Hacker News monitoring
Know the moment Hacker News talks about you
A single Hacker News thread can send thousands of developers your way, or bury a launch. Mentionly watches stories and comments so you can join the conversation in time.
Show HN: An open-source Northwind alternative I built over the weekend
We used Northwind for two years; the export API is the best part.
Ask HN: What do you use for team invoicing these days?
Example mentions for a fictional brand.
Why track Hacker News?
Comments matter as much as stories
Most brand mentions on HN are in comments. We search both.
Timing is everything
HN threads move fast. Replying in the first hours is what gets noticed.
Honest competitor feedback
HN is blunt. Complaints about competitors are ready-made positioning.
What Mentionly tracks
- ✓Stories, Show HN posts and comments
- ✓Exact phrases and alternatives
- ✓Last 7 days on the first scan
Searched about every 30 minutes.
What you get for every mention
- ✓Relevance score (1–5) so off-topic matches stay out of the way
- ✓Buying-intent score and a lead list of people ready to buy
- ✓Sentiment and tags: churn risk, competitor, bug report, feedback…
- ✓An AI reply draft in your brand's voice
- ✓Alerts by email, Slack or webhook
Questions
Which data source do you use?+
The public Hacker News search API (Algolia). No account needed.
Hacker News plus 10 more sources, in one inbox
Reddit, X, TikTok, Hacker News, GitHub, Bluesky, YouTube, forums, news and AI answers, scored and ready to act on.