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Use code CR7 at checkout - Solo, Growth, and Scale. Through 30 June 2026.

Built for B2B SaaS, dev tools, and founder-led GTM.

Solo

Less than one hour of your time per month: 5 intent-ranked searches a day, welcome-grade Auto Search, CSV export, Slack digests, and reply drafts.

$15/mo

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Manual search

5 full scans/day · 300/mo · up to 50 posts per scan

One run covers every community on your plan at once. Auto Search refresh passes don't use this quota.

Automation

Auto Search for your brand

Runs on your schedule, flags new posts since the last pass, optional digests. Never spends manual scan quota.

Replies

25 paste-ready reply drafts/day · 450/mo

AI suggests wording; you review, tweak, and post yourself.

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Growth

Export proof for investors and run 7-day searches when launches spike - plus competitor signals and Slack digests.

$49/mo

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Discovery

Exports (PDF & CSV), competitor mentions, YouTube, Tumblr & Forums (15 public forums), and a 7-day search window

Much higher daily and monthly scan caps and more posts per run - exact numbers in the comparison table.

Automation

Slack, Discord & Google Chat digest alerts

Interval digests and faster Auto refresh options (from 4h). Refresh passes never use your manual scan quota.

Replies & support

Priority support and far higher reply-draft budgets

Grow outreach with AI-suggested paste-ready replies you still review before posting.

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Scale

When discovery is your full-time job: top limits, X included, white-label exports, and concierge support.

$149/mo

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Everything in Growth - plus

Discovery

X (Twitter) search, Forums (30 public forums), 30-day manual history, and the highest run & post-per-scan caps

Built for teams where discovery is always on - full numbers in the comparison table.

Automation

Microsoft Teams digests and the fastest refresh schedules

Down to 1h Auto refresh and the richest digest cadences. Refresh passes never use manual quota.

Client-ready

White-label reports, Excel & JSON exports, Concierge support

Branded deliverables plus 300 paste-ready reply drafts/day (3,000/mo) for high-volume outreach.

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Detailed Feature Comparison

Compare specifications across all premium plans. Each feature row includes a plain-English note on what it means day to day.

FeatureSoloGrowthScale
Daily manual searches

How many manual multi-community searches you can start per calendar day. One run queries every community on your plan at once.

5 runs30 runs150 runs
Monthly manual searches

Total manual searches you can start per billing month. Auto Search refresh runs do not count toward this quota.

300 runs1800 runs9000 runs
Max results per search

Cap on how many posts we fetch and score in a single search so lists stay fast, readable, and high-signal.

50 results200 results500 results
Supported platforms

10+ communities on Growth and Scale (plan-dependent). Includes Forums on Growth/Scale; X (Twitter) on Scale. Solo has a smaller set - see icons below.

Reddit
Stack Overflow
Hacker News
GitHub
Lobsters
Mastodon
Bluesky

7 networks

Reddit
Stack Overflow
Hacker News
YouTube
GitHub
Mastodon
Lobsters
Tumblr
Bluesky
Forums

10 networks

Reddit
Stack Overflow
Hacker News
YouTube
GitHub
Mastodon
Lobsters
Tumblr
X
Bluesky
Forums

11 networks

Public forums searched

Forums is one network in Search that queries many curated public product forums per run (50 in our registry). Host counts vary by plan.

-15 forumsper run30 forumsper run
Result filtering controls

Refine output by relevance score, sentiment, sort order, and platform to surface the highest-signal leads faster instead of scrolling everything.

Auto Search

Auto Search for your brand: on the schedule you pick, Needle checks again for new posts since the last pass and can send digest alerts when your plan supports them. These automatic runs do not count toward manual search quotas.

Competitor mention

On manual search and Auto Search runs, we score a capped set of posts that lexically match your saved competitors so you see mention-quality as well as topic fit (Growth and Scale).

How often Auto Search refreshes

How often we can check again for your brand to find new posts since the last check. These refresh runs do not count toward manual search quotas.

Every 8 hoursDailyWeekly
Every 4 hoursEvery 12 hoursDailyWeekly
Every hourEvery 4 hoursEvery 6 hoursEvery 12 hoursDailyWeekly
How far back Auto Search looks

Rolling window of posts we fetch on each Auto Search pass (after your first run). Separate from how often Auto Search runs.

24 hours
12 hours24 hours
1 hour4 hours12 hours24 hours
Auto Search alert channels

Which chat-app incoming webhooks we can deliver Auto Search digest alerts to on your plan (Slack, Discord, Google Chat, Microsoft Teams - varies by tier).

google_chat
slack
slack
discord
google_chat
slack
google_chat
discord
microsoft_teams
Auto Search alert frequency

How often we can send an alert after finding new posts since the last send.

Up to once per day (your timezone)
Every 4 hoursEvery 12 hoursDaily
Every hourEvery 4 hoursEvery 6 hoursEvery 12 hoursDaily
AI reply drafts (daily)

Short AI-written reply options for threads you find. Review, edit, approve, queue, or send from Replies within your plan limits.

25 drafts90 drafts300 drafts
AI reply drafts (monthly)

Same as daily drafts, but the monthly ceiling so heavy outreach weeks do not surprise you.

450 drafts900 drafts3000 drafts
Anti-ban reply engine

Our approach to drafts: human-in-the-loop only, tone and product-mention controls, and wording aimed at sounding like a helpful member - not automated spam.

Data export (PDF, CSV)

Download results and reports to share with teammates, drop into slides, or archive in your own tools.

White-label reports

Remove Needle branding from exported reports so client-facing decks look like they came from your shop (Scale).

Customer support level

How fast we prioritize answers when something breaks or you need a human - Standard, Priority, or Concierge by plan.

StandardPriorityConcierge

Common Questions

Can I cancel anytime?

Absolutely. You can cancel your subscription inside your account settings with a single click. Cancellation terms are shown clearly before checkout and in your subscription settings.

How does the billing work?

We use Dodo Payments for secure billing. Your card is required at checkout. 7-day free trial on all plans. The first paid charge is after the trial unless you cancel first. Promo codes apply to your first paid invoice after the trial.

Is there a free plan?

No forever-free tier for Search. 7-day free trial on all plans (one trial per account). Directory listings and free tools at useneedle.net/tools do not require a subscription.