# Get alerted to 'alternative to' threads about your competitors

**Use case:** 

Watches r/smallbusiness, r/Entrepreneur and r/sales for people asking for a CRM or an alternative to HubSpot or Salesforce, keeps only strong buying signals at 50 plus, and returns just the leads not seen in a previous run. Schedule it daily and reply while the thread is still warm.

## Input

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "CRM for small business"
  ],
  "competitors": [
    "HubSpot",
    "Salesforce"
  ],
  "subreddits": [
    "smallbusiness",
    "Entrepreneur",
    "sales"
  ],
  "timeRange": "week",
  "includeComments": true,
  "minIntentScore": 50,
  "maxLeads": 100,
  "onlyNewLeads": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "intentScore": {
    "label": "Intent score",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "matchedSignals": {
    "label": "Matched signals",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "budgetMention": {
    "label": "Budget mention",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "competitor": {
    "label": "Competitor mentioned",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "keyword": {
    "label": "Matched keyword",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceType": {
    "label": "Source type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Reddit Scraper for Leads: Buying Intent Posts & Comments](https://apify.com/fayoussef/reddit-lead-finder.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/fayoussef/reddit-lead-finder.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/fayoussef/reddit-lead-finder.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).