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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.
Side by side

At a glance

Mentionr compared with Syften
Capability Mentionr Syften
Sources covered Reddit only Ten-plus sources
Reddit comment coverage Yes Thread context attached Yes
Subreddit rules in the composer Yes No
Intent classification Yes No
Reply drafts Yes Human confirms every one No
MCP server Yes Yes
Seats Unlimited from Pro Per plan
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Checked 2026-08-09 · sources linked per row · Syften pricing

Their strength

Where 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.

Switching

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

  • Free

    $0

    Start free
    • 1 project · 3 keywords
    • Every 6 hours
    • 10 AI drafts/mo
    • 7-day history
  • Pro

    $29 /mo

    $290/yr · $24.17/mo

    Start trial
    • 1 project · 25 keywords
    • Every 60 minutes
    • 150 AI drafts/mo
    • Slack, Discord, API
    • 6-month history
  • Trial tier

    Business

    $99 /mo

    $990/yr · $82.50/mo

    Start 14-day trial
    • 5 projects · 100 keywords
    • Every 15 minutes
    • 1,000 AI drafts/mo
    • 15 competitors
    • 24-month history
  • Agency

    $249 /mo

    $2,490/yr · $207.50/mo

    Start trial
    • 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.