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F5Bot

Is F5Bot worth it?

Keyword alerts for Reddit, Hacker News and Lobsters, running since 2017.

Free tier availableUpdated
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What is F5Bot?

F5Bot watches Reddit, Hacker News and Lobsters for the exact words you give it, then emails you when one shows up. There is no scoring and no inbox: every match becomes an alert and you decide what to do with it. It has worked the same way since 2017, which is most of the appeal.

Best for: Solo founders watching a brand name for free

F5Bot pricing

Starts at Free

FreeEntry
Free forever

5 keywords, 10 alerts a day per keyword (20 in total), delivered within 2 hours. Personal use.

Silver
$9.99 per month

20 keywords, alerts within 5 minutes, ad-free emails, keyword filtering. $109 a year.

Gold
$49.99 per month

200 keywords, instant alerts, one Slack or Discord integration, AI filtering. $549 a year.

Platinum
$214.99 per month

300 keywords, API and webhooks. $2,364 a year.

Diamond
$500 per month

Custom limits. Starting price.

* Read from f5bot.com/tiers on 2026-09-14. Tiers move often, so confirm before you pay.

Strengths & Limitations

What F5Bot does well, and where it falls short

An honest breakdown based on published features, third-party reviews, and their own disclosures.

What's good

  • The free tier needs no card and has run without interruption since 2017
  • Silver at $9.99 removes the ads and adds keyword filtering, which is the real jump
  • Covers Hacker News and Lobsters alongside Reddit

Where it falls short

  • The free tier is 5 keywords with 10 alerts a day, so it runs out fast
  • No reply drafts or engagement features on any tier
  • Slack starts at $49.99 and the API at $214.99, which is steep for one channel

Feature checklist

What F5Bot does

The same checklist we apply to every tool. An amber badge means the feature exists, but only on a higher tier.

Monitoring
Real-time alertsSilver tier
Comment tracking
Historical archive
Beyond Reddit
Intelligence
AI relevance scoringSilver tier
AI reply drafts
Unlimited reply drafts
SEO opportunity finder
Workflow
Dashboard and saved items
Slack integrationGold tier
Daily digestLimited
Posts replies for you
Team & data
Team seats
Public APIPlatinum tier

* Checked against F5Bot's own pages on 2026-09-14.

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