Social listening
Mention alternatives
The strongest Mention alternatives are Leadhoot for AI buyer-intent scoring on Reddit, X and Threads, Brand24 for broad mention tracking with sentiment, and Awario for Boolean search across the web.
- Pricing
- Paid plans, check vendor site
- Sources
- Web, news, blogs, X, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit
- Intent scoring
- No
Mention and its alternatives, compared
| Tool | Price | Sources | Intent scoring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadhoot | From $39/mo | Reddit, X and Threads | Yes, 0–100 per post |
| Mention | Paid plans, check vendor site | Web, news, blogs, X, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit | No, keyword match |
| Brand24 | Paid plans, check vendor site | Social media, news, blogs, forums, Reddit | No, keyword match |
| Awario | Paid plans, check vendor site | Web, news, X, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube | No, keyword match |
| Octolens | From $159/mo, billed annually | Reddit, X, LinkedIn, Hacker News, GitHub, YouTube and more | Yes |
Pricing read from vendor sites, last checked October 2026. Check before you subscribe.
What Mention does well
Real-time brand mentions across the web and social with a clean feed, sentiment and simple reports.
Where it falls short
It counts mentions of words you choose. A buyer who describes their problem without your keywords is invisible, and busy category words bury the few posts that are leads.
The verdict
Good for watching your brand name. For finding people asking for what you sell, intent scoring beats a mention feed.
Where Leadhoot differs
Every tool above tells you a word appeared. Leadhoot reads each new post in the subreddits you pick and every X and Threads post matching your phrases, scores it 0–100 for buyer intent, and only pings you when someone is actually asking for what you sell. It is read-only, so your accounts are never connected or at risk.