Social Scraper+

Social Scraper

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How to Scrape Competitor Mentions on Reddit and X

People compare products in public threads constantly. "Has anyone tried X vs Y?" shows up on Reddit dailies and in X reply chains under launch posts. Scraping those conversations gives you unfiltered competitive intel without a $500/month listening platform. Here is a simple workflow for Reddit and X.

Find high-signal threads

Search Reddit for competitor names, "alternative to [product]," or category keywords in relevant subreddits. On X, search mentions, check replies under competitor launch posts, and follow hashtags in your niche.

Prioritize threads with recent activity and real opinions, not single spam comments. Save URLs in a spreadsheet column for repeat visits.

Scrape mentions with Social Scraper+

Open each thread or post. Scrape comments or replies. Export to CSV if you want to filter in Excel, or JSON if you are building a mention tracker.

Enable metadata fields so you have permalinks and timestamps. Useful when someone asks "where did you see that?" in a meeting.

Analyze what people actually say

Sort CSV by score to surface top-voted takes. Search for your brand name, competitor names, and pain keywords ("slow," "expensive," "missing feature").

Use AI export on the highest-signal threads for a quick summary memo. Paste into ChatGPT with a prompt like "list every competitor mentioned and whether sentiment is positive or negative."

Stay ethical and legal

Use exports for internal research and product decisions. Do not republish full threads as marketing content or pretend quotes are testimonials you collected.

Comply with Reddit and X terms of service. Social Scraper+ reads pages you open; it is not affiliated with either platform.

Need help?

See the FAQ and guides for setup, export formats, and licensing.

Ready to scrape?

Install Social Scraper+ and export to clipboard, AI, CSV, and JSON from any Reddit thread or X post in one click.

See also: All guides, FAQ, Pricing, Social Scraping for Market & Product Research, How to Scrape Posts and Comments from Social Media, How to Analyze Scraped Social Media Data in CSV

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