# Reddit Lead Finder: "Alternative to" Posts

**Use case:** 

Finds new Reddit posts where people ask for an alternative to Salesforce, HubSpot or Notion: title, subreddit, author, score, comment count and link. Schedule it daily with only-new mode to get a fresh list of buyers looking to switch. Swap in your competitors' names.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "alternative to Salesforce",
    "alternative to HubSpot",
    "alternative to Notion"
  ],
  "searchSort": "new",
  "time": "none",
  "maxItemsPerTarget": 50,
  "includeComments": false,
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 100,
  "commentSort": "top",
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": true,
  "monitorName": "alternative-to-leads",
  "rssOutput": false,
  "sort": "new",
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "maxRequestRetries": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "dataType": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "subreddit": {
    "label": "Subreddit"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author"
  },
  "createdAt": {
    "label": "Created",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "upvoteRatio": {
    "label": "Upvote ratio",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "commentCount": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "flair": {
    "label": "Flair"
  },
  "postType": {
    "label": "Post type"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "permalink": {
    "label": "Reddit link",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "Found via"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Reddit Search Scraper - Posts by Keyword, No API Key Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Reddit Lead Finder: "Alternative to" Posts". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/JKYpiHNoEC2viPSHO) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Reddit Lead Finder: "Alternative to" Posts" task

The Reddit Search Scraper - Posts by Keyword, No API Key Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search keywords, search sort, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Reddit Lead Finder: "Alternative to" Posts" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as type, subreddit, title, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Reddit Lead Finder: "Alternative to" Posts" task via API](https://apify.com/headply/reddit-search-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Reddit Search Scraper - Posts by Keyword, No API Key](https://apify.com/headply/reddit-search-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/headply/reddit-search-scraper.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/headply/reddit-search-scraper.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`).