Heardley alternatives (2026)
Heardley keeps an ear on mentions across social so you hear when your name comes up. If the mentions you most want to catch are on Reddit, a tool that reads Reddit in full will miss fewer of them. Here are the alternatives to weigh.
The short answer
Heardley watches social mentions and nudges you when they appear. When those mentions are on Reddit, subding is our pick: it reads every Reddit post and comment and sends the match to Slack, Discord, email or a webhook, so nothing in the thread slips by.
Stay on Heardley if
- You watch mentions across social.
- Reddit is one of several channels.
- Its coverage already suits you.
Move to subding if
- Reddit is where mentions matter most.
- You want the whole thread read.
- You want fast alerts in Slack.
Our pick: subding, when the mentions you care about are on Reddit and you want them read in full. 7-day free trial, no card.
Heardley alternatives, compared
Heardley spreads across social; subding goes deep on Reddit. The table shows what a Reddit-first tool adds where mentions matter, with subding highlighted as our pick.
| Tool | Channels | Posts + comments | Sources | Speed | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subdingour pick | Slack, Discord, email, webhook | ✓ Yes | Every 5 min | From $19/mo | Full-thread Reddit mentions | |
| Heardley | In-app, email | Limited | Social + web | Periodic | Paid | Cross-social mention alerts |
| Brand24 | In-app, email, Slack | Limited | Web, news, social | Periodic | From ~$149/mo | Listening with reports |
| F5Bot | Email only | ✓ Yes | Reddit, HN, Lobsters | Batched email | Free | Free mention alerts |
| Syften | Slack, email, webhook | ✓ Yes | Reddit, HN, forums | Near real-time | Paid | Multi-forum monitoring |
How we compared them
We assessed these on how fully each reads Reddit and how fast a mention reaches you, since a mention caught late on Reddit is often one that has already shaped a view.
- Reddit depth. Whether Reddit comments are read as closely as posts.
- Speed. Minutes to the mention versus a periodic sweep that lands later.
- Delivery. A Slack alert that reaches you, or a mention feed you check.
- Focus. A Reddit-first watch against a thin layer across many networks.
subding is our own, so weigh the flattery. Heardley is a tidy cross-social mention tool, and if your mentions are spread out it earns its place; we lead when Reddit is where they land.
1. subding: the whole-thread pick
Our pickWhat it is: a Reddit keyword monitor that reads the whole thread, not just the headline. Add your names and terms, we scan every post and comment across Reddit every five minutes, and each mention reaches Slack, Discord, email or a webhook.
Where it shines
- Reads Reddit comments in full, where many mentions live.
- Catches a mention within minutes of it appearing.
- A 200-character keyword captures a name, product or phrase.
- Flat pricing, all channels included, and a 7-day free trial.
our mention tool keeps missing us on reddit, anything that catches Reddit mentions in every comment, not just the post?
→ A mention to reply to
The honest trade-off: we watch Reddit alone, so the other networks Heardley covers are outside our scope. If your mentions are genuinely spread across social, that breadth is something we do not offer.
Best for: people whose most important mentions are on Reddit and want the whole thread read.
2. Heardley: the cross-social mention tool
What it is: a mention-monitoring tool that watches across social networks and the web and alerts you when your name or keyword appears, aimed at keeping one eye on everywhere.
Strengths
- Coverage across several social channels.
- Alerts when your name or keyword shows up.
- Useful when your mentions are genuinely spread out.
The trade-off: watching many channels means Reddit is read more lightly, and a mention buried in a comment can be missed. If Reddit is where mentions matter, a Reddit-first tool catches more of them, more completely.
Best for: people tracking mentions across several social networks at once.
Other Heardley alternatives to weigh
If you want reporting or a free option, these are the neighbours, each with a full page.
Which one should you pick?
Sort it by where your mentions matter and how deep you need Reddit read.
- Mentions spread across social: Heardley keeps them in one view.
- Mentions matter on Reddit: subding, whole-thread and fast into Slack.
- You want reports too: Brand24 leans into analytics.
- You want a free start: F5Bot emails your matches and charges nothing.
“A late mention has already shaped the view. And on Reddit it is usually the comment, not the post, that carries it.”
Catching Reddit mentions early matters more each year, because Reddit threads are what buyers and AI assistants read when they form a view, which we cover in how Reddit shapes AI answers.
Coming from Heardley
If the Reddit mentions were the ones you cared about in Heardley, moving that part across is quick.
- Start a trial. Seven days on the free trial, no card, and a keyword box ready to fill.
- Add your names and terms. Brand names, products and phrases, each up to 200 characters so a full mention pattern fits.
- Deliver to Slack. Route matches to Slack, Discord, email or a webhook so mentions land quickly.
- Keep Heardley for the rest. If other channels still matter, run it alongside; subding takes the Reddit mentions.
Heardley alternatives: your questions
What is the best Heardley alternative for Reddit?
subding, if your key mentions land on Reddit: it reads posts and comments platform-wide and pushes matches to Slack, Discord, email or a webhook in about five minutes. Heardley watches across social, so choose by whether your mentions are spread out or concentrated on Reddit.
Does Heardley catch Reddit comments?
It covers Reddit among several channels, so comment depth is lighter than a Reddit-first tool, and a mention inside a thread can be missed. subding makes Reddit posts and comments its whole focus, so a mention in a comment is caught the same as one in a post.
Can subding watch other social networks?
No, it is Reddit-only by design. If your mentions appear across many networks, Heardley has the reach; if they mostly appear on Reddit, subding reads that platform far more closely.
How fast are subding’s alerts?
It checks Reddit every five minutes and sends on the next sweep, so a fresh mention usually reaches you within minutes, early enough to reply while the thread is still live.
Is subding cheaper than Heardley?
For a Reddit-only need it usually is, at a flat $19, $49 or $149 a month with every channel included, on a 7-day free trial. Cross-social tools price for their breadth, so match the tool to how many networks you truly watch.
Does subding post to Reddit?
No. subding is a read-only monitor: it surfaces the Reddit thread and you write whatever you want to. Nothing is posted automatically on your behalf.
Mentions everywhere, or Reddit, in full.
Start a free trial, add your keywords, and we read every Reddit post and comment, then ding Slack, Discord, email or a webhook within five minutes.
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