The GummySearch alternative for finding customers, not just research
GummySearch stopped taking customers on 30 November 2025 to comply with Reddit’s API rules, and its last lifetime-deal accounts close on 30 November 2026. If you used it to find people asking for a tool like yours, ThreadToSale does that job, across more communities than Reddit.
GummySearch was a Reddit audience-research tool: you explored subreddits, searched keywords, tracked them, and let AI find patterns such as pain points. Its plans were Starter at $29/month and Pro at $59/month.
ThreadToSale is built for the step after research: it watches communities for people who are asking for a solution right now, scores how ready they are to buy, and drafts a helpful reply you post yourself. Then it shows which replies brought visits, signups and sales.
GummySearch vs ThreadToSale
| GummySearch | ThreadToSale | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Closed to new customers since 30 Nov 2025; lifetime deals end 30 Nov 2026 | Open, with a free plan |
| Price | Was Starter $29/mo, Pro $59/mo, Mega $199/mo | Free plan; Pro $49/mo (7-day free trial); Agency $129/mo |
| Where it looks | Reddit, YouTube comments, Hacker News, Bluesky, Stack Exchange, Discourse forums, any RSS feed | |
| Main job | Audience research: explore subreddits, find patterns | Lead finding: people asking for a product like yours |
| Buying-intent score per post | No | Yes, 0–100% |
| Reply drafts for each post | No | Yes, tailored to the post, in your voice |
| Competitor leads (“alternative to X”, “switching from X”) | No | Yes, ranked first |
| Results of your replies (visits, signups, sales) | No | Yes, with a one-line script |
| Alerts | Keyword tracking; Slack/Discord on Pro | Daily digest by email or Slack/Discord (every plan); instant alerts on Pro |
| CRM | No | HubSpot and Pipedrive (Pro) |
GummySearch details are taken from its own website on 29 October 2026. If something has changed, tell us at support@threadtosale.com and we will correct it.
Where GummySearch is the better choice
- Deep audience research on a subreddit: themes, top content and its performance, trending subreddits.
- Shareable research reports (Mega plan).
Where ThreadToSale is the better choice
- You get leads, not reports: posts where someone asks for what you sell, ranked by buying intent.
- You are not dependent on Reddit alone: YouTube, Hacker News, Bluesky, Stack Exchange, forums and feeds are covered too.
- Every lead comes with a reply draft that answers the post, and you can see which replies turned into signups and revenue.
Switching from GummySearch
- Export your data from GummySearch while you still can (free accounts can still log in and export).
- Create a free ThreadToSale workspace: paste your website and it fills in the description, pain point and audience.
- Add the subreddits and keywords you tracked in GummySearch, and switch on Hacker News, Bluesky or forums in Monitoring.
- Add your competitors (for GummySearch users, often GummySearch itself) so people looking for a replacement are ranked first.
Frequently asked questions
Is GummySearch shutting down?
Yes. GummySearch closed for business on 30 November 2025 and stopped new signups. Paying subscribers keep access until the end of their billing period, and lifetime-deal access ends on 30 November 2026. It cited Reddit’s API rules for commercial applications.
What is the best GummySearch alternative for finding customers?
If you used GummySearch to find people asking for a solution, pick a tool that finds and ranks those conversations and helps you reply. ThreadToSale does that on Reddit, YouTube, Hacker News, Bluesky, Stack Exchange and forums, with a free plan.
Does ThreadToSale only use Reddit?
No. Reddit is one source among several, so your lead flow does not depend on a single platform.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The free plan includes one workspace, five subreddits, five keywords, daily scans and ten scored leads a month. Pro is $49/month with a 7-day free trial.
Find your first buyers this week
Free plan, no card. Pro is $49/month with a 7-day free trial.
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