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The Brand24 alternative

Brand monitoring.
From $29, not $249.

Brand24 starts at $249 a month for 3 keywords, with no permanent free plan. Monocrawl starts free, then $29 a month: search mentions on Reddit, X, TikTok and more, track up to 200 keywords and get alerts in email, Slack or Discord.

Search mentions freeSee the comparison

1,000 free credits every month · No card required

70+ platformsYour stack
MonocrawlOne API
MonitorsAlertsCSV exportAI agents

70+platforms on one plan

No codesearch and monitors in the dashboard

Alertsemail, Slack, Discord or webhook

CSV and JSONexport any time

Monocrawl vs Brand24

More keywords.
For less.

Brand24 is a listening dashboard sold in keyword and mention bundles. Monocrawl is self-serve listening and data, priced per check, with an API on every plan.

FeatureMonocrawlSelf-serve, from $29BBrand24Listening plans from $249
Price
First paid plan$29 a month$249 a month1
Free plan1,000 credits every monthNo permanent free plan2
Keywords
Keywords trackedUp to 200 monitors on every plan3 on Individual, 25 on Business1
Changing a keywordAny timeUp to 5 times per keyword each billing period3
TikTok mentionsEvery planTeam, $349 a month, and up1
Data
API accessEvery plan, with your own keyExtra fee on Pro and Business; included on Enterprise1
Brand24 details checked 23 Sept 2026:1Brand24 pricing2Brand24 pricing details3Brand24 terms

Built in

Research, tracking, alerts.
One account.

Everything below works in the dashboard, with no code. Developers get the same data through the API and MCP.

Track every keyword

Each keyword becomes a monitor. Monocrawl checks Reddit, X, TikTok, YouTube and more, and sends new posts to email, Slack, Discord or your webhook.

See what you can monitor

Real posts, recorded 23 Sept 2026

Find the pain points

Describe what you want, like “people asking for an alternative”, and the AI filter keeps only the posts that match. On paid plans.

How search works

Export anything

Download results as CSV or JSON, with the platform, author, date, text and a link to every post.

Open Conversations

Ask your AI agent

Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or VS Code over MCP and ask it to research Reddit for you.

$npx --yes monocrawl-mcp@latestSet up MCP

Switching

Move your keywords
in a few minutes.

  1. 01

    Copy your keywords

    Note the keywords you track in Brand24 and the words you exclude to keep the noise down.

  2. 02

    Create a monitor for each

    Add the keyword, pick Reddit, X, TikTok and any other sources, and add exclusions for noisy words.

  3. 03

    Choose where alerts go

    Email, Slack, Discord or your webhook, as each post arrives or as a daily summary.

Pricing

Every price published.
Start free.

Searches and monitor checks use credits at published rates. Every account gets free credits each month.

What a credit buysReddit search1 creditX search1 creditTikTok search2 creditsHacker News search1 credit

Free

$0/ month

1,000 credits a month

No card required

Start free

Starter

$29/ month

10,000 credits a month

$0.0029 per credit

Get Starter

Pro

Most popular

$99/ month

40,000 credits a month

$0.0025 per credit

Get Pro

Growth

$299/ month

135,000 credits a month

$0.0022 per credit

Get Growth

Business

$799/ month

400,000 credits a month

$0.0020 per credit

Get Business

Annual billing saves 20%. Prices exclude tax. Compare plans

Questions

Switching from
Brand24?

Is Monocrawl a good Brand24 alternative?

For teams that want to start small, yes. Monocrawl is free to start and $29 a month after that, with mention search on Reddit, X, TikTok and more, up to 200 keyword monitors, and an API on every plan covering 70+ platforms.

How much does Brand24 cost?

Plans start at $249 a month for Individual (3 keywords, 2,000 mentions, updated every 12 hours), or $199 a month billed annually, up to $699 a month for Business. Enterprise starts at $1,499 a month, billed annually. Monocrawl starts at $29 a month, with 1,000 free credits every month.

Does Brand24 have a free plan?

It has a 14-day trial with no card, but no permanent free plan. Every Monocrawl account gets 1,000 free credits a month, with no card.

Does Brand24 have an API?

Yes, for an extra fee on its Pro and Business plans, and included on Enterprise; the key comes from its customer success team. Monocrawl’s API and MCP server come with every plan, and you create your own key.

Can I get alerts in Slack?

Yes, with both. Monocrawl sends alerts to email, Slack, Discord or your webhook, as each post arrives or as a daily summary.

Start listening today.
From $29 a month.

1,000 free credits every month. No card required.

Search mentions free