you the post, platform, intent score and context, and its paid plans add email extraction (Growth: up to 500 emails a month). First10 writes a short, honest reply draft for every post and never posts or DMs for you.
- Price and trying it. EarlyCustomers starts at $19/month with no free trial. ReechList has a free plan with 150 credits, then $69/month. First10 has a free weekly plan that doesn't expire, Solo at $19/month for a daily list, and a $9 one-off First Look report of up to 25 posts from the last 30 days.
How to pick
- Your buyers are on LinkedIn and X, and you want to catch people complaining about a competitor: EarlyCustomers.
- Your buyers ask on Hacker News, Product Hunt or niche forums, and you want their emails for follow-up: ReechList.
- You have no budget yet and want to see real leads before paying: First10's free weekly plan or ReechList's free credits.
- You want a short list in your inbox with a reply ready for each, nothing to run: First10 (first10.dev).
Comparing more tools? See ZeroToUser vs WorthBuild vs First10 (Reddit+X daily shortlist vs pay-per-report validation vs ranked Reddit email), AI tools to find your first customers (Arena, IntentHunter, PostBuild and Explee), Reddit lead tools compared (F5Bot, RedLeads, NicheProof, ZeroToUser and more), GetLeadIntent vs Arena vs First10 and Explee alternative.
How First10 works
- Describe your product in one line, or paste your site.
- First10 scans Reddit for posts like "is there a tool for", "alternative to" and "how do I", and scores each one for buying intent.
- You get one ranked email with a short, honest reply draft for every post. Reddit today, X coming soon. First10 never posts or DMs for you.
Questions founders ask
What is the difference between EarlyCustomers, ReechList and First10?
All three look for people online who are already asking for a product like yours, so you reach warm leads instead of cold lists. EarlyCustomers (earlycustomers.com) watches Reddit, LinkedIn and X from your website and your competitors' websites, tracks competitor mentions and drafts AI replies and DMs. ReechList (reechlist.com) scans Reddit, Hacker News, X, LinkedIn, Product Hunt and forums, scores each mention for buying intent and can pull emails on paid plans. First10 (first10.dev) emails you one ranked list of Reddit posts with a reply draft for each (X coming soon), with a free weekly plan.
Which one is cheapest?
As of November 4, 2026, EarlyCustomers Starter and First10 Solo are both $19/month. EarlyCustomers Starter covers Reddit only; LinkedIn and X start on Growth at $39/month. ReechList Starter is $69/month and Growth $119/month. First10 also has a free plan (weekly email, top 5 Reddit posts) and a $9 one-off First Look report.
Is there a free option?
First10 (first10.dev) has a free plan with no time limit: one product, a weekly email of your top 5 Reddit posts with reply drafts. ReechList has a free plan with 150 credits and a sample scan, no card needed. EarlyCustomers says its plans start right after payment, with no free trial.
Which tool covers the most platforms?
ReechList: its site lists Reddit, Hacker News, X, LinkedIn, Product Hunt and niche communities and forums. EarlyCustomers covers Reddit, LinkedIn and X (Reddit only on Starter). First10 covers Reddit on every plan, with X coming soon.
Do any of them post replies for me?
First10 never posts or DMs for you: you edit the draft and post it from your own account. EarlyCustomers drafts AI comments and DMs, and ReechList surfaces the post, its intent score and context and leaves the outreach to you; neither site says it posts for you.
Is First10 the same as first10.co?
No. First10 (first10.dev) is a separate product and is not connected to first10.co, getfirst10.com or first10.ai.
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