Brandwatch is sold through a demo, with fees invoiced annually in advance by default. Monocrawl is self-serve from $29 a month: search mentions on Reddit, X, TikTok and more, track profiles, reviews and prices, and get alerts today.
150 free credits to start · No card required
70+platforms on one plan
No codesearch and monitors in the dashboard
Alertsemail, Slack, Discord or webhook
CSV and JSONexport any time
Monocrawl vs Brandwatch
Brandwatch is an enterprise social suite, sold through its sales team. Monocrawl is self-serve listening and data, priced in public and billed monthly.
| Feature | MonocrawlSelf-serve, month to month | BBrandwatchAn enterprise suite, sold by demo |
|---|---|---|
| Buying | ||
| Getting started | Sign up and search | Book a meeting to get started1 |
| Pricing | Published, from $29 a month | Not published2 |
| Billing | Monthly, cancel at period end | Invoiced annually in advance by default3 |
| Data | ||
| API access | On every plan | With API or API+ on your order, after use-case approval4 |
Built in
Everything below works in the dashboard, with no code. Developers get the same data through the API and MCP.
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 monitorRedditLead
Someone wants a Notion alternative
r/Notion · “I'm switching to Google Docs until i find a good Notion alternative”
Real posts, recorded 23 Sept 2026
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 worksDownload results as CSV or JSON, with the platform, author, date, text and a link to every post.
Open ConversationsConnect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or VS Code over MCP and ask it to research Reddit for you.
$npx --yes monocrawl-mcp@latestSet up MCPGetting started
Every account starts with free credits, with no card. Try any endpoint in the Playground.
A public profile, post, search or product. Call it once, or turn it into a monitor.
New posts, spikes and changes arrive by email, Slack, Discord or webhook, with a link to the source.
Pricing
Searches and monitor checks use credits at published rates. Every account starts with free credits.
TikTok profile1 creditInstagram profile1 creditYouTube profile1 creditX profile1 credit
Threads profile1 credit$0/ month
150 credits to start
No card required
Sign in$29/ month
10,000 credits a month
$0.0029 per credit
Get Starter$99/ month
40,000 credits a month
$0.0025 per credit
Get Pro$299/ month
135,000 credits a month
$0.0022 per credit
Get Growth$799/ month
400,000 credits a month
$0.0020 per credit
Get BusinessAnnual billing saves 20%. Prices exclude tax. Compare plans
Questions
For teams that want to start listening without a sales process, yes. Monocrawl is self-serve from $29 a month, with mention search on Reddit, X, TikTok and more, monitors and alerts, and an API on every plan covering 70+ platforms.
Brandwatch doesn’t publish prices: its plans run from standard to enterprise and start with a demo, and by default its terms have fees invoiced annually in advance and non-cancellable. Monocrawl starts at $29 a month and you can cancel at the end of any period.
Its plans start with a meeting rather than a self-serve sign-up. Monocrawl gives every account 150 free credits to start, with no card.
Yes, when your order includes its API or API+ products, subject to a use-case approval. Monocrawl’s API and MCP server come with every plan.
Yes. Monocrawl monitors check on a schedule and alert you by email, Slack, Discord or webhook, with a link to the source.
150 free credits to start. No card required.
Search mentions free