Pulse
Quick answer
Pulse scans Reddit for high-intent buying conversations, drafts a spam-safe reply, and tracks competitor mentions, complaints and migration stories on the platform. It also scans ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Grok daily for brand visibility. Reddit is its only listed monitored source. Starter allows up to 150 qualified leads a month, 40 keywords and 5 competitors, while Growth allows up to 1,500 leads and 80 keywords. Dollar prices load dynamically and are not shown, and a free preview needs no credit card.
Best for
A team that wants Reddit lead discovery and AI-visibility scanning in one tool.
Not for
A team that needs monitoring beyond Reddit, such as news, blogs or other social platforms.
Facts
Pricing
- Starter: Not published
- Growth: Not published
- Enterprise: Not published
From Pulse's website, checked Oct 2026.
Free plan or trial
Free preview, no credit card required
From Pulse's website, checked Oct 2026.
Sources covered
AI engines tracked
ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Grok
API / MCP
API access and custom integrations on the Enterprise plan
How MarketHQ compares
| Feature | MarketHQ | Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Free (paid from $29/mo) | Not published |
| Free plan or trial | Free tier, no card required | Free preview, no credit card required |
| Sources covered | Hacker News, GitHub, RSS, Stack Overflow, Dev.to, Lobsters, Reddit, LinkedIn, YouTube, X, Perplexity, Product Hunt, Broader web crawl, Bluesky | |
| AI engines tracked | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek | ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Grok |
| API / MCP | Yes, on every paid plan | API access and custom integrations on the Enterprise plan |
Alternatives
- MarketHQ: tracks brand mentions across communities, news, blogs, social and AI answers, with gap analysis and action plans.
- Alert HN: A developer who only wants free, fast email alerts for Hacker News mentions.
- KWatch.io: A team that wants real-time keyword alerts across LinkedIn, X, Reddit and Hacker News at a low monthly price.
- Notifier: A team that wants broad Reddit, Hacker News and social alerts with AI filtering at a modest monthly price.
- Octolens: Teams that want community and social monitoring with API and MCP access on every plan.
- Redreach: A team focused on Reddit that wants AI-guided replies and DM outreach.
- ReplyGuy: A founder or small team that wants AI-drafted replies to Reddit and Twitter/X mentions of a product.
Related
- Best AI visibility and brand monitoring tools: category shortlists with a disclosed method.
- Glossary: definitions of the terms that come up when comparing tools like this one.
Sources
- Pulse: https://usepulse.ai (checked Oct 2026)