# The best Brand24 alternative for Reddit monitoring in 2026

Canonical: https://redwatcher.com/brand24-alternative

**In short**

**Brand24 is a media monitoring tool that watches Facebook, Instagram, X, news, blogs and Reddit:
$249 a month for three keywords and 2,000 mentions, updated every 12 hours, and $699 for 25
keywords. The better Brand24 alternative for Reddit is Redwatcher: 25 keywords in 25 subreddits
for $29 a month, every match scored, checked around the clock on every plan.**

Brand24's figures were read from brand24.com/prices, and Redwatcher's from redwatcher.com/pricing,
on 20 September 2026.

Brand24 watches Facebook, Instagram, X, news, blogs, other social networks and Reddit on its first
plan, and each plan above it adds more: LinkedIn, YouTube and TikTok from the second, reviews from
the third and podcasts from the fourth, with sentiment on every mention. If Reddit is where your customers talk, you pay for every one of those
sources to watch one of them.

[Redwatcher](/) is a Reddit monitoring tool. Tracks keywords, brand mentions and competitors across
the subreddits you choose, scores every match for relevance, and alerts by email, Slack, Telegram or
webhook around the clock. From $29/month per project.

[Start free](https://app.redwatcher.com/signup) Seven days, no card. From $29 a month after.

**How we checked**

**Read off Brand24's own pages on 20 September 2026.** [brand24.com/prices](https://brand24.com/prices/),
the five plan cards with the billing switch set both ways, the plan comparison grid cell by cell,
and the pricing FAQ, plus [the home page](https://brand24.com/). The pricing page's structured
data carries no price, so the figures are the ones on the cards. We have not used a paid Brand24
plan. Redwatcher wrote this page. We took the homepage screenshot on 30 August 2026 and again on 20 September 2026, when it
had not changed, and the plan cards on 20 September 2026.

## Why do people look for a Brand24 alternative?

The price of a keyword. Brand24's FAQ defines a keyword as any word or phrase you track across the
web, so Brand24 tracks every keyword you buy on every source the plan watches. Read from
[brand24.com/prices](https://brand24.com/prices/) and [redwatcher.com/pricing](/pricing) on
20 September 2026.

| Keywords you want to watch | Brand24, monthly billing | Redwatcher, monthly, with the same number of subreddits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | $249, Individual | $29 |
| 7 | $349, Team | $29 |
| 12 | $499, Pro | $29 |
| 25 | $699, Business | $29 |
| 50 | Enterprise, custom, from $1,499 billed annually | $49 |
| 100 | Enterprise, custom, from $1,499 billed annually | $89 |

*Brand24's plans as read on 20 September 2026.*

## What does Brand24 cost?

$249, $349, $499 or $699 a month billed monthly, or $199, $299, $399 or $599 a month billed
annually, and Enterprise from $1,499 a month billed annually. The pricing page opens on annual
billing. Read from [brand24.com/prices](https://brand24.com/prices/) on 20 September 2026.

| | Individual | Team | Pro | Business | Enterprise |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Price, monthly billing | $249 | $349 | $499 | $699 | custom |
| Price, annual billing | $199 a month | $299 a month | $399 a month | $599 a month | from $1,499 a month |
| Keywords | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | custom |
| Mentions a month | 2,000 | 10,000 | 40,000 | 100,000 | custom |
| Users | 1 | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Update | every 12 hours | every hour | real time | real time | real time |
| Sources | Facebook, Instagram, X, news, blogs, other socials, Reddit | those, plus LinkedIn, Medium, Quora, YouTube, TikTok | those, plus reviews, Twitch, newsletters | those, plus podcasts | same as Business |
| AI sentiment | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| AI events detection and brand assistant | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Slack and Microsoft Teams, email, mobile push | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| API | no | no | extra fee | extra fee | yes |
| Trial | 14 days, no card | | | | |

![Brand24's five pricing cards with monthly billing selected, captured 20 September 2026, showing Individual at $249 for 3 keywords, Team at $349 for 7, Pro at $499 for 12, Business at $699 for 25, and Enterprise from $1,499 billed annually](img/brand24-pricing-2026-09-20.webp "**Brand24's own plan cards** with monthly billing selected, captured 20 September 2026. Read from brand24.com/prices the same day.")

## What do Brand24's other sources cost you on Reddit?

The whole allowance, because Brand24 counts a mention from any source against the same monthly
number. Its FAQ defines a mention as a single result from a social post, a blog post, a message
board post or a news article, so the 2,000 mentions on the Individual plan are shared by every
source it watches at once, and a product name that gets a lot of Instagram
mentions uses up the allowance you wanted for Reddit. Past the limit, its FAQ says it never
charges more than the plan and contacts you about an upgrade. And on Brand24, new Reddit mentions
arrive only as often as the plan updates, which is every 12 hours at $249. Read from [brand24.com/prices](https://brand24.com/prices/) on 20 September 2026.

![Brand24's homepage, captured 30 August 2026 and unchanged on 20 September 2026, showing how it describes itself](img/shots/brand24.webp "**Brand24's own homepage**, captured 30 August 2026 and re-taken on 20 September 2026 with no change. It sells brand reputation protection across social media, news, blogs, videos, forums, podcasts and reviews. Read from brand24.com the same days.")

## Why Redwatcher is the better Brand24 alternative for Reddit

1. **Twenty-five keywords for $29, not three for $249.** On Brand24, three keywords cost $249 a
   month and 25 keywords is the $699 Business plan. Redwatcher's $29 plan watches 25 subreddits
   for 25 keywords, and the two larger plans are $49 for 50 and $89 for 100.
2. **The same speed on every plan.** Brand24 updates every 12 hours on its $249 plan, every hour
   at $349, and in real time from $499. Redwatcher checks every subreddit you track around the
   clock, multiple times every hour, on every plan.
3. **No mention allowance to share.** Brand24's $249 plan includes 2,000 mentions a month across
   every source it watches. Redwatcher sends what scores above your bar, and the rest goes under
   Skipped, where you can still read it, and none of it costs extra.
4. **A score from 0 to 100 with the reason, on every plan.** Brand24's grid lists AI sentiment and
   sorting by importance on every plan, and AI events detection and a brand assistant from $499. Its grid lists neither a relevance score nor a reason attached to a mention.
   Redwatcher writes
   the reason under every thread. Under one thread the reason reads *"A buying decision in
   progress, with the requirements and the budget stated"*, and that thread scores 94. When a
   score is wrong, you say what was wrong,
   and it becomes a rule that every later match is judged against.
5. **Unlimited team members on the entry plan.** Brand24's $249 plan is one user, and unlimited
   users start at $349. On Redwatcher every plan has unlimited team members, and each client or
   brand is its own project with its own keywords, subreddits, rules and alert channels.

![The Redwatcher inbox for a Klaviyo project: a thread scored 94, a competitor comparison scored 88, and a job post scored 24 and skipped, each with the reasons underneath](img/product-inbox.webp "**The Redwatcher inbox**, captured 31 August 2026. Every thread shows its score, the word that matched is highlighted in the title, and the reasons are underneath. Anything under your bar is not sent, and you can still read it.")

![A thread scored 94 being corrected to 38, and the correction saved as a scoring rule](img/product-scoring.webp "**Tell it what was wrong, and it becomes a rule.** Captured 30 August 2026. Redwatcher writes the correction into your scoring rules and re-scores the thread.")

![The Competitors step of Redwatcher's setup: six competitors tracked with their spellings, and two more suggested to add](img/product-setup.webp "**Setup starts from your website.** Captured 30 August 2026. Redwatcher reads it and proposes the subreddits, the keywords, your competitors and the spellings people use, and checks each subreddit against Reddit as you accept it.")

![A Redwatcher alert for a thread scored 94, as a real-time Slack message and in a batched email digest, each with the reasons and a View on Reddit button](img/product-alerts.webp "**Email, Slack, Telegram and a signed webhook, on every plan.** Captured 30 August 2026. Slack and Telegram install in one click, and every channel has a test button that sends a real message.")

Redwatcher watches Reddit only and has no plan at $0: the trial is seven days with no card. Read
from [brand24.com/prices](https://brand24.com/prices/) and [redwatcher.com/pricing](/pricing) on
20 September 2026.

[Start free](https://app.redwatcher.com/signup) Seven days, no card. From $29 a month after.
[See pricing](/pricing)

## Brand24 vs Redwatcher, side by side

| | Brand24 | Redwatcher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry price | $249 a month, or $199 billed annually | $29 a month per project |
| Keywords at the entry price | 3 | 25 |
| The plan with 25 keywords | Business, $699 a month | the $29 plan |
| Mentions | 2,000 a month at $249, shared across every source | no charge per mention |
| Update at the entry price | every 12 hours | around the clock, multiple times every hour, and the same on every plan |
| What one allowance has to cover | Facebook, Instagram, X, news, blogs, other socials and Reddit at $249, more sources on the plans above | the subreddits you choose on Reddit |
| Relevance judgement | AI sentiment and sorting by importance | a score from 0 to 100, with the reasons |
| Correcting a wrong call | not on the pricing page | say what was wrong, and it becomes a rule |
| Users at the entry price | 1 | unlimited |
| Where alerts go | email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, mobile push | email, Slack, Telegram and a signed webhook |
| A second brand or client | the same keyword allowance | another project, from $29 |
| Trial with no card | yes | yes |
| Plan at $0 | none | none |

Read from [brand24.com/prices](https://brand24.com/prices/) and
[redwatcher.com/pricing](/pricing) on 20 September 2026.

## Which one to pick

Redwatcher, if you can name the subreddits you want watched: you pay to watch those subreddits
and no other source. [The ranked list](/best-reddit-monitoring-tools) scores each tool on it at its entry
price, and
[Reddit brand monitoring](/reddit-brand-monitoring) explains how Redwatcher watches a brand, its
spellings and its competitors.

## How do you move from Brand24 to Redwatcher?

Copy your keywords out of Brand24, including the spellings and competitor names that did not fit
into three keywords, and paste them into Redwatcher. Give it your website address and it proposes the
subreddits to watch, then set the score you want to be alerted above and pick email, Slack,
Telegram or a webhook. Run both for the week of the trial and compare what each one sends before
Brand24's next bill. Read from [brand24.com/prices](https://brand24.com/prices/) on
20 September 2026.

## What other questions do people ask about Brand24?

### What is the best Brand24 alternative for Reddit?
Redwatcher. It watches 25 keywords in 25 subreddits for $29 a month, where Brand24's $249 plan
has three keywords and 2,000 mentions a month across every source it watches and its 25-keyword
plan is $699. Every match is scored from 0 to 100 with the reasons, there is no charge per
mention, and email, Slack, Telegram and a signed webhook are on every plan. Read from
brand24.com/prices and redwatcher.com/pricing on 20 September 2026.

### How much does Brand24 cost?
Brand24 costs $249 a month for Individual, $349 for Team, $499 for Pro and $699 for Business,
billed monthly, or $199, $299, $399 and $599 a month billed annually, with Enterprise from $1,499
a month billed annually. The plans carry 3, 7, 12 and 25 keywords and 2,000, 10,000, 40,000 and
100,000 mentions a month. Redwatcher costs $29 a month per project. Read from brand24.com/prices
and redwatcher.com/pricing on 20 September 2026.

### Does Brand24 have a free trial?
Yes, Brand24 has a 14-day free trial with no card, and there is no plan at $0. After the trial
the plans start at $249 a month, or $199 a month billed annually, for three keywords. Redwatcher
has no plan at $0 either: the trial is seven days with no card, then $29 a month per project for
25 keywords and 25 subreddits. Read from brand24.com/prices and redwatcher.com/pricing on
20 September 2026.

### How many keywords does Brand24 include?
Brand24 includes 3 keywords on its $249 plan, 7 at $349, 12 at $499 and 25 at $699, and a custom
count on Enterprise. Its FAQ defines a keyword as any word or phrase you track across the web,
and says the more keywords you want, the higher the plan. Redwatcher includes 25 keywords at $29,
50 at $49 and 100 at $89, and a competitor you track counts as one keyword. Read from
brand24.com/prices and redwatcher.com/pricing on 20 September 2026.

### Does Brand24 monitor Reddit?
Brand24 monitors Reddit on every plan, and its grid ticks Reddit for Individual, Team, Pro,
Business and Enterprise alike. Reddit shares the plan's keywords and its monthly mentions with
Facebook, Instagram, X, the news and blogs, so there is no separate Reddit allowance, and it
updates every 12 hours on the $249 plan. Redwatcher watches Reddit only, in the subreddits you
name, and checks around the clock on every plan. Read from brand24.com/prices on
20 September 2026.

### How often does Brand24 update?
Brand24 updates every 12 hours on its $249 Individual plan, every hour on the $349 Team plan, and
in real time on Pro at $499, Business at $699 and Enterprise, according to its plan cards.
Redwatcher checks every subreddit you track around the clock, multiple times every hour, on every
plan including the $29 one. Read from
brand24.com/prices on 20 September 2026.

### What happens when you go over Brand24's mention limit?
Brand24's FAQ says it never charges more than the price of the plan you chose, and that if your
account collects more mentions than the plan permits it contacts you to talk about an upgrade.
The limits are 2,000 mentions a month at $249, 10,000 at $349, 40,000 at $499 and 100,000 at
$699, across every source. Redwatcher has no mention allowance and no charge per mention. Read
from brand24.com/prices on 20 September 2026.

### Does Brand24 send alerts to Slack?
Brand24 lists Slack and Microsoft Teams integrations, custom email notifications, storm alerts and
mobile push notifications on every plan, from the $249 Individual plan up. Redwatcher delivers
alerts by email, Slack, Telegram and a signed webhook on every plan, including the $29 one, and
Redwatcher sends only the matches above the score you set. Read from brand24.com/prices on 20 September 2026.

### Does Brand24 score mentions for relevance?
Brand24's plan grid lists AI sentiment analysis and sorting by importance on every plan, and AI
events detection and an AI brand assistant from the $499 plan. It does not list a relevance
score or a reason attached to a mention. Redwatcher scores every post and comment from 0 to 100
with the reason written under the thread, on every plan, and a correction becomes a scoring rule.
Read from brand24.com/prices on 20 September 2026.

### Is Brand24 good for agencies?
Brand24's $249 plan has one user and its plans from $349 have unlimited users, with its keyword
and mention allowances shared by every client on the account. On Redwatcher each client is a project of its own from $29 a month, with
its own keywords, subreddits, rules and alert channels, and unlimited team members on every plan.
Read from brand24.com/prices and redwatcher.com/pricing on 20 September 2026.

### Does Redwatcher have a free plan?
Redwatcher has no plan at $0. The trial is seven days with no card, and after it the plans are $29
a month per project for 25 keywords and 25 subreddits, $49 for 50 keywords and 50 subreddits,
and $89 for 100 of each. Every feature is on every plan, including scoring, email, Slack, Telegram
and webhook alerts, and unlimited team members. Read from redwatcher.com/pricing on
20 September 2026.

### What is the difference between Brand24 and Redwatcher?
Brand24 watches Facebook, Instagram, X, news, blogs, Reddit and more from one allowance of
keywords and mentions, gives every mention a sentiment, and starts at $249 a month for three
keywords updated every 12 hours. Redwatcher watches Reddit only, in the subreddits you choose,
scores every match from 0 to 100 with the reasons, checks around the clock on every plan, and
starts at $29 a month per project for 25 keywords. Read from brand24.com/prices and
redwatcher.com/pricing on 20 September 2026.

/best-reddit-monitoring-tools | Every tool, scored out of 100 | Scored against five published criteria, at each one's entry price.
/reddit-brand-monitoring | Reddit brand monitoring | Tracking a brand, its spellings and its competitors.
/octolens-alternative | Octolens compared | Ten keywords for $199 a month, then $10 each, read from octolens.com on 30 August 2026.
/pricing | Redwatcher pricing | Three plans, per project, every feature on every one.

---

*Brand24 prices, allowances and features on this page were read from brand24.com/prices on
20 September 2026. Redwatcher is not affiliated with Brand24. Reddit is a trademark of Reddit, Inc.,
and Redwatcher is not affiliated with or endorsed by Reddit, Inc.*

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