Syften and ScoutTide: an honest comparison
Syften watches many online communities for the filters you write and alerts you within minutes. ScoutTide reads posts and tenders against a description of what you sell and sends one ranked list each morning. Here is which one fits you.
Which one fits you
- Choose Syften if you need to answer within minutes. It aims to deliver Reddit mentions in under a minute. ScoutTide sends one ranked list a day.
- Choose Syften if you track a brand across many communities. It covers Bluesky, Mastodon, GitHub, Slack communities, newsletters and podcasts, and sends matches to RSS, an API or a webhook for your own tools.
- Choose ScoutTide if your buyers post on LinkedIn or publish tenders. ScoutTide reaches public LinkedIn and Upwork posts through web searches and reads government tenders too, all judged against one description of what you sell.
Syften and ScoutTide, compared
| Compared | Syften | ScoutTide |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | The public web plus Reddit, Hacker News, Indie Hackers, GitHub, Product Hunt, Stack Exchange, Discourse and other forums, Slack communities, Bluesky, Mastodon, newsletters and podcasts. X and YouTube are paid add-ons. Its FAQ says it does not monitor LinkedIn | Tenders from 143 official sources in 184 countries, plus social leads from Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Exchange, Discourse forums and web searches that reach LinkedIn, Upwork and X |
| How matching works | Filters you write as search queries, with AI filtering on Standard and PRO to cut noise. Alerts by email, Slack, RSS, API or webhook, aiming for under a minute on Reddit | AI reads each notice and post against a plain description of what you sell and gives a short reason for every match. One ranked list each morning, with an email digest |
| Pricing | Entry $29.95, Standard $49.95 and PRO $119.95 a month | Individual $39 a month, Team $149 a month, less when paid yearly. Bought online, cancel anytime |
| Free trial | 14 days on the PRO plan, no credit card | 14 days, no card needed to begin |
| Working as a team | Agencies can watch several clients from one account, with separate filters for each brand | Team includes 25 seats: one shared queue, each lead claimed by one person, pipeline stages and roles |
| Languages | Not stated on its website | The site in 22 languages. Tenders written in other languages are translated to English |
The Syften column is based on its own website as of October 2026: syften.com/pricing
What each does that the other does not
Going by each product’s own website as of October 2026.
Only Syften
- Alerts within a minute. A target delay of under a minute for Reddit, by email, Slack, RSS, API or webhook.
- More communities. Bluesky, Mastodon, GitHub, Indie Hackers, Product Hunt, Slack communities, newsletters and podcasts, with X and YouTube as add-ons.
- Past mentions from day one. When you sign up it shows who mentioned you in the last 60 days.
Only ScoutTide
- A description instead of filters. Describe what you sell in plain words. ScoutTide turns that into searches and gives a short reason for every match.
- LinkedIn and Upwork posts. Web searches reach public posts on both, with no login. Syften says on its own FAQ that it does not monitor LinkedIn.
- Government tenders. Tenders from official portals arrive in their own list, matched against the same description.
What ScoutTide does not do
- No instant alerts. You get one ranked list a day, ready each morning. If you need to reply within minutes of a post going up, a real time alert tool suits you better.
- No posting for you. ScoutTide never posts, replies or sends messages on your behalf. It shows you the post and why it fits, and you answer from your own account.
- No brand analytics. There are no mention counts, sentiment charts or share of voice reports. ScoutTide is a list of people who may buy, not a brand monitoring tool.
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Questions about Syften and ScoutTide
Is ScoutTide real time like Syften?
No. ScoutTide sends one ranked list each morning. Syften aims to deliver Reddit mentions within a minute, so it suits replies that have to be fast.
Do I need to write search filters?
No. You describe what you sell and ScoutTide turns that into searches. You can still add your own feeds: a subreddit, a Hacker News search, a Stack Exchange tag, a Discourse forum or any RSS feed.
Can ScoutTide find LinkedIn posts?
Yes, through web searches that reach public LinkedIn posts, with no login. It only finds what search engines have indexed, so it will not see every post. Syften says on its own FAQ that it does not monitor LinkedIn.
How much does ScoutTide cost?
Individual is $39 a month or $390 a year. Team is $149 a month or $1,490 a year. Both start with a 14 day free trial.
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The table is a summary. Your own list is the real test: describe what you sell today and read your first ranked list tomorrow morning.
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