# Reddit 'Alternatives To X' Competitive Intel

**Use case:** 

Which rival wins the deal and why? Surface 'alternatives to [product]' threads across SaaS and software subs to learn exactly why buyers switch.

## Input

```json
{
  "sources": [
    "r/SaaS",
    "r/selfhosted",
    "r/webapps",
    "r/software"
  ],
  "method": "rss",
  "sort": "top",
  "time": "year",
  "maxPostsPerSubreddit": 50,
  "minScore": 5,
  "minWords": 25,
  "maxWords": 800,
  "minHookScore": 0,
  "requireStory": false,
  "includeNsfw": false,
  "cleanText": true,
  "rawMode": false,
  "dedupeAcrossRuns": true,
  "commentLimit": 40,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "subreddit": {
    "label": "Sub",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "selftext": {
    "label": "Post body",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Upvotes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "fetchedCommentCount": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "hookScore": {
    "label": "Hook",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Reddit Scraper](https://apify.com/dami_studio/reddit-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/dami_studio/reddit-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.