ParseStream review: what it does, what it costs, who it fits
updated 18 October 2026 · facts about other products checked 17 October 2026 from their own pages
ParseStream finds threads where people ask for what you sell and drafts a reply for you to post. This review covers what its home page lists, including the pricing and FAQ sections, as checked on 17 October 2026. We give no star rating. Its separate /pricing URL returned "not found", so every figure here comes from the home page.
What ParseStream is
The home page headline is "Turn Online Conversations Into Customers". You add keywords and choose which platforms each one covers: Reddit, Quora, LinkedIn, X and Hacker News. It reads posts, comments and questions. On Reddit it covers posts and comments across public subreddits, and you can limit a keyword to specific subreddits.
Setup
You add keywords and choose platforms. Brand setup gives the account a starting set of keywords, and AI suggests related terms.
How it judges mentions
ParseStream calls the next step Lead Detection. Each mention is qualified as a lead opportunity and tagged with an intent such as buy intent, pain point or competitor complaint. You can add custom AI filters and a subreddit filter. Historical mentions are kept, with trend charts.
Replies
For any mention you can generate a suggested reply. You pick an approach (value-first, case study, testimonial or founder story), a length, and custom instructions. The steps on its page say to copy, post and engage, so you post the reply yourself.
Where alerts go
Plan cards list email and Slack notifications.
Pricing
Monthly prices on 17 October 2026. Every plan starts with a 3-day free trial, and yearly billing takes 15% off.
| Plan | Price | Credits | Reddit and HN keywords | Quora, LinkedIn, X keywords | Domains | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | $24 | 15,000 | 20 each | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pro | $67 | 50,000 | 60 each | 10 each | 3 | 3 |
| Growth | $169 | 140,000 | 150 each | 25 each | 5 | 8 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom |
The page doesn't say how many credits one mention or one reply costs, so check that before you pick a plan.
Who it fits
ParseStream fits teams that think in keywords and want a large allowance per platform. It suits you if Quora or Hacker News matter in your market, if you run several domains from one account, or if part of your goal is replying in threads that search engines index.
What its page doesn't list
These aren't criticisms. We looked for the following on its home page and didn't find them:
- A numeric intent score. Intent is shown as a tag.
- A credit cost per action.
- X keywords on Lite.
How HearBuyers differs
HearBuyers reads X and Reddit only. It starts from your company website and scores each post from 0 to 100 for buying intent, showing the sentence where the need appears. Then it drafts a reply for a person to approve. HearBuyers is free for 14 days with no card, then from $19 a month. It doesn't read Quora or Hacker News.
See the ParseStream alternative page, the HearBuyers vs ParseStream comparison, or our guide to Reddit marketing tools.
Next step
Write down the first five keywords you would add to ParseStream. Then paste your website into HearBuyers and see how many of those buyers it finds without a keyword list.
Sources, checked 17 October 2026: ParseStream home and pricing. Product names are trademarks of their owners. HearBuyers is not affiliated with them. Spot something out of date? Write to us and we will fix it.
See who is asking for what you sell
Paste your website. Your first scored matches from X and Reddit arrive within minutes, each with a drafted reply. Free for 14 days, no card.