What is the best GummySearch alternative?
It depends on what you used it for. We matched each use to a replacement, then tested whether keyword alerts actually catch buyers. Mostly, they don't.
Five jobs. Five replacements.
Find the job you hired GummySearch for. That's your replacement.
GummySearch is closing. Your data goes with it.
GummySearch read Reddit through Reddit's API and couldn't agree a commercial licence that fit Reddit's data rules. Whatever you pick next, ask where it gets Reddit data.
Keyword alerts caught 7% of buyers.
We gathered 1,928 Reddit posts from people who could be customers of one business (ours). Then we checked: how many would a keyword alert have caught?
Our 18 keywords are the ones we chose when we set up: "lead generation", "buyer intent", "Reddit leads" and 15 more.
How we ran the test
- Business
- A lead-generation software company (our own)
- Posts
- Every post RedBubblegum scored 6+ out of 10 for fit, each counted once: 1,928 from 141 communities
- Period
- July 30 to October 24, 2026
- Found means
- A keyword appears in the title or body as a whole word, any case
- 28 keywords
- The 18 setup keywords plus: lead gen, leads, get clients, find clients, find customers, get customers, cold email, outreach, prospecting, customer acquisition
Ready to buy, and never alerted
Real posts from the test, reworded. Each one meant the same thing as a keyword, in different words.
- No alert
Wants a cheaper alternative to a contact-data tool whose credits run out too fast.
Said contact-data tool, notlead generation - No alert
Looking to hire someone to book B2B sales meetings.
Said book B2B sales meetings, notdemand generation - No alert
Asking if AI can find buying signals, instead of buying lead lists.
Said buying signals, notbuyer intent - No alert
Just reached 500 paying users and wants help finding the next customers.
Said finding the next customers, notcustomer discovery
One question separates them.
How does each tool decide which posts you see?
Matches your words
Shows posts with a keyword you chose.
Words, filtered by AI
Keyword matches, minus the unrelated ones.
Reads every post
Scores every post for fit, keyword or not.
| Tool | Best for | Where | Free start | Paid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F5BotKeywords · AI filter on Gold | Cheap mention alerts | Reddit, Hacker News, Lobsters | Free plan | $12.99/mo |
| SyftenKeywords · AI filter | Buyers who talk in many places | Reddit + 15 community sites | None listed | $29.95/mo |
| OctolensBrand keywords · AI filter | Marketing teams watching their brand | Reddit, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, reviews | 7-day trial | $159/mo |
| Reddit Pro TrendsKeyword trends | Sizing a market | Free | Free | |
| RedBubblegumReads every post · scores fit | Finding people ready to buy | First shortlist | $19/mo |
Prices in USD from each tool's website on 27 October 2026. Octolens is billed yearly.
Stop guessing keywords. See the buyers.
RedBubblegum reads every new post where your buyers talk, and shows you the ones that fit, with the reason.
Just passed 500 paying users. Need help finding the next customers before the momentum fades.
saw your post in r/saas about finding customers after your first 500. if a daily list of redditors asking for what you sell would help, would you be open to trying it?
Example based on a post from our test. It has none of our keywords.
Five things to do before December 1.
- 1Download your GummySearch dataIt's deleted at shutdown.
- 2Write down your audiences and keywordsYou'll need them in whichever tool you choose.
- 3Run our test on your own keywordsFind 10 posts from people who'd buy from you, and count how many contain your keywords.
- 4Ask where the tool gets Reddit dataAnd what happens to you if that changes.
- 5Start free, then compareCheck a week of results against a week of searching by hand.
Questions people ask before they switch
When does GummySearch shut down?
On December 1, 2026. New paid signups and renewals ended on November 30, 2025. All user data is deleted at shutdown.
Why did GummySearch close?
It relied on Reddit's API and could not agree a commercial licence with Reddit that fit Reddit's Data API rules.
Do keyword alerts catch buyers on Reddit?
Only some of them. In our test on 1,928 posts that fit one business, its 18 setup keywords appeared in 130 posts (6.7%) and in 42 of 239 hot posts (18%). A generous list of 28 keywords appeared in 836 posts (43%), and also matched 522 posts that didn't fit.
Is there a free GummySearch alternative?
Yes. F5Bot is free for keyword alerts, and Reddit Pro Trends is free for research inside Reddit. RedBubblegum's first shortlist of buyers is also free.
Which alternative finds leads, not just mentions?
RedBubblegum reads every new post in your communities, scores each one for fit with your business, sorts them into hot, warm and cold, and gives the reason each fits. F5Bot, Syften and Octolens alert you to posts containing your keywords, with AI filtering on some plans.
Your buyers are on Reddit. Find them in one link.
Get your free shortlist Free, no card needed.Sources: GummySearch: The Final Chapter · F5Bot · Syften · Octolens pricing · TechCrunch on Reddit Pro Trends · Keyword test: RedBubblegum data, July 30 – October 24, 2026.