figures verified 2026-09-10

Keyhole alternative

A developer or an agent wants per-unit pricing and developer sources. Keyhole is built for marketers tracking hashtags and influencers, not for developers or agents monitoring Hacker News, Discourse, or GitHub. The API is gated to Corporate at $539/mo. There is no MCP server, no llms.txt, and no agent surface. The Muck Rack acquisition shifts positioning toward PR teams.

What you keep

  • Hashtag and influencer tracking if the team uses those features.
  • The Muck Rack integration if the team uses Muck Rack for PR outreach.

What changes

  • Developer sources: Discourse, GitHub, Hacker News, and Stack Exchange today.
  • Per-unit pricing with a quote before each call instead of a tracker-based subscription.
  • Push to an agent instead of email alerts. A catch calls a webhook, a Claude Code command, a Doozy todo, or a GitHub dispatch.
  • API on every plan, including the free tier. Keyhole gates its API to Corporate at $539/mo.
  • No tracker limits. Keyhole charges by tracker count (3, 10, unlimited). discatch catches are not limited by count.

How to move

Three steps. Your AI assistant can do all of them with only the domain name.

  1. 1

    Get a trial key

    No email, no credit card, and a free amount of usage on free sources. Enough to try discatch on the terms you watch today.

    the agent does

    curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/keys/trial
  2. 2

    Get a price quote for your terms

    Turn each Keyhole keyword into a search and price it. Before anything runs, discatch tells you the most it can cost. Compare that number to what you pay now.

    the agent does

    curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/quote \
      -d '{ "query": "\"your product\"", "sources": ["hackernews", "discourse", "web"], "since": "7d" }'
  3. 3

    Set up standing searches with a destination

    One standing search per term, delivered to a webhook, a Claude Code or Codex command, a Doozy todo, or email. Run both tools side by side for a week. Searches that find nothing cost nothing.

    the agent does

    curl https://api.discatch.com/v1/catches -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISCATCH_KEY" \
      -d '{ "name": "your product", "query": "\"your product\"", "sources": ["hackernews", "discourse", "web"], "interval": "15m", "destination": { "type": "webhook", "url": "https://example.com/hooks/discatch" } }'

Before you move

  • Check whether you use hashtag or influencer tracking. discatch does not have those features.
  • Note which sources you read. If mainstream social is your focus, Keyhole may cover it.
  • Try the free tier. Catches that fire nothing cost nothing.

Keyhole pricing, dated

ProfessionalCorporateEnterprise
Monthly$179$539$999
Trackers310unlimited
APInoyesyes
YouTubenonoyes
ExportPDF, XLSPDF, XLS, APIPDF, XLS, API
Prices from third-party sources on 2026-09-10. keyhole.co returned 403.

What Keyhole does well

Keyhole is a focused social media analytics tool for hashtag tracking, influencer identification, and campaign reporting. Its dashboards give real-time visibility into hashtag and keyword performance across X, Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit. The Muck Rack acquisition (2024-08-31) integrates social listening with PR outreach, so PR teams can track mentions alongside journalist engagement in one suite. A REST API with webhooks and sandbox is available on Corporate ($539/mo) and above. PDF and XLS export on all plans. 14-day free trial.

What a switch costs

  • Hashtag and influencer tracking. discatch does not have these features. If your team uses them, the switch is partial.
  • Data export. PDF and XLS on all tiers. API-based export on Corporate and above.
  • Tracker rebuild. Each Keyhole tracker (account, hashtag, or keyword) becomes a discatch catch.
  • No annual contract found. Monthly billing on all plans per third-party sources on 2026-09-10.

How to move in an afternoon

  1. Get a trial key: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/keys/trial`
  2. Price a search: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/search -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISCATCH_KEY" -d '{"query": "#yourbrand OR "your brand"", "sources": ["web", "news", "hackernews"], "dry_run": true}'`
  3. Review the quote and run the search if the price works.
  4. Create a catch for each tracker: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/catches -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISCATCH_KEY" -d '{"name": "brand hashtag", "query": "#yourbrand OR "your brand"", "sources": ["web", "news", "hackernews", "discourse", "github"], "interval": "1h", "destination": {"type": "webhook", "url": "https://your-server.com/hook", "secret": "whsec_..."}}'`
  5. Test the destination: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/catches/{id}/test -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISCATCH_KEY"`
  6. Verify delivery, then cancel the Keyhole subscription.

The Muck Rack acquisition

Muck Rack acquired Keyhole on 2024-08-31. Both companies were founded in 2009 and had been partners since 2023. Muck Rack will "continue supporting the Keyhole product" and integrate social listening into the Muck Rack PR software suite. PR teams can add social listening to their Muck Rack subscription. If you are already a Muck Rack customer, the integration may serve your needs. If you are not in PR, the acquisition does not change the product for you today.

The source comparison

Keyhole covers X, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, news, blogs, forums, and Quora. YouTube analytics require Enterprise at $999/mo. Approximately 75 million websites tracked. No LinkedIn, Hacker News, Discourse, Bluesky, Mastodon, GitHub, Stack Overflow, or Product Hunt. TikTok is listed in some sources but not confirmed. discatch covers web, news, Hacker News, Discourse forums, Stack Exchange, and GitHub today. Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and Product Hunt are planned. Reddit, X, and LinkedIn reach discatch through the web index.

The tracker shape

Keyhole charges by tracker count. Professional has 3, Corporate has 10, Enterprise has unlimited. A "tracker" is any account, hashtag, or keyword monitored. If you monitor 4 keywords, you need Corporate at $539/mo. discatch catches are not priced per keyword and not limited by count. A catch costs its firing units, not its existence. Catches that fire nothing cost nothing.

Who should stay

A marketing team or agency that uses Keyhole for hashtag tracking, influencer identification, and campaign reporting should stay. PR teams using the Muck Rack integration should stay. A developer or an agent that wants developer sources, per-unit pricing, and push to an agent is a different buyer.

Questions

How much does Keyhole cost?

Professional $179/mo for 3 trackers, Corporate $539/mo for 10 trackers with API, Enterprise $999/mo for unlimited trackers. discatch starts free and charges per unit.

Does Keyhole have an MCP server?

No MCP server or llms.txt was found on keyhole.co on 2026-09-10.

Does Keyhole cover Hacker News or Discourse?

No. Keyhole covers X, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, news, blogs, forums, and Quora. YouTube is Enterprise-only ($999/mo). No Hacker News, Discourse, Bluesky, Mastodon, GitHub, Stack Overflow, or Product Hunt. discatch covers Hacker News, Discourse, Stack Exchange, and GitHub today.

Can I use Keyhole with an AI agent?

Keyhole has a REST API with webhooks on Corporate ($539/mo) and above per apitracker.io. There is no MCP server or llms.txt. discatch’s REST API works with a trial key today.

Is Keyhole good for developer tool companies?

Keyhole is built for marketing teams tracking hashtags and influencers. It does not cover developer sources. discatch is built for developer tool companies first.

Does Keyhole post on my behalf?

Not checked on 2026-09-10. discatch never posts on your behalf.

Is Keyhole part of Muck Rack?

Yes. Muck Rack acquired Keyhole on 2024-08-31. The product continues under the Keyhole brand and integrates social listening into Muck Rack’s PR software suite.

Does discatch track brand mentions inside ChatGPT or Perplexity?

No. discatch delivers mentions from web sources to an agent. It does not track how AI assistants mention your brand. Those are different products.

Last reviewed by , founder, dcouple. Keyhole facts read on 2026-09-10 from keyhole.co. Research: docs/seo/competitor-map.md.