figures verified 2026-09-10

Syften vs SnitchFeed

Syften covers more community and developer sources, has operated since 2019, and starts at $29.95 a month. SnitchFeed covers LinkedIn with intent scoring, includes MCP and API on every plan starting at $47 annual, and uses OAuth instead of API-key auth. Syften gates MCP to the $119.95 PRO plan. Pick Syften if you need Discourse, Indie Hackers, or Lobste.rs coverage and a seven-year track record. Pick SnitchFeed if you need LinkedIn intent tracking, OAuth MCP, and a lower MCP entry price.

Feature	Syftenas of 2026-09-10	SnitchFeedas of 2026-09-10	discatchthe plan
Built for agents first(partial: an MCP server exists but the product is dashboard-first)	partial	partial	yes
MCP server	PRO only	yes	planned
REST API and webhooks	PRO only	yes	yes
Push that wakes an agent(calls your agent when a catch fires, instead of waiting to be polled)	no	no	yes
Waterfall coverage(several providers per source, cheapest first, merged)	no	no	yes
Pay per unit	no	no	yes
Query-time price quote	no	no	yes
Discourse forums	yes	no	yes
Relevance judged by your model(raw candidates plus a prescore by default)	no	no	yes
Never posts for you	yes	yes	yes
Open playbooks(copyable scripts that plug into the API, published under MIT)	no	no	yes
Entry price	$29.95/mo	~$47/mo	free, then units
Entry price, annual	none (no annual plans)	$47/mo (shown on page)	free, then units
Entry price, monthly	$29.95/mo	$59/mo (llms.txt)	free, then units
API access	from $49.95/mo (Standard)	included on all plans	included
MCP	PRO only ($119.95, API key, 8 tools)	all plans (OAuth, 24–42 tools)	planned
LinkedIn	no	yes (hourly, 4 credits/scan)	planned
Discourse / Indie Hackers	yes	no	yes (Discourse)
Operating since	2019	2024	pre-launch

Price

Syften sells three tiers with no annual discount. Entry is $29.95 a month with 3 community filters, 100 results a day, and no API. Standard is $49.95 with 20 filters, Slack, AI filtering, and API access. PRO is $119.95 with 100 filters, 500 results a day, webhooks, and MCP.

SnitchFeed’s pricing page shows Starter at $47 a month and Pro at $95. Its llms.txt and every compare page say Starter is $59 and Pro is $119. The discrepancy appears to be the annual toggle: the page shows annual prices by default. An agent reading the llms.txt sees a different number than a person reading the page.

Syften is cheaper for email-only alerts ($29.95 vs $47). SnitchFeed is cheaper for MCP access: included on all plans from $47 annual versus Syften PRO at $119.95 with no annual option. SnitchFeed also includes API on all plans; Syften gates API to Standard at $49.95.

Need	Syften	SnitchFeed
Email alerts only	Entry $29.95/mo	Starter $47/mo annual
API access	Standard $49.95/mo	Starter $47/mo annual
MCP access	PRO $119.95/mo	Starter $47/mo annual
Webhooks	PRO $119.95/mo	Pro $95/mo annual
LinkedIn	not covered	Starter $47/mo annual

Cheapest plan per feature on 2026-09-10.

Sources

Syften covers Reddit, Hacker News, Bluesky, Mastodon, GitHub, Indie Hackers, Slack communities, Discourse forums, Stack Overflow and Exchange, Lobste.rs, DEV, Product Hunt, podcasts, newsletters, and the public web. It does not cover LinkedIn or Facebook and says so in its llms.txt.

SnitchFeed has 5 source pages covering Reddit, X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Hacker News. GitHub, DEV, YouTube, and newsletters are marked "Soon" on its homepage. It has no pages for Discourse, Mastodon, Stack Overflow, or Product Hunt.

Syften covers more sources overall, especially developer and community platforms. SnitchFeed covers LinkedIn, which Syften explicitly does not. Both cover Reddit, Hacker News, and Bluesky.

Agent surface

Syften ships an llms.txt (13 KB) and an MCP server with 8 tools using API-key auth on the PRO plan at $119.95. It has no llms-full.txt, no OpenAPI spec, no .well-known/mcp.json, and no MCP registry listing. Its MCP page states: "the MCP server responds when an agent calls a tool; it does not push new mentions."

SnitchFeed ships llms.txt (5 KB), llms-full.txt (65 KB), docs/llms.txt, and pricing.md. Its MCP uses OAuth and is included on every plan. The tool count is stated as 24 on the features page, 42 in the docs, and 39 in the tool list. It has no OpenAPI spec, no .well-known/mcp.json, and no MCP registry listing.

SnitchFeed has OAuth MCP on every plan at a lower price. Syften has MCP only on PRO with API-key auth. Neither product pushes to an agent. Neither is listed on any MCP registry. Syften’s MCP uses Streamable HTTP at syften.com/mcp. SnitchFeed’s MCP is at api.snitchfeed.com/mcp. Both products have per-platform MCP sub-pages: SnitchFeed has /features/mcp/reddit, /hackernews, /linkedin, and /twitter. Syften has no per-platform MCP pages. Both ship an llms.txt: Syften at 13 KB and SnitchFeed at 5 KB, with SnitchFeed also shipping llms-full.txt (65 KB), docs/llms.txt, and pricing.md (snitchfeed.com, syften.com, 2026-09-10).

Freshness and trust

Syften has operated since 2019. It shows "177 commits in last 30 days, last release 13 hours ago." Its changelog has 11 dated entries through June 2026. It has 11 named testimonials including the CEOs of PostHog and RevenueCat. Its blog published a burst of 42 posts in May 2026 and has been mostly quiet since.

SnitchFeed started in 2024. It has 19 customer logos, 12 testimonials, and badges from ToolBit.ai and Best Free AI Tools. Its blog published 12 posts in July 2026 and 2 in August. Its compare pages carry a "Verified against [competitor]’s own site, September 2026" line.

Syften has the longer track record (2019 versus 2024) and higher-profile testimonials including the CEOs of PostHog and RevenueCat (syften.com, 2026-09-10). SnitchFeed has more comparison content with dated figures and a "Verified September 2026" line. Syften’s F5Bot alternative page cites tier names that no longer exist. SnitchFeed’s pricing disagrees between human and agent surfaces.

Who should pick which

Pick Syften if you need Discourse, Indie Hackers, Lobste.rs, Mastodon, or Stack Overflow coverage, want a seven-year track record, and can pay $119.95 for MCP.

Pick SnitchFeed if you need LinkedIn intent tracking, OAuth MCP on every plan, and a lower entry price for agent access. Check the pricing page with the annual toggle visible before committing.

The third option

discatch is a social listening API built for agents. It sells by the unit with no keyword limit. MCP with OAuth is planned on every plan including the free tier. Discourse forums are a first-class source.

Questions

Which is cheaper, Syften or SnitchFeed?

Syften Entry is $29.95 a month for email alerts only. SnitchFeed Starter shows $47 annual on the pricing page. For MCP access, SnitchFeed is cheaper: included from $47 versus Syften PRO at $119.95.

Does Syften cover LinkedIn?

No. Syften explicitly states in its llms.txt that it does not monitor LinkedIn or Facebook. SnitchFeed covers LinkedIn with hourly scanning at 4 credits per keyword per scan.

Why do SnitchFeed’s prices differ between the page and the llms.txt?

The pricing page appears to default to the annual toggle, showing $47 and $95. The llms.txt, pricing.md, and compare pages list the monthly prices: $59 and $119.

Does either product push to an agent?

No. Syften states on its MCP page: "the MCP server responds when an agent calls a tool; it does not push new mentions." SnitchFeed’s MCP is also pull-only.

How many MCP tools does each have?

Syften has 8 tools on the PRO plan. SnitchFeed states 24, 42, or 39 depending on which page you read. Neither count has been reconciled as of 2026-09-10.

Should I pick Syften or SnitchFeed?

Pick Syften if you need Discourse, Indie Hackers, or Lobste.rs coverage and a seven-year track record from a solo founder. Pick SnitchFeed if you need LinkedIn intent tracking, OAuth MCP on every plan, and a lower MCP entry price. Neither pushes to an agent.

Does SnitchFeed cover Discourse forums?

No. SnitchFeed has 5 source pages (Reddit, X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Hacker News) as of 2026-09-10. Syften covers Discourse with a generic /forums page. discatch plans Discourse as a first-class source.

What is discatch and how is it different?

discatch is a pre-launch social listening API built for agents. It plans to sell by the unit with no keyword limit, include MCP with OAuth on every tier, and push to an agent when a catch fires. Discourse forums are a planned first-class source. Prices are placeholders.

Try it yourself

The third option, priced for your own terms. A quote is free and needs no key.

curl

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

MCP · coming in phase 3

{
  "tool": "quote",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "\"your product\"",
    "sources": [
      "hackernews",
      "discourse",
      "web"
    ],
    "since": "7d"
  }
}

Last reviewed 2026-09-10 by Parsa Khazaeepoul, founder, dcouple. Syften and SnitchFeed facts read on 2026-09-10. Research: docs/seo/competitor-map.md.