| Feature | Sniffington This is us | F5Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Paid plans from | $19 | $9.99 |
| Free plan or trial | Free plan | Free plan (personal use) |
| ✓ | ✓ | |
| X | ✓ | – |
| TikTok | ✓ | – |
| YouTube | ✓ | – |
| ✓ | – | |
| ✓ | – | |
| AI relevance check | Yes, with a reason for every post it drops | Gold plan and up |
| API | Every plan, MCP included | Platinum plan and up |
| Open source | ✓ | – |
F5Bot prices from f5bot.com/tiers, checked 3 October 2026.
Where F5Bot wins
- It costs nothing for personal use, and there's nothing to set up beyond your keywords.
- It also covers Lobsters.
Where we win
- Eight more platforms, X, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram among them.
- An AI check on every post, with reasons, on every plan including Free.
- A feed you work through like an inbox, with alerts only above the urgency you pick.
- Open source, with a free self-hosted edition.
Moving from F5Bot
Paste your F5Bot keywords into a new brand. Reddit and Hacker News stay covered, and the other eight platforms come along without extra setup.
Type your brand. See who's talking.
Free for one brand. Upgrade when it earns its keep.