A Syften Alternative for Finding Customers on Reddit
Published: October 17, 2026 · 5 min read
Syften is a fast, wide keyword monitor. It watches Reddit, X, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, GitHub, forums, Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, blogs and more, aims to alert you within a minute of a Reddit post, and pipes matches into email, Slack, RSS, an API or webhooks. For tracking mentions of your brand or competitors across the web, it's one of the strongest tools there is.
Diggit does a narrower job: finding customers on Reddit. Instead of matching keywords across many sites, it scores every post in the subreddits your buyers use for how likely the author is to need what you sell, then drafts a reply for you to post. If you came to Syften to find buyers rather than mentions, that's the gap this page is about.
We make Diggit, so read this as a vendor's comparison. We've tried to state Syften's strengths as plainly as our own; the sources for its facts are listed at the end.
Syften vs Diggit at a glance
| Syften | Diggit | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Entry $29.95/month (3 community filters); Standard $49.95/month (20 filters, AI filtering, Slack); PRO $119.95/month (100 filters, full archive, webhooks, MCP). X monitoring +$40/month and YouTube +$20/month on Standard and PRO. 14-day free trial of PRO, no card needed. No yearly prices listed. | $19, $39 or $69/month (Starter, Growth, Pro); annual billing gets 2 months free. Free preview scan before signup. |
| What you give it | Search filters (keywords). It can research your company and create the first filters for you | Your website URL. It suggests the subreddits your buyers use |
| What it watches | Reddit, X, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, GitHub, Stack Exchange, forums, Product Hunt, Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, blogs and more (not LinkedIn) | Every new post in the subreddits you pick: 4 on Starter, 8 per site on Growth and Pro |
| How it decides what to show you | Filter matches, with AI filtering on Standard and PRO to suppress spam, duplicates and weak matches | Every post scored 10-100 for buying intent against what your business sells |
| Alert speed | Aims for under 1 minute on Reddit, at most 15 minutes on X | Scheduled scans; the frequency depends on your plan |
| Where alerts go | Email, Slack, RSS, API and webhooks (Slack from Standard, webhooks on PRO) | Web dashboard, plus email alerts for new high-intent posts |
| Help replying | None. You write your own reply | Drafts a reply or DM in your tone for you to edit and post yourself. It never posts for you |
| Subreddit rules | Not covered | Warns you when a subreddit's rules restrict self-promotion or AI-written content |
| Try before paying | 14-day free trial of PRO, no credit card required | Free preview scan of your own market, without creating an account |
When to pick Syften instead
- You need mentions from far more than Reddit: X, Hacker News, GitHub, forums, YouTube, newsletters and the open web.
- Speed matters most. Syften aims to alert you within a minute of a Reddit post; Diggit scans on a schedule.
- You track your brand and competitors by name and want every mention, not just likely buyers.
- You want to pipe matches into your own tools through webhooks, an API or MCP.
When Diggit is the better fit
- You're looking for customers on Reddit specifically, and want posts ranked by buying intent rather than filtered by keyword.
- You don't know which words your buyers use. Diggit works from your website instead of a filter list.
- You want help with the reply, plus a warning when a subreddit restricts promotion or AI-written content, before you post.
- You want a lower entry price: Diggit plans start at $19/month, and the preview is free with no account.
FAQ
How much does Syften cost?
As of October 2026: Entry $29.95/month, Standard $49.95/month and PRO $119.95/month, with X (+$40/month) and YouTube (+$20/month) as add-ons on Standard and PRO. There's a 14-day free trial of PRO with no card required.
Does Syften monitor LinkedIn?
No. Syften's own FAQ says it doesn't. Diggit doesn't either: it covers Reddit only.
Does Syften score buying intent?
It offers AI filtering that suppresses spam, duplicates and weak matches, and describes keyword-based buying-intent alerts. Its site doesn't describe a numeric intent score. Diggit scores every post 10-100.
Can I use Syften and Diggit together?
Yes, and some founders do: Syften for fast brand and competitor mentions across the web, Diggit for finding Reddit buyers who never mention you by name.
Try it on your own market
The fastest way to compare is with your own subreddits. Paste your website URL into Diggit and the free preview scan shows you real posts from your market, each scored for buying intent, before you pay or create an account.
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