FounderDive vs MentionLeads (2026)
MentionLeads finds buyer posts on Reddit, X and Hacker News and adds analytics and backlinks. Its site was down when we checked; prices unconfirmed.
We make FounderDive, so read this as our view. Facts about MentionLeads were checked on 31 Oct 2026 against their own pricing page. Prices change; check theirs before you decide.
FounderDive pricing
- Free: one real hunt on your site, every post readable in full, up to 20 replies written. No card.
- Starter: $29.99/mo or $299.99/yr. Press Hunt again up to 3 times a day; 25 replies written per hunt.
- Pro: $79.99/mo or $799.99/yr. Up to 5 hunts a day, 80 replies per hunt, two businesses, and clicks, signups and revenue matched to each reply.
- No trial. The free hunt is the trial.
MentionLeads pricing (as of 31 Oct 2026)
- Prices: we couldn't confirm. Its site returned an error on 31 Oct 2026
- Third-party listings disagree on its plans and trial, so we don't repeat them
| Feature | FounderDive | MentionLeads |
|---|---|---|
| Where it looks | Nine places: Reddit, X (through Google's index), Hacker News, Indie Hackers, Stack Overflow, Software Recommendations, Super User, DEV and web search | Reddit, X and Hacker News (its listing also names LinkedIn) |
| Decides if a post is worth answering | Scores each post out of 100. Under 72? Gone | Scores buying intent |
| Writes the reply | Only from facts you gave it. A draft that can't cite one is thrown away | Drafts replies for you to approve |
| Safety checks before you reply | Eight checks: group rules, 9 helpful replies per 1 that mentions you, two weeks off per group, karma and account age, same link in two groups, shadowban, never the same post twice, freeze a group if something went wrong | We couldn't confirm |
| Site analytics, backlinks, AI visibility | No | Yes, per its launch listing |
| Posts for you | No. You press send from your own account | We couldn't confirm. Sources disagree |
| Pricing | Free hunt, then $29.99/mo or $79.99/mo (as of 31 Oct 2026) | We couldn't confirm (as of 31 Oct 2026) |
From its own launch listings, MentionLeads looks for buying intent in posts on Reddit, X and Hacker News, scores it, and drafts replies you approve. It has since added more around that: analytics that connect site traffic to revenue, a backlink builder, and tracking of whether AI tools mention you. If you want one tool for finding posts and for your site's growth numbers, that breadth is its pitch.
We couldn't read its own site on the day we checked, so this page is thinner than our others. Sources disagree on its prices, on whether it has a free plan, and on whether replies can be submitted for you. We left all three as unconfirmed rather than guess. Check its site before you decide.
FounderDive does one job. It looks in nine places for posts asking for what you built, scores each out of 100 and keeps 72 or more, writes the reply only from facts you gave it, and checks each reply eight ways, including group rules, 9 helpful replies per 1 that mentions you and a shadowban check. It never posts. It has no site analytics, backlinks or AI-visibility tracking.
Use FounderDive if
You want a reply you can trust and a firm answer on posting: it never happens without you.
Use MentionLeads if
You want post-finding bundled with site analytics, backlinks and AI-visibility tracking, and can confirm its current prices first.
Questions
Why doesn't this page list MentionLeads' prices?
Its site, including its pricing page, returned an error every time we checked on 31 Oct 2026. Other sites quote different prices and trials, so we left the price as unconfirmed.
Does MentionLeads post for me?
We couldn't confirm. Some sources say it never posts to Reddit for you; another says replies can be sent automatically after you approve each one. FounderDive never posts: you press send.
What does MentionLeads do that FounderDive doesn't?
Per its launch listing: analytics that tie traffic to revenue, a backlink builder and AI-visibility tracking. FounderDive does none of these.
MentionLeads: mentionleads.com
Verdict
MentionLeads finds buyer posts on Reddit, X and Hacker News, drafts replies, and has grown into a wider set of tools with revenue analytics and a backlink builder. Its own site returned an error every time we checked on 31 Oct 2026, so we couldn't confirm its prices or whether replies can be sent for you. FounderDive is narrower: it finds posts, writes the reply from your facts, checks it eight ways, and you press send.