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RedditGrow scores Reddit posts for buying intent, drafts replies and posts them from your connected account once you approve, at a low price. Upthread leaves the posting click to you, adds live Google AI checks, and tracks what each reply did.

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

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  1. Why look beyond RedditGrow
  2. Who should choose which
  3. RedditGrow 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 RedditGrow
  11. Reddit access is changing
  12. Questions
  13. Sources
  14. Related comparisons

Why people look beyond RedditGrow.

RedditGrow is a Reddit lead tool for founders. It scans 120K posts a day for buying intent, drafts replies in your voice, builds DM sequences for the hottest prospects, checks which Reddit threads rank on Google and scores how often AI assistants mention your brand. 1

It is one of the cheaper options. Growth costs $19 a month for 1,500 reply suggestions and 1,000 lead opportunities, the $79 Founder Pack buys a larger quota that never expires, and a Done For You service costs $1000 a month by application. 2

Upthread asks you to do the one thing RedditGrow will do for you, which is click Comment, and in return every reply stays in your hands. It ranks threads by how visible they are in Google and in AI answers, checks each draft against the subreddit's rules, and records what the reply did once it is live.

Who should choose which.

Who should choose RedditGrow

  • Budget comes first: Growth is $19 a month, and the Founder Pack is a single $79 payment. 2
  • You want DM sequences and a small CRM for prospects. Upthread sends no DMs. 1
  • You want replies posted from the app once you approve them. Upthread leaves the posting click to you. 1

Who should choose Upthread

  • You want Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode read from live results, with Gemini in the mix as well.
  • You want threads ranked by the AI citations they get per engine, not only by buying intent.
  • You need proof after the fact: each reply's score, removals and the thread's citation history.

RedditGrow in brief

Reddit lead finding with AI replies it posts from your connected account, DM sequences and a weekly AI visibility score.

  • Promises to help you "Find the Reddit threads where people are already asking for what you sell, and reply first", scanning 120K posts a day for buying intent. 1
  • Says: "You approve, it posts." Its FAQ adds that it posts on your behalf using your connected Reddit account via OAuth. 1
  • Growth costs $19 a month, the Founder Pack $79 one time, and Done For You $1000 a month by application. 2
  • Drafts 4-step DM sequences that you copy and send yourself; its FAQ says Reddit does not allow automated DMs. 1
  • Checks every week whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude mention your brand, with a score from 0 to 100. 1
  • Builds a 7-day warm-up roadmap, with daily caps and randomized delays so your posting pattern looks organic. 1
  • Checks Google every week for the Reddit threads that rank in the top 100 for your keywords. 1

Pricing, plan by plan.

RedditGrow

Founder Pack$79, one time
5 projects, 50 keywords, 50 pinned subreddits, 20 competitors, 3,000 lead opportunities, 4,500 reply suggestions and 25 promotional posts that never expire, 300 DM prospects, API, MCP, CLI and webhooks. 2
Growth$19 a month
3 projects, 25 keywords, 25 pinned subreddits, 10 competitors, 1,000 lead opportunities, 1,500 reply suggestions and 15 promotional posts a month, 100 DM prospects, MCP and REST API. 2
Done For You$1000 a month, by application
We run everything. 5 spots per quarter. 2
  • Growth has a 14-day money-back guarantee; the Founder Pack is non-refundable. 2
  • Growth can be cancelled anytime. 1

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.

RedditGrow and Upthread, point by point.

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

What it watches

Finding threadsBoth do this
RedditGrowScans 120K posts a day and scores each for buying intent, plus threads that rank on Google. 1
UpthreadThreads from Google results and AI citations, ranked by Google rank, AI citations per engine, buying intent, freshness and how the subreddit treats brands.
AI answersUpthread does more
RedditGrowA weekly 0 to 100 visibility score across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude. 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
RedditGrowConnects your Reddit account via OAuth, using Reddit's official token-based authentication. It doesn't say how it reads posts. 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

DraftingBoth do this
RedditGrowReplies trained on your voice, with three tone options, built around each subreddit's norms. 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.
PostingDifferent approach
RedditGrowYou approve, it posts from your connected Reddit account. You can connect several accounts. 1
UpthreadYou post from your own account. The extension can insert the draft; you click Comment. Upthread never posts on its own.
OutreachDifferent approach
RedditGrow4-step DM sequences you send by hand, tracked in a CRM. 1
UpthreadUpthread sends no DMs.

After you post

After postingDifferent approach
RedditGrowA dashboard shows replies indexed on Google and AI citations. 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
RedditGrow$19 a month, or $79 one time for the Founder Pack. Done For You is $1000 a month. 2
Upthread$49 / $149 / $499 a month, or 2 months free yearly. A 7-day trial with Starter limits. No card required.

Switching from RedditGrow.

Like RedditGrow, Upthread starts from your URL. It reads your homepage and a few key pages, then suggests competitors, keywords, buyer questions and focus subreddits for you to edit. Set your voice, disclosure and link policy, choose engines and a country, and the first discovery and visibility runs begin, inside three minutes by design.

What you bring across

  • Your keywords and tracked competitors. Add them in setup, competitors with aliases.
  • Your pinned subreddits, as focus subreddits that raise a thread's priority.
  • Your voice. Upthread drafts from your tone and writing samples, in two variants per thread.
  • Your money keywords for Google. Turn them into buyer questions, which Upthread checks in Google's AI answers and in AI assistants.

What works differently

  • RedditGrow posts the reply for you through your connected account once you approve it. Upthread stops one step earlier: the extension can place the draft in Reddit's comment box, and you click Comment. 1
  • RedditGrow monitors your selected subreddits and scores every new post. Upthread starts from Google results and AI citations, so the threads you see are ones buyers are already being shown. 1
  • RedditGrow's visibility score covers ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude each week. Upthread adds Gemini, plus Google AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week, and keeps each thread's citation history before and after your reply. 1
  • RedditGrow drafts DM sequences for strong matches. Upthread sends no DMs; it works only in public threads, with disclosure when your brand comes up. 1

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. Reddit stopped accepting new public Data API requests on Oct 31, 2026. 3
  2. Public API access ends in March 2027. After that, commercial use of Reddit data needs a written agreement. 3
  3. On Oct 29, 2026, Reddit said it will shift to a primarily logged-in experience, starting with tests in select markets outside the US. 4
  4. 9to5Mac reported that Reddit will start requiring a logged-in account for most of its content. 5
  5. Reddit's CEO said most unauthorized access to its content happens through the logged-out experience. 6

RedditGrow and Upthread: questions.

Does RedditGrow post for me?

Yes, once you approve. It posts through your connected Reddit account via OAuth, and you review and edit each reply first. Upthread never posts: you click Comment yourself. 1

Can I use several Reddit accounts in RedditGrow?

Yes. You can connect multiple accounts and choose one for each post. Upthread works with your own account only, and never supplies or rotates accounts. 1

Which is cheaper?

RedditGrow, by a wide margin: $19 a month or $79 once, against $49 for Upthread's Starter. Upthread's price covers live checks of Google's AI answers, threads ranked by their citations and tracking for each reply. 2

Does RedditGrow send DMs?

It drafts them: a 4-step sequence that you copy and send yourself, since its FAQ says Reddit does not allow automated DMs. Upthread doesn't do DMs at all. 1

How does RedditGrow connect to Reddit?

Its FAQ says it uses your connected account through Reddit's official token-based authentication to post. Upthread doesn't use Reddit's API; it reads threads through your own browser, so Reddit's move to logged-in viewing doesn't break it. 1

Sources

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

  1. [1]RedditGrow homepage, checked Nov 6, 2026.
  2. [2]RedditGrow pricing page, checked Nov 6, 2026.
  3. [3]TechCrunch, checked Sep 30, 2026.
  4. [4]Engadget, checked Oct 29, 2026.
  5. [5]9to5Mac, checked Oct 29, 2026.
  6. [6]CyberInsider, checked Oct 30, 2026.

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