Best AI social listening software in 2026
Social listening software is built to tell you that somebody said your name. That is a different job from joining the conversation, and the prices in this category reflect the enterprise reporting most of these products were built for. AnswerPlug is listed first because it is the only entry here that ends in a posted comment, not because it does the broadest monitoring — it does not. Prices as published on 2 September 2026.
01
AnswerPlug
Does
Reads your site, finds Reddit threads where what you sell is being asked about, drafts an answer for each one, and — once you approve it — has a person post it from an established account.
Price
$10.00 per comment that goes live. No subscription and no seats. $20 in free credits on card add, a daily budget you set, top-ups of $30 or $100.
Posting
A person posts it by hand from their own established Reddit account, spaced through the day.
Removed
Every comment is checked back a day later. If it was removed, the full $10.00 goes back on your balance.
02
Brand24
Does
Social listening across social networks, news, blogs and other sources, with sentiment analysis and reporting.
Price
From $249 a month. Individual $249, Team $349, Pro $499, Business $699 a month, Enterprise from $1,499 a month billed annually.
Posting
None. It monitors and reports.
Gap
Built for brand monitoring across many sources rather than for replying on Reddit, and the entry plan costs more per month than fifty AnswerPlug comments would.
03
Awario
Does
Monitors mentions of your brand or product across social networks and the web, including Reddit.
Price
From €29 a month. Starter €29, Pro €89, Enterprise €249 a month on annual billing; €49, €149 and €399 monthly.
Posting
None. It finds mentions and reports on them.
Gap
Mention tracking rather than thread selection, with no drafting and no posting.
04
Syften
Does
Monitors Reddit, Hacker News, X, forums and blogs for your keywords and alerts you when they appear.
Price
$29.95, $49.95 or $119.95 a month. Entry $29.95, Standard $49.95, Syften PRO $119.95 a month, plus a tailor-made tier.
Posting
None. It sends alerts; you write and post the reply.
Gap
No drafts, no approval queue, no posting, and the subscription is the same whether you reply to one thread or none.
05
Buska
Does
Social listening across 30+ platforms with intent scoring, plus a Reply Studio that drafts responses.
Price
$49, $99 or $249 a month. Starter $49, Growth $99, Scale $249, Agency custom.
Posting
Drafts are yours to post; the Scale plan adds an agent that sends outreach.
Gap
Nobody on their side posts a Reddit comment for you, and the price is a monthly subscription rather than a per-comment charge.
06
F5Bot
Does
Emails you when your keywords appear on Reddit, Hacker News or Lobsters, usually within minutes.
Price
Free, or $9.99 / $49.99 a month. A free tier with no card, Silver $9.99 and Gold $49.99 a month.
Posting
None. It is a keyword alert service.
Gap
Keyword matching only: no relevance scoring, no drafting, no posting. Everything after the email is your work.
07
GummySearch
Does
Reddit audience research: discover, search and analyse subreddits and the conversations in them.
Price
check. The site states the product closed on 30 November 2025 and no longer lists plans.
Posting
None. It is a research tool and never posts.
Gap
Nothing is drafted or posted, and as of the notice on its own site the product is closed.