GummySearch closed to new customers on November 30, 2025 and shuts down for good on December 1, 2026. If you used it to find sales leads and track conversations about your category, IntentHunter covers that job across Reddit, Hacker News, Bluesky, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Threads. Each conversation is scored 0 to 100 by how close someone is to buying, with the reason it matched and a drafted reply.
GummySearch described itself as an audience research tool for Reddit. It grouped subreddits into audiences, summarized themes such as pain points, solution requests, and people seeking alternatives, and sent keyword tracking alerts. Its founder announced that GummySearch could not reach a commercial license agreement with Reddit, so it stopped selling on November 30, 2025 and shuts down entirely on December 1, 2026, when account data is deleted. IntentHunter is a close replacement if your main use was finding sales leads and tracking requests for your category. If your main use was subreddit research and idea validation, IntentHunter covers less of that job.
Export your GummySearch data first. Then set up one IntentHunter project from your website and carry over the parts below.
Audiences and saved subreddits
IntentHunter does not ask for a subreddit list. You add topics (your brand, competitors, customer problems, and your category), choose the sources to watch, and it searches public Reddit and the other sources for those topics. Each match shows the community it came from, so the subreddits that matter surface on their own.
Keyword tracking
Each topic can carry extra terms to include and terms to exclude, so the phrases you tracked in GummySearch become topics with the noise filtered out.
Pain points, solution requests, and seeking alternatives
Instead of browsing themes, you get one inbox sorted by a 0 to 100 buying-intent score. Each conversation is labeled with a signal type such as buyer intent, switching intent, or complaint, and a one-line reason it matched.
Tracking notifications
Every plan sends email. Pro and Scale add Slack, Discord, and Telegram alerts, each with a link back to the original thread.
| IntentHunter | GummySearch | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Open to new customers | Closed to new customers since November 30, 2025; shuts down December 1, 2026 |
| Best for | Finding and replying to conversations where someone is choosing a product like yours | Audience research on Reddit |
| Core job | Score conversations 0 to 100 by buying intent, label why, draft a reply | Discover subreddits, summarize themes, track keywords |
| Sources | Reddit, Hacker News, and Bluesky on every plan; X (Twitter), Threads, and LinkedIn on Pro; YouTube on Scale | |
| Works with AI assistants (MCP) | Yes | Not listed on its site |
| Price | From $29/mo | Last listed at $29, $59, and $199 a month before closing |
No tool is right for everyone. Here's when GummySearch is the better call.
Best for Replacing GummySearch's lead finding and keyword tracking
Watches Reddit, Hacker News, Bluesky, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Threads depending on plan, scores each conversation 0 to 100, says why it matched, drafts a reply, and links the thread.
Best for Free keyword alerts by email
Emails you when a keyword appears on Reddit, Hacker News, or Lobsters. Free to start, with paid tiers for more keywords and AI filtering.
Best for Keyword alerts across many communities
Routes keyword matches from Reddit, Hacker News, and other communities into Slack, email, and webhooks.
Point IntentHunter at your industry and watch the scored conversations come in.
