No-code Reddit scraping tools for marketers (plus X and YouTube)
Get Reddit, X and YouTube posts without code. We compare no-code scraping tools, show real prices, and share what two real users found on Reddit and X.
You want to know what people say about your topic on Reddit, X and YouTube. You don't want to write code. Here are your real options, with prices.
Varuna teaches yoga. Tech is not her strength, and she will tell you so.
But she reads Reddit a lot. Mostly r/yoga and r/yoganidra. She reads tips there and shares her own.
Someone showed her trendingcontent.net. She set two keywords: "online yoga" and "Yoga nidra training." Now she gets a note when there's an active thread on either one.
One of those threads led her to Aman, in New York. She now helps him with Yoga Nidra. He started as a client. Now he's a friend too.
She never wrote a line of code to get there.
Dec 1, 2026
GummySearch, a well-known Reddit research tool, shuts down for good on this date. All user data gets deleted. The reason: it could not reach a deal with Reddit on commercial use of Reddit's data. If you used it, you need a new way in.
Source: GummySearch, "The Final Chapter"
Why not just use the API?
Each big site has an API. It's a door that lets code pull data out. For most marketers, that door has two locks.
First, you need to code. Second, it costs money.
Example: X charges $0.005 for each post you read through its API. Read 100,000 posts and you pay $500. You still have to write the code to do it. (X API pricing)
Reddit is strict too. GummySearch had a big user base, and it still could not get a deal.
What X charges to read posts through its API
At $0.005 per post read, pay-per-use. Code not included.
| Posts read | Cost |
|---|---|
| 10,000 posts | $50 |
| 100,000 posts | $500 |
| 1,000,000 posts | $5,000 |
So you have three choices.
Your three choices
1. Search by hand. It's free and it's slow. Fine for a quick look.
Example: Search "online yoga" on Reddit. Sort by New. Open ten tabs. Do it again tomorrow.
2. Use a no-code scraper. You pick a site, and it pulls posts into a file. Good when you need lots of raw data.
Example: Pull every post from one subreddit this month into a spreadsheet.
3. Use a trend tool. You type a keyword. It searches Reddit, X and YouTube at once, and shows the posts worth reading.
Example: We typed "GMAT" into trendingcontent.net and got 25 ranked posts in one list.
Want to try choice 3 on your own topic? Search it free at trendingcontent.net. No credit card needed.
The tools, side by side
Prices checked November 5, 2026. Check again before you buy. They change.
| Tool | What it does | Free plan | Paid from | Best for | Watch out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apify | A store of ready-made scrapers. Its own Reddit Scraper needs no Reddit login. | $5 of use each month | Starter $19/month. Reddit Scraper from $2.50 per 1,000 posts. | Big piles of raw data | Costs grow with volume. Many store scrapers are built by other people and can break. |
| Octoparse | A scraper app with ready templates, including Twitter. | 10 tasks | Standard from $69/month, billed yearly | Scraping the same pages again and again | No Reddit template listed on its pricing page. |
| Browse AI | You click what you want, and it trains a "robot" to grab it. | 50 credits a month | Personal $19/month yearly, or $48 month to month | Small jobs on one site | No Reddit, X or YouTube robots listed on its pricing page. |
| Trending Content | One search box for Reddit, X and YouTube. Filters, saved topics, monitors, summaries and drafts. | Yes. No credit card needed. | See pricing | Finding what your audience is talking about | Built for research and drafts. If you need a huge raw file, a scraper fits better. |
How we search with trendingcontent.net
Here's a real search. We typed "GMAT" into trendingcontent.net.
- Pick your sources. All, or just Reddit, YouTube or X.
- Set the time. We picked 30 days.
- Pick a match mode. Broad finds related words. Phrase and Exact are stricter.
- Read the cards. Each post gets a score out of 100. Tags like Trending and Strong match tell you why it showed up.
We got 25 results. The top one was a Reddit post: "625-655 in mocks to 515 in Actual GMAT." It had 7 upvotes and 7 comments. Small numbers. But it's a real worry, in the poster's own words.
From there you have three buttons:
- Save keeps the post in your library.
- Save monitor keeps watching the keyword for you. That's the kind of alert Varuna uses.
- Create Draft starts a draft from the post.
Content Recipes give that draft a shape. Four built-in recipes are free, and so is any recipe you build yourself. Examples include a content brief, key takeaways and a newsletter section.
Run the same steps on your own keyword. Start free at trendingcontent.net. It takes about two minutes.
Two people who use it
Varuna, yoga teacher (Reddit). You read her story at the top. Her setup is two keywords and alerts. That's it.
Tip
Start small, like Varuna. Pick two or three phrases your customers really type. "Yoga nidra training" beats "wellness."
Oskar, starting a design business (X). Oskar wanted to know what problems people have with design, and what they talk about most. Here's what he told us:
"I am trying to start a business around design and wanted to see what are pain points people are facing and top discussions. And I found some interesting insights on X, thanks to the tool. Truth is I could also do a search on X, but this helps me, and then distills information."
He's right. X search is free. What he gets from us is the next step. The Summarize button turns a pile of posts into the main points. He reads one page, not a hundred posts.
Disclosure: Varuna is married to a member of our team. Both stories are in their own words.
Match the tool to the job
- You need 50,000 comments in a spreadsheet. Use Apify.
- You scrape the same pages every week. Try Octoparse or Browse AI.
- You want to know what your audience is talking about this week. Use Trending Content.
- You just want a quick look. Search by hand.
Five things to check before you pick a tool
- Which sites? Reddit only, or X and YouTube too?
- Posts or comments? The best ideas often hide in the comments.
- Alerts? Will it tell you when a new thread shows up?
- Cost as you grow. A price per 1,000 posts adds up fast.
- The rules. Each site has terms for how its data is used.
Watch out
Site rules change. GummySearch closed because of a data deal it couldn't get. Read each platform's terms before you scrape at scale.
Do this Monday
Write down two phrases your customers use. Set an alert for each. On Friday, read what came back and pick one post to write about.
Try it this week
You don't need a scraper to hear your audience. Pick two keywords. Search them across Reddit, X and YouTube. See what people are asking.
See what your customers are saying
Trending Content is free to start. Search Reddit, X and YouTube in one place. No code. No credit card.
Join trendingcontent.netFAQ
Can I scrape Reddit without coding?
Yes. Apify's Reddit Scraper runs in your browser and needs no Reddit login. You get a file of posts. Trending Content skips the file and shows you the posts worth reading.
Is there a free Reddit scraper?
Apify's free plan gives you $5 of use each month. At $2.50 per 1,000 posts, that's up to about 2,000 posts. Trending Content also has a free plan.
What happened to GummySearch?
It stopped new sign-ups in November 2025. It shuts down fully on December 1, 2026, and deletes all user data. See our list of GummySearch alternatives.
How much does the X API cost?
$0.005 per post you read, on pay-per-use. Pay-per-use is capped at 3 million post reads a month. Past that you need an Enterprise plan.
Is it OK to scrape Reddit?
It depends on the site's terms and how you use the data. This isn't legal advice. Read the terms first, and ask a lawyer if you plan to scrape at scale.
Sources & notes
GummySearch closing dates and reason: GummySearch, "The Final Chapter". X API rates and the 3 million read cap: X developer docs. Apify: pricing and Reddit Scraper. Octoparse pricing. Browse AI pricing. All prices checked November 5, 2026.
GMAT search: our own search in trendingcontent.net, November 2026. Varuna and Oskar shared their stories in their own words. Made-up examples: the "online yoga" hand-search and the one-subreddit spreadsheet explain the idea.
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