ShovelScout vs loclay

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ShovelScout compared with loclay
Detail	ShovelScout	loclay
What it does	Search Reddit, Hacker News and business forums for posts by people asking for what you sell	Google Maps lead scraper with AI-enriched owner emails and contact details
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2026	Not given
Based in	CN	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: 5 keywords, up to 15 matches per keyword/day, Reddit + Hacker News. Starter: $9.9/month or $99/year (pay 10 months, get 12), 25 keywords, up to 40 matches per keyword/day, 300 searches/day. Growth: $19.9/month or $199/year, 60 keywords, up to 100 matches per keyword/day, all sources. Automatio	Free: 100 leads once, no card needed. Starter: $29/month for 10,000 enriched leads per month. Pro: $79/month for 50,000 enriched leads per month. Agency: $249/month for 150,000 enriched leads per month.
Key features	Automated labels showing what each poster wants Email alerts for new matching posts New threads indexed within minutes Search the full history, not just recent posts Filters to limit results by board, title-only, or exclude words RSS, JSON, API, and Webhook feeds on higher plans AI judgment layer to assess thread relevance	Live Google Maps search across multiple cities AI reads each business's own website for contact details Decision maker identification Email, phone and social profile extraction Source labelling for every contact CSV export functionality Save leads to lists Search any Google business category
What makes it different	Finds people asking for solutions, not just posts mentioning keywords Does not sell contact lists or allow bulk messaging Same library on all plans including free No placement or sponsored results	Every contact shows where it came from, not guessed from name patterns Many cities in one search Full enrichment on every plan including free tier Search across 99 countries
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	2 +1 (up) since last check	2 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	26	15
Referring domains (Majestic)	15	2

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