COMPARISON
Mentionr vs Syften
Syften monitors ten-plus sources; we go deep on one. The right comparison is not price — it is whether your answer lives on Reddit or across the whole web.
The short version
- Pick Mentionr if Reddit is where the conversation happens and you want thread context, subreddit rules and reply drafts.
- Pick Syften if you need Hacker News, GitHub, YouTube, Bluesky, Mastodon and podcasts in the same feed.
- Both are fine if you are comparing on alerting alone — the delivery quality is similar.
At a glance
| Capability | Mentionr | Syften |
|---|---|---|
| Sources covered | Reddit only | Ten-plus sources |
| Reddit comment coverage | ✓ Thread context attached | ✓ |
| Subreddit rules in the composer | ✓ | ✕ |
| Intent classification | ✓ | ✕ |
| Reply drafts | ✓ Human confirms every one | ✕ |
| MCP server | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seats | Unlimited from Pro | Per plan |
Checked 2026-08-09 · sources linked per row · Syften pricing
Try Mentionr freeWhere Syften is the better choice
Syften covers Hacker News, GitHub, YouTube, Bluesky, Mastodon and podcasts, has an MCP server and a long track record. If a mention on Hacker News matters as much to you as a mention on Reddit, buy Syften — we do not cover it and we are not going to pretend a Reddit-only tool is a substitute.
Moving across
Copy your Syften filters across as keywords and exclusions. Our backfill then fills in the Reddit history from before you signed up, which is the part a filter list cannot carry with it.
What Mentionr costs
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Pro
$29 /mo
$290/yr · $24.17/mo
- 1 project · 25 keywords
- Every 60 minutes
- 150 AI drafts/mo
- Slack, Discord, API
- 6-month history
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Trial tier
Business
$99 /mo
$990/yr · $82.50/mo
- 5 projects · 100 keywords
- Every 15 minutes
- 1,000 AI drafts/mo
- 15 competitors
- 24-month history
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Agency
$249 /mo
$2,490/yr · $207.50/mo
- 25 projects · 300 keywords
- Every 5 minutes
- 4,000 AI drafts/mo
- White-label reports
- Client dashboards
Questions
- You are similarly priced — what is the actual difference?
- Breadth against depth. Syften watches more places; we do more with the one place. Neither is the better answer in the abstract.
- Do you plan to add other sources?
- No. A Reddit-only product can carry subreddit rules, thread lifecycle and posting safety, and a multi-source one structurally cannot.
- Do you both have an MCP server?
- Yes.
- Which is better for a team?
- Seats are unlimited here from Pro, which matters more the larger the team gets.
Try Mentionr free — no card
Fourteen days of Business, then Free if you do nothing. Nothing is deleted either way.