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ShovelScout
Search Reddit, Hacker News and business forums for posts by people asking for what you sell
Overview
ShovelScout is a search engine for finding customer demand on public forums. It indexes posts from Reddit, Hacker News, and business forums to find people asking for solutions you sell. Each result includes a label showing what the poster wants—a tool, an answer, or discussion—and links directly to the original thread.
Users can search for free without an account (10 searches per day) or subscribe for more searches and automated email alerts. The service does not republish full posts, show contact information, or allow bulk messaging. It is designed for small teams and solo founders selling to other businesses.
Feature facts
- 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
Pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
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
Follow ShovelScout: their milestones, new launches and awards come to you by email, once a day by default.
ShovelScout specifications
| Section | Lead generation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2026 |
| Origin | China |
| Stage | Startup |
| Website | shovelscout.com |
| Votes2 | 0 |
ShovelScout metrics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 2 +1 (up) since last check |
| Trust Flow | 0 no change since last check |
| Citation Flow | 26 no change since last check |
| Referring domains | 15 no change since last check |
| External backlinks | 33 no change since last check |
Fact: Ahrefs Domain Rating checked 12 Nov 2026, fact changed 12 Nov 2026. Fact: Majestic checked 23 Oct 2026, fact changed 23 Oct 2026. Link facts from Majestic. Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow are trademarks of Majestic-12 Ltd.
ShovelScout domain fact sheet
Open the fact sheet
| Domain age | 1 month |
|---|---|
| Registered | |
| Expires | |
| Registrar | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
ShovelScout launch receipt sheet
What we have measured for ShovelScout since it went live on SaaS Directory Info on 23 October 2026.
- 1 Domain Rating (Ahrefs) no change since launch
at launch: 1 (23 Oct 2026); latest: 11 Nov 2026 - 0 Trust Flow (Majestic)
first measured 23 Oct 2026 - 15 Referring domains (Majestic)
first measured 23 Oct 2026
Day 20 since launch. Next receipt: day 30, 22 Nov 2026. The figures report a change; they do not say what caused it, and many things can. No figure here is a guess.
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Frequently looked up
- Q1What does ShovelScout search?
- ShovelScout searches Reddit, Hacker News, and a set of business forums. Every result links back to the original thread, and alerts also match new comments as threads update.
- Q2Do I need an account to search?
- No. You get 10 free searches a day from the same IP address, straight from the homepage. Paid plans search the same library and allow up to 300 searches a day, counted on your account.
- Q3How fresh are the results?
- New threads are usually picked up within minutes of being posted. Alerts also match new comments as threads update.
- Q4Do you show the full post?
- No. Titles, links and short excerpts only, we never republish anyone's full post text.
- Q5Can I get emails instead of searching every day?
- Yes. Leave a keyword and we email you matches, up to 4 emails a day on the free plan. One-click unsubscribe in every email.
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See also
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