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ForumScout finds people asking for what you sell across Reddit, forums, X, LinkedIn and news, and scores each lead with AI. Upthread focuses on the Reddit threads Google and AI answers show your buyers, drafts the reply, and tracks what it did.

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. Every fact about ForumScout is numbered to its source at the bottom of the page.

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  1. Why look beyond ForumScout
  2. Who should choose which
  3. ForumScout in brief
  4. Pricing, plan by plan
  5. Point by point
  6. What it watches
  7. Replying
  8. After you post
  9. Price and plans
  10. Switching from ForumScout
  11. Reddit access is changing
  12. Questions
  13. Sources
  14. Related comparisons

Why people look beyond ForumScout.

ForumScout is an AI social listening tool. Paste your website and it works out your product, customers and competitors, checks Reddit, X, LinkedIn, forums, news sites and more every few hours, and delivers leads that are each scored and explained by AI. 1

It is inexpensive and generous on volume. Starter is $19 a month for 10 keywords, every plan includes unlimited mentions and team seats, and Ultra, at $129 a month, updates hourly and keeps 12 months of history. 2

What happens after the alert is up to you, and that is where Upthread starts. It surfaces the Reddit threads Google and AI assistants already show your buyers, drafts two replies grounded in the thread and the subreddit's rules, and after you post from your own account it tracks the reply's score, removals and the thread's citations.

Who should choose which.

Who should choose ForumScout

  • Budget comes first: ForumScout starts at $19 a month with unlimited mentions. 2
  • You need listening across forums, news, X, LinkedIn and YouTube as well as Reddit. 1
  • You want unlimited team seats on every plan. 2

Who should choose Upthread

  • You want help writing the reply, not only an alert that a thread exists.
  • You care which Reddit threads AI assistants and Google's AI answers cite for your buyers.
  • You want to see what each reply did: its score, removal status and citation history.

ForumScout in brief

AI social listening across Reddit, forums, X, LinkedIn, YouTube and news, with scored lead alerts.

  • Finds people on Reddit, LinkedIn, Twitter and 10M+ other sources who are looking for what you sell. 1
  • Starter costs $19, Pro $49 and Ultra $129 a month, with unlimited mentions and unlimited team seats on every plan. 2
  • New accounts get a 7-day trial of Pro with no credit card. 2
  • Scores and explains each lead with AI, and checks its sources every few hours. 1
  • Also tracks brand mentions, competitors, share of voice, sentiment and emotion. 1

Pricing, plan by plan.

ForumScout

Starter$19 a month, or $15.83 a month billed yearly
10 keywords, unlimited mentions, updates every 6 hours, 3 months of history, AI filtering, unlimited seats, Google Sheets and webhooks. 2
Pro$49 a month, or $40.83 a month billed yearly
20 keywords, updates every 3 hours, 6 months of history, plus competitive intelligence, audience insights and AI mention sorting. 2
Ultra$129 a month, or $107.50 a month billed yearly
30 keywords, hourly updates, 12 months of history, plus emotion analysis. 2
  • Yearly billing saves the equivalent of 2 months. 2
  • The 7-day trial runs on Pro with full access and no credit card, and your data and scouts are kept when it ends. 2

Upthread

Starter$49 a month
1 brand, 25 keywords, 25 buyer questions, 3 engines, 150 drafts a month, 1 seat. Discovery: Daily.
Growth$149 a month
3 brands, 100 keywords, 75 buyer questions, All engines, 600 drafts a month, 3 seats. Discovery: Every 6 hours.
Agency$499 a month
15 brands, 500 keywords, 300 buyer questions, All engines, 2,500 drafts a month, 10 seats. Discovery: Every 6 hours.

Yearly billing gives 2 months free. Every workspace starts with a 7-day trial on Starter limits, with no card. See full pricing.

ForumScout and Upthread, point by point.

Each row sets a sourced fact about ForumScout next to what Upthread does, grouped by what you would check first.

What it watches

SourcesThey do more
ForumScoutForums, subreddits, X, LinkedIn, YouTube comments, news sites and more. 1
UpthreadReddit only.
Finding threadsDifferent approach
ForumScoutAI scores each lead for intent and explains why it matters. 1
UpthreadThreads from Google results and AI citations, ranked by priority, plus threads that name your brand: Google results from the past 24 hours and threads you open, labelled by type. It sees what Google has indexed, not every new comment.
AI answersUpthread does more
ForumScoutNo AI answer tracking listed. 1
UpthreadGoogle AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week, from live Google results. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly through their APIs, labelled API.
How it reads RedditDifferent approach
ForumScoutNo Reddit data source stated. 1
UpthreadBuilt on your own logged-in browser, so Reddit's move to logged-in-only viewing doesn't break it. Discovery comes from Google results and AI citations, with no Reddit API.

Replying

DraftingUpthread does more
ForumScoutNo reply drafts listed. 1
UpthreadTwo drafts per thread, grounded in the thread, its top comments, the subreddit's rules and your facts. A lint and an AI judge check each one first.

After you post

After postingUpthread does more
ForumScoutShare of voice and sentiment over time. No reply tracking listed. 1
UpthreadScore over time, moderator removals, and the thread's citation history before and after your reply. Links carry UTM tags for your own analytics.

Price and plans

PriceDifferent approach
ForumScout$19 / $49 / $129 a month. 7-day trial, no card. 2
Upthread$49 / $149 / $499 a month, or 2 months free yearly. A 7-day trial with Starter limits. No card required.

Switching from ForumScout.

Moving from alerts to replies takes one short session. Enter your website; Upthread reads it, drafts a brand profile, and suggests competitors, keywords, buyer questions and focus subreddits that you edit. Add your voice and disclosure, pick engines and a country, and Discover fills from the first runs. The browser extension can wait.

What you bring across

  • Your scout keywords, as Upthread keywords.
  • Your negative keywords and exclusions, which Upthread supports too.
  • The competitors you track, with aliases, for threads and AI answers alike.
  • Your email reports. Upthread sends a daily or weekly digest, and Slack alerts on Growth and Agency.

What works differently

  • ForumScout alerts you to new mentions by email, webhook or Google Sheets. Upthread puts Reddit threads in a ranked inbox and drafts a reply for each, which you post yourself. 1
  • ForumScout's AI reads the context and sentiment behind each mention. Upthread's priority score also weighs a thread's Google rank, its AI citations and how the subreddit treats brands. 1
  • ForumScout covers forums, news, X, LinkedIn and YouTube. Upthread covers Reddit only, so keep a listening tool if those channels matter. 1
  • Once you reply, Upthread records the comment's score and whether it stayed up, and an opt-in daily check catches moderator removals.

How Reddit access is changing

Reddit is closing its public API and moving toward logged-in viewing. This matters for any tool that reads Reddit, so each comparison states only what the tool itself says about its data source.

  1. On Oct 29, 2026, Reddit said it will shift to a primarily logged-in experience, starting with tests in select markets outside the US. 3
  2. 9to5Mac reported that Reddit will start requiring a logged-in account for most of its content. 4
  3. Reddit's CEO said most unauthorized access to its content happens through the logged-out experience. 5

ForumScout and Upthread: questions.

Does ForumScout write replies?

No reply drafts are listed; it finds, scores and explains leads. Upthread drafts two replies per thread: one that doesn't mention your brand, and one that does, with disclosure, where the rules allow. 1

Is ForumScout cheaper?

Yes. Starter is $19 a month and Pro $49, against $49 for Upthread's Starter. ForumScout's price buys listening across many sources; Upthread's buys drafts, AI answer checks and reply tracking on Reddit. 2

Does ForumScout cover more than Reddit?

Yes: forums, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Bluesky, Hacker News, Facebook and news sites. Upthread covers Reddit only. 1

Does ForumScout track AI search?

No AI answer tracking is listed. Upthread checks Google AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week and ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly. 1

Can I use ForumScout and Upthread together?

Yes. Webhooks and Google Sheets sync on every ForumScout plan suit wide listening, and Upthread can take the Reddit threads worth a reply. 2

Sources

We read each page on the date shown. ForumScout's own pages are named, not linked. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we will fix it.

  1. [1]ForumScout homepage, checked Nov 6, 2026.
  2. [2]ForumScout plans and billing docs, checked Nov 6, 2026.
  3. [3]Engadget, checked Oct 29, 2026.
  4. [4]9to5Mac, checked Oct 29, 2026.
  5. [5]CyberInsider, checked Oct 30, 2026.

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