Tracking mentions of a keyword or brand across Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Overflow, Product Hunt, and Google News — the places technical and general audiences actually talk, distinct from social platforms.
| Actor | Best for | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Reddit Posts & Comments Scraper | Keyword search across all of Reddit | $0.15 / monitored subject re-checked |
| Reddit Subreddit Posts & Comments Scraper | One specific subreddit you already follow | $0.15 / monitored subject re-checked |
| Reddit User Posts & Comments Scraper | One specific Reddit account’s history | $0.15 / monitored subject re-checked |
| Hacker News Scraper | Developer-community link/comment threads by keyword | $0.001 / hacker news story + $0.002 / monitored subject re-checked |
| Stack Overflow Scraper | Q&A-style developer discussion by tag | $0.002 / stack overflow question + $0.002 / monitored subject re-checked |
| Product Hunt Scraper | New launches matching a topic | $0.01 / new launch alert + $0.2 / monitored subject re-checked |
| Google News API | General news coverage, no API key | Free (see Store page) |
The three Reddit Actors differ only in scope: keyword across all of Reddit, one known subreddit, or one known account — pick based on what you already know. Hacker News and Stack Overflow both cover developer audiences but different formats: link/discussion threads vs. structured Q&A. Product Hunt is launch-specific, not ongoing discussion. Google News is the only general-news source in this family and the only free one.
Reddit Posts & Comments Scraper — broadest reach when you don’t know which subreddit to watch. Try it: live example.
Same keyword, different audience: see Social Monitoring for X/Twitter and Instagram/TikTok coverage of the same topic.