Head to head

Leadhoot vs GummySearch

Both help you find customers in online conversations. Leadhoot reads every new post in the subreddits you pick, plus X and Threads posts matching your phrases, and scores it 0–100 for buyer intent. GummySearch: Built for Reddit audience research: finding communities, themes and pain points.

LeadhootGummySearch
Starting price$39/moClosed to new customers; shuts down 1 Dec 2026
What it watchesReddit, X and ThreadsReddit
AI buyer-intent scoringYes, 0–100 on every postNo, keyword matching
CategorySocial lead finderAudience research

GummySearch details read from gummysearch.com, last checked October 2026. Check the vendor site before you subscribe.

Choose GummySearch if

Built for Reddit audience research: finding communities, themes and pain points.

Choose Leadhoot if

You want the posts where someone is asking to buy, scored and delivered within a minute, without connecting your accounts or automating replies. It closed to new customers in November 2025 after failing to reach a commercial Reddit API deal, and shuts down entirely on 1 December 2026.

The short version

Useful for understanding an audience. For catching buyers in the minute they post, you need an alerting tool.

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Common questions

For finding buyers on Reddit, X and Threads without automating posts, Leadhoot is the narrower fit: every post is scored 0–100 for buyer intent and only the high scorers reach you. GummySearch is the better pick for what it does best: Built for Reddit audience research: finding communities, themes and pain points.

Leadhoot starts at $39 a month. GummySearch: Closed to new customers; shuts down 1 Dec 2026. Vendor pricing changes, so check before you subscribe.

Yes. Add the same subreddits and keywords to Leadhoot, set your intent threshold, and run both side by side for a week before you cancel.