🎯 Reddit Buyer Intent & Pain-Point Lead Finder

Turn Reddit into an automated high-intent inbound pipeline. Monitors subreddits and Reddit discussions for competitor churn, tool alternative queries, and buying signals with real-time intent scoring.

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💰 Why This Actor Sells on Apify Store

Reddit is the #1 place where B2B buyers ask for recommendations:

• "What's the best alternative to Zapier?"
• "Cancelling HubSpot because of price hikes. Any suggestions?"
• "Looking for a reliable agency to handle our cold outbound..."

Tools like Syften, GummySearch, and Brand24 charge $39 - $199/month for basic keyword monitoring.

💵 Recommended Monetization Strategy

• Monthly Rental / Subscription: Charge $39 to $59 / month on the Apify Store.
• Pay-per-result (PPR): Charge $0.01 to $0.02 per qualified lead.
• Users set this Actor on an Apify Schedule (e.g. running every 4 hours) to receive a fresh batch of qualified prospects directly to Google Sheets, Slack, or webhook.

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✨ Supercharged Features

• 🧠 Algorithmic Intent Scoring (0 - 100): Evaluates title and body using natural language intent patterns to calculate buying urgency.
• 🏷️ Categorized Intent Signals:
  • ALTERNATIVE_SEEKING: Users looking to replace an existing tool.
  • COMPETITOR_FRUSTRATION: Users complaining about pricing, bugs, or bad support.
  • BUDGET_HIRING: Users with immediate budget ready to hire an agency or buy a solution.
  • RECOMMENDATION_REQUEST: Inquiries asking the community for top tools in a category.
• 🎯 Tailored Outreach Angles: Automatically generates a personalized angle for your sales team (e.g., "Pitch directly as an alternative to HubSpot. Focus on pricing transparency and fast customer support").
• ⚔️ Competitor Churn Detector: Tracks mentions of 15+ major platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier, Shopify, Apollo, etc.) plus your custom competitor list.
• 🛡️ Dual-Engine Architecture (Zero Proxy Required):
  • Uses direct Reddit JSON endpoints for fast bulk processing.
  • Features a High-Reliability SERP Search Fallback that guarantees leads even on datacenter IPs where Reddit returns 403 blocks!

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📥 Input Configuration

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQueries	Array	["alternative to", "looking for tool"]	Target keywords, problems, or competitors to track.
subreddits	Array	[]	Limit search to specific subreddits (e.g. ["SaaS", "marketing", "entrepreneur"]). If empty, searches all of Reddit.
competitors	Array	[]	Competitor brand names to monitor for user complaints.
timeFilter	String	"week"	"hour", "day", "week", "month", "year", "all".
sortBy	String	"new"	"new", "relevance", "hot", "top".
minIntentScore	Integer	30	Filter out low-intent noise. 30+ is warm, 60+ is urgent buyer mode.
maxPosts	Integer	50	Maximum leads to collect per run.

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📤 Sample Output

{
  "id": "1ay573l",
  "title": "What's your current email marketing platform for your SaaS?",
  "intentScore": 75,
  "intentCategory": "ALTERNATIVE_SEEKING",
  "confidence": "HIGH",
  "author": "growth_lead",
  "authorProfileUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/user/growth_lead",
  "subreddit": "SaaS",
  "redditPostUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1ay573l/whats_your_current_email_marketing_platform_for/",
  "matchedKeywords": ["seeking_alternative"],
  "detectedCompetitors": ["HubSpot", "ActiveCampaign"],
  "painPoints": ["price_hike"],
  "suggestedOutreachAngle": "Pitch directly as an alternative to HubSpot. Focus on feature parity, easier onboarding, and competitive pricing.",
  "upvotes": 14,
  "commentCount": 38,
  "contentSnippet": "Looking for a reasonably priced alternative to the all-in-one marketing platform Hubspot. Need solid automation depth and ease of use...",
  "postedAt": "2026-09-06T18:25:30.221Z",
  "searchQuery": "alternative to HubSpot"
}

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🚢 Quick Deploy to Apify

cd /root/ApifyAutomations/reddit-buyer-intent-monitor
apify login
apify push

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📄 License

Apache-2.0