GummySearch alternatives for finding customers on Reddit
Short answer: GummySearch closed on November 30, 2025. If you used it for keyword alerts, F5Bot is free. If you used it to find people on Reddit asking for a product like yours, use a tool that ranks posts by buying intent, such as First10 (free weekly digest, reply drafts included) or Subreddit Signals. Social listening suites like Octolens and Brand24 suit teams with a marketing budget.
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What GummySearch did, and what you need instead
GummySearch did two jobs: audience research (which subreddits your users are in and what they complain about) and keyword tracking. Most founders really used it for a third job, finding threads where someone wanted what they built. Decide which of those you need, because no single replacement does all three the same way.
- Keyword alerts: you want an email when a word or brand name shows up. F5Bot or Syften.
- Finding buyers: you want posts where someone asks for a tool like yours, ranked, with a reply ready. First10 or Subreddit Signals.
- Brand monitoring: you track mentions across many networks with a team. Octolens or Brand24.
The alternatives, compared
Prices are the cheapest plan shown on each tool's official pricing page when we checked in October 2026. They change, so confirm on the tool's site.
| Tool | Best for | Where it looks | Reply drafts | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First10 | Finding people asking for your product | Reddit; X coming soon | Yes, for every post | Free weekly; Solo $19/month; Pro $49/month |
| F5Bot | Keyword alerts | Reddit, Hacker News, Lobsters | No | Free alerts; paid plans from $9.99 |
| Syften | Keyword monitoring with filters | Reddit and other communities; X as an add-on | No | From $29.95/month; X adds $40/month |
| Subreddit Signals | Reddit lead finding | Yes | From $29/month | |
| Octolens | Brand mentions with AI relevance | Reddit, X, LinkedIn and more | No | From $159/month billed annually |
| Brand24 | Full social listening | X, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, news and more | No | From $199/month billed yearly |
| Manual Reddit search | Research and replies by hand | No | Free, costs your time |
First10: the posts worth replying to, in one email
You describe your product in one line. First10 searches Reddit (X coming soon) for posts where someone asks for a tool like yours, complains about the problem you solve, or wants an alternative to a competitor. It scores each post for buying intent and emails you the best ones with a short, honest reply draft. You post every reply yourself; First10 never auto-posts. The free plan sends the top 5 Reddit posts weekly. Solo ($19/month) and Pro ($49/month, 3 products) send a daily digest.
If you mostly want to do it by hand
Manual search still works: search the problem, not your product name, add phrases like "is there a tool" or "alternative to", sort by New and filter to the past week. Our step-by-step guide to finding people asking for your product on Reddit covers it, and Reddit replies that don't get removed shows how to answer without breaking the rules.
Questions founders ask
Is GummySearch still available?
No. GummySearch's own website says it closed as of November 30, 2025, and no plan can be bought. If you used it, pick a replacement based on which job you used it for: audience research, keyword alerts, or finding people who want your product.
What is the best free GummySearch alternative?
For keyword alerts, F5Bot is free and emails you when a word appears on Reddit, Hacker News or Lobsters. For finding people asking for a tool like yours, First10 has a free plan that emails you the top 5 matching Reddit posts each week with a reply draft for each. Manual Reddit search is also free but takes 30 to 60 minutes a day.
Which GummySearch alternative is best for finding customers, not just research?
Tools that score posts for buying intent work best, because most posts that mention a keyword are not people looking to buy. Subreddit Signals (from $29/month) and First10 (free weekly, Solo $19/month) both rank Reddit posts by intent and help you write a reply.
Is there a GummySearch alternative that covers X as well as Reddit?
Syften covers X as a paid add-on, and Octolens and Brand24 cover X and Reddit on larger plans. First10 searches Reddit today, with X coming soon.
Do these tools post on Reddit for me?
Most do not. First10 never posts for you: you read each post, edit the draft and reply from your own account, which keeps you within subreddit self-promotion rules.
Also useful: alternatives to manually searching Reddit for customers and how to get your first users for an AI app.