Your buyers do not stay on one site. They ask on Reddit, debate on Hacker News, debug on Stack Overflow, and compare tools on GitHub issues. Needle runs one query across the communities your plan includes and scores buying intent on every result - alerts tell you something matched; search tells you what to open first.
Run a query on demand across platforms. Results stream with sentiment and intent.
Paid plans re-run saved brand setup on your cadence with optional digests.
Public preview of rising pain themes - no account required.
| Approach | Best for | Intent | Free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyword alerts (F5Bot, Syften) | Notify on match | Low | Often |
| Reddit-only tools | Single channel | Varies | Varies |
| Needle | Ranked multi-platform search | High | Trending Problems |
Preview from your URL, then search communities with buying intent on paid plans.