GummySearch, the paid Reddit-only audience and pain-research tool, shut down on November 30, 2025. This is an honest, current roundup of what to use instead — organized by what you're actually trying to do, not just by name recognition.
There's no single drop-in replacement for GummySearch — the right pick depends on your use case. For Reddit-only pain and idea research closest to what GummySearch did, PainOnSocial is the nearest match. For Reddit lead generation and outreach — a different job entirely — it's SubredditSignals. For free keyword monitoring with no scoring, it's F5Bot. And if you want a tool that mines more than Reddit and delivers finished, scored idea briefs on a schedule, that's BuyerTell (six sources, daily delivery) or Trend Seeker (a browsable multi-source idea library).
Every cell below is limited to what each company has publicly stated. Fields with no public data are marked "not published" rather than guessed — pricing and features change, so treat everything as accurate as of 2026, not guaranteed.
| Tool | Primary sources | What it outputs | Delivery | Pricing (as of 2026) | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BuyerTell | Six — Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Exchange, App Store reviews, GitHub Issues, Lobsters | Three scored, evidence-grounded SaaS idea briefs per run | Telegram, Slack, or email — daily, plus an interactive bot | Free / $29 / $59 / $149 per month | ✓ Yes — self-hostable, plus hosted plans |
| PainOnSocial | Reddit only | AI-scored pain points (frequency & intensity) with source quotes and permalinks, plus AI-generated solution ideas | Web app (as of 2026) | $19/mo & $49/mo | ✗ Not published |
| Trend Seeker | Multi-source — community demand signals, job ads, podcasts | A browsable library of validated ideas with evidence scores, a demand map, and an idea validator | Web app / API | Not published | ✗ Not published |
| SubredditSignals | Reddit only | Buyer-intent classified leads, an engagement queue, and competitor intel — built for outreach, not idea discovery | Web app (as of 2026) | $29/mo, $59/mo, $2,000/mo managed | ✗ Not published |
| Reddily | Reddit only | AI Reddit pain-point analysis | Web app (as of 2026) | Pay-per-analysis; starts with a few free credits | ✗ Not published |
| F5Bot | Reddit & Hacker News | Keyword-mention alerts — monitoring only, no scoring or analysis | Free | ✗ Not published | |
| GummySearch | Reddit only | Searchable Reddit audience & pain research | Discontinued | ✗ Discontinued Nov 30, 2025 | ✗ No |
These tools do roughly the same job GummySearch did — surface real pain points and turn them into idea signal — with different source coverage and output formats.
Mines six sources — Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Exchange, App Store reviews, GitHub Issues, and Lobsters — and uses Claude Opus 4.8 to synthesize three scored, evidence-grounded idea briefs, delivered daily to Telegram, Slack, or email. Open source and self-hostable, or hosted from free up to $149/mo. Best if you want App Store switching-intent signal alongside Reddit, not just Reddit alone.
The closest thing to a direct GummySearch successor. Finds Reddit pain points, scores them by frequency and intensity with quotes and permalinks back to the source, and generates AI solution ideas from them. $19/mo and $49/mo plans. Best if Reddit alone is enough signal for you.
A browsable library of validated ideas pulled from community demand signals, job ads, and podcasts, each with an evidence score. Includes a demand map, an idea validator, and API access. Pricing isn't publicly listed. Best if you'd rather browse pre-validated ideas than mine raw signal yourself.
An AI Reddit-analysis tool — a Chrome extension that analyzes any thread in one click (plus batch analysis by keyword), pulling sentiment, pain points, feature requests, and competitor mentions in about 30 seconds, exportable to PDF. Credit-based (~$0.27 per analysis, 5 free to start), no subscription. Best for quick, on-demand Reddit checks (as of 2026).
This isn't idea discovery — it's finding people to sell to and talking to them. Don't confuse it with a GummySearch replacement.
Finds high-intent Reddit leads and helps you reply with human-voice comments, using buyer-intent classification, an engagement queue, and competitor intel. $29/mo, $59/mo, and a $2,000/mo managed tier. Best if you already have a product and want warm Reddit leads — not if you're still looking for what to build.
If you just want a heads-up when your keywords come up, you don't need a paid research tool at all.
Free. Emails you whenever your chosen keywords are mentioned on Reddit or Hacker News. It's monitoring, not analysis — no scoring, no synthesis, no research layer — but for zero dollars, it covers the "don't miss a mention" use case well.
See the full breakdown of what changed and why in BuyerTell vs. GummySearch, or browse the blog for deeper dives on intent scoring and idea synthesis.
GummySearch, a paid Reddit-only audience and pain-research tool, was discontinued on November 30, 2025. It stopped new signups, renewals, and payments.
It depends on what you need. For Reddit-only pain research closest to what GummySearch did, PainOnSocial is the nearest match. For a tool that mines more than Reddit and delivers scored idea briefs daily, BuyerTell is the multi-source option. For a browsable library of pre-validated ideas, Trend Seeker. There is no single best pick — the right one depends on your use case.
F5Bot is free. It emails you when your keywords are mentioned on Reddit and Hacker News, but it only monitors and alerts — it does not score, analyze, or synthesize ideas the way GummySearch did.
BuyerTell and Trend Seeker both go beyond Reddit. BuyerTell mines six sources — Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Exchange, App Store reviews, GitHub Issues, and Lobsters — and delivers scored idea briefs daily. Trend Seeker pulls from community demand signals, job ads, and podcasts into a browsable idea library.
Six sources, scored by intent, synthesized by Claude, delivered before your coffee's cold.