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title: "CommunityMentions vs ReplyGuy: $49 Tool or $1,000 Service"
url: https://communitymentions.com/communitymentions-vs-replyguy
description: "ReplyGuy is a reply tool from $49 a month that posts the replies you approve (read Nov 15, 2026). CommunityMentions posts daily for you at $1,000 a month."
updated: "November 15, 2026"
author: "Ryan Doyle"
author_url: https://rpdoyle.com
---

# CommunityMentions vs ReplyGuy for founders and SaaS teams choosing between a reply tool and a service that posts for you

By [Ryan Doyle](https://rpdoyle.com), founder of CommunityMentions. Updated November 15, 2026.

Updated November 15, 2026. For a founder or SaaS team, ReplyGuy is software from $49 a month: it finds leads on Reddit, X, YouTube and Hacker News, drafts a reply to each and posts the ones you approve (read Nov 15, 2026). CommunityMentions, ours, is a service at $1,000 a month: people with established accounts post comments daily on five channels after you approve the voice once in Slack.

- **$49**: ReplyGuy Pro a month: 10 keywords, up to 100 leads, and a lead and a posted reply each use 1 credit (read Nov 15, 2026)
- **$1,000**: CommunityMentions a month, month to month, after a $1 setup charge
- **2 of 96**: AI answers named ReplyGuy in our scan of Nov 2, 2026; CommunityMentions was named in 17
- **49**: verified placements for the median client brand in 30 days to Nov 5, 2026, across five channels, 9 on Reddit

## Which should you pick, ReplyGuy or CommunityMentions?

Pick ReplyGuy if you will review drafted replies yourself and want to spend $49 to $199 a month. Pick CommunityMentions if you want comments placed every day without reviewing threads, for $1,000 a month. The deciding factor is your time: ReplyGuy posts the replies you approve, while we find, write and post after you approve the voice once.

## Quick picks: who should buy which?

- A solo founder with one product and about 30 replies a month to approve: ReplyGuy Pro, $49 a month, or $349 billed yearly. Its plans are on [ReplyGuy pricing](https://communitymentions.com/replyguy-pricing).
- A SaaS team that wants about 150 replies a month and has someone to approve them: ReplyGuy Business, $99 a month.
- You want X and Hacker News covered, and you are fine with replies coming from ReplyGuy's accounts where you connect none: ReplyGuy.
- You want comments placed every day on Reddit, YouTube, Medium, LinkedIn and X, and nobody on your team approving threads: CommunityMentions, ours, $1,000 a month after a $1 setup charge.
- You want to see the output before paying: both have a free first step. ReplyGuy runs a free audit in about 15 seconds; we show a free sample of real comments for your site.
- You want other tools and services with prices: [ReplyGuy alternatives](https://communitymentions.com/replyguy-alternatives) and [what Reddit marketing costs](https://communitymentions.com/reddit-marketing-pricing).

## Line by line: ReplyGuy against CommunityMentions

ReplyGuy is a reply tool you run; CommunityMentions is a service that runs for you. ReplyGuy's column comes from its [home, pricing and FAQ](https://replyguy.com/#pricing), how-it-works and refund pages, read November 15, 2026. Ours comes from our pricing section, company facts and delivery database. Caption: ReplyGuy facts from replyguy.com, November 15, 2026.

|  | CommunityMentions (ours) | ReplyGuy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it is | A done-for-you service: we find the threads, write the comments and post them | Software: it finds leads, writes a reply to each and posts the replies you approve |
| Price | $1,000 a month after a $1 setup charge | Pro $49, Business $99, Enterprise $199, Agency $499 a month |
| Yearly price | No yearly plan | $349, $699, $1,399 or $3,499 a year ("5 months free") |
| What the price buys | Comments placed daily; we aim for 5 to 10 a day across all five channels combined | Credits: a lead uses 1 and a posted reply uses 1, so Pro's 100 credits are at most 50 replies to leads |
| Delivered volume | The median of 55 client brands got 49 verified placements in the 30 days to November 5, 2026, 9 on Reddit; middle half 2 to 123 | Leads are "up to" the plan number; no posted-reply count is published |
| Who approves | You approve the voice once in a Slack workshop; you don't review each thread | You approve each reply, unless auto-replies are on |
| Whose accounts post | Real people with established accounts, paid only when a comment sticks | On Reddit and Hacker News your own account if you connect one, otherwise ReplyGuy's; on X and YouTube ReplyGuy's, by its FAQ |
| Channels | Reddit, YouTube, Medium, LinkedIn and X | Reddit, X, YouTube and Hacker News |
| Removed replies | We check every comment the afternoon it posts and re-check nightly for about a week; the daily report links the ones that passed | "Reddit has a high ban rate"; if it finds a reply was removed, the credit comes back |
| Proof | A daily Slack report linking every comment that passed our same-day check | A screenshot of every reply |
| Contract | Month to month | Cancel, pause, upgrade or downgrade any time from the dashboard |
| Refunds | Monthly billing starts only after you approve the setup in Slack | Unused plan credits for the month paid back in dollars, minus a $10 service charge |
| How to try it | Free sample of real comments for your site, no card | Free audit in about 15 seconds, no card; every plan has a trial button |
| AI answers naming it (our scan, Nov 2, 2026) | 17 of 96 | 2 of 96 |

## What a year of each costs

A year costs $349 to $3,499 with ReplyGuy billed yearly and $12,001 with CommunityMentions. The ReplyGuy figures are its listed yearly prices; the monthly totals are its monthly prices multiplied by 12. Caption: ReplyGuy prices from replyguy.com, November 15, 2026; totals are our arithmetic.

| Option | 12 months, billed monthly | 12 months, billed yearly | Replies to leads a month at most (2 credits each) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ReplyGuy Pro | $588 | $349 | 50 |
| ReplyGuy Business | $1,188 | $699 | 150 |
| ReplyGuy Enterprise | $2,388 | $1,399 | 500 |
| ReplyGuy Agency | $5,988 | $3,499 | 2,500 |
| CommunityMentions (ours) | $12,001 with the $1 setup charge | No yearly plan | Not sold per reply; we aim for 5 to 10 comments a day |

## What would three buyers pay?

A solo founder pays ReplyGuy $49 a month, a SaaS team $99 and an agency with three brands $199, against $1,000 a month for one brand with us. Each buyer is priced at the cheapest ReplyGuy plan that holds their credits, with each reply counted as a lead plus a reply. Caption: ReplyGuy prices from replyguy.com, November 15, 2026; CommunityMentions from our pricing section.

| Buyer | Credits a month | ReplyGuy plan and price | Who reviews each reply | CommunityMentions (ours) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Solo founder, 1 product, 30 replies a month | 60 | Pro, $49 a month | You, unless auto-replies are on | $1,000 a month; you approve the voice once |
| SaaS team, 1 product, 150 replies a month | 300 | Business, $99 a month | Someone on your team | $1,000 a month |
| Agency, 3 brands, 100 replies a month each | 600 | Enterprise, $199 a month | The agency | $1,000 for one brand; no multi-brand price published |

## The real difference is who does the work

With ReplyGuy you do the reviewing; with CommunityMentions we do the finding, writing and posting. ReplyGuy's how-it-works page says it "finds leads on Reddit, X, YouTube and Hacker News ... writes a reply to each, and posts the replies you approve." That is cheap software for someone with time to read drafts. Our service is the opposite trade: a higher price, and after a one-time voice approval in Slack, real people with established accounts post comments daily and are paid only when a comment sticks. We check every comment the afternoon it is posted and re-check it nightly for about a week. Some comments are removed over time, usually by a human moderator, and the daily report links only the ones that passed.

## Which one do AI answers name?

In our scan of November 2, 2026, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity each answered 8 buyer questions about Reddit marketing 3 times, 96 answers in all. ReplyGuy was named in 2 (Claude 1, ChatGPT 1), both on "What are the best alternatives to ReddiReach?". CommunityMentions was named in 17 (ChatGPT 7, Claude 5, Perplexity 3, Gemini 2), 8 of them on "Is there a service that posts comments about my company on Reddit every day?". One Claude answer said ReplyGuy "says it uses purchased accounts on Reddit"; ReplyGuy's FAQ, read November 15, says Reddit replies come from your own account if you connect one, otherwise from its own.

## Pick ReplyGuy if / Pick CommunityMentions if

- Pick ReplyGuy if your budget is under $200 a month and you or a teammate will read and approve drafted replies.
- Pick ReplyGuy if X and Hacker News matter to you; we don't post on Hacker News.
- Pick ReplyGuy if you want to post from your own Reddit account and keep control of every word.
- Pick CommunityMentions if nobody on your team has time to approve threads and you want comments placed every day.
- Pick CommunityMentions if you want YouTube, Medium and LinkedIn in the same plan as Reddit and X.
- Pick CommunityMentions if you want a daily Slack report of every comment that passed our check, at one monthly price.

## Where ReplyGuy still wins

- Price: $49 a month for Pro, or $349 for a year, against $1,000 a month for ours.
- Control: you approve each reply, and on Reddit it can post from your own account.
- Hacker News: ReplyGuy covers Reddit, X, YouTube and Hacker News; we don't post on Hacker News.
- Several brands on one plan: Enterprise has unlimited projects for $199 a month; we publish a price for one brand.
- A yearly discount: its yearly plans are labelled "5 months free".

## Where CommunityMentions wins

- No reviewing: after one voice approval in Slack, we find, write and post, so nobody on your team reads drafts.
- Five channels: Reddit, YouTube, Medium, LinkedIn and X under one volume aim of 5 to 10 comments a day combined.
- Established accounts: real people post, and they are paid only when a comment sticks.
- Proof by link: a daily Slack report links every comment that passed our same-day check.

## How we compared

ReplyGuy's plans, credit rule, account policy, platforms and refund terms come from its home page with the Monthly and Yearly views, its how-it-works page and its refund page, read November 15, 2026 with a browser-like request; each returned 200. Its Free and Small plans appear only inside HTML comments and are not shown, so we list the four plans its page shows. The 12-month totals and replies per plan are our arithmetic on its listed prices and credit rule. Our figures come from our own pricing and delivery data. The AI answer counts are from our own scan of 96 answers on November 2, 2026. If ReplyGuy's page says something different now, its page wins.

## Sources

- [ReplyGuy home and pricing](https://replyguy.com/#pricing): plans, credits, platforms, account FAQ and refund summary; read November 15, 2026 (HTTP 200).
- [ReplyGuy, how it works](https://replyguy.com/how-it-works) and [refund policy](https://replyguy.com/refund): approval flow, removed-reply credits, refunds; read November 15, 2026 (HTTP 200).
- CommunityMentions AI-answer scan, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, captured November 2, 2026.
- CommunityMentions delivery database: verified placements per client brand, October 7 to November 5, 2026, read November 6, 2026.
- Our price and terms: [pricing section](https://communitymentions.com/#pricing) and [company facts](https://communitymentions.com/company), read November 15, 2026.

## Frequently asked questions

### Should I pick ReplyGuy or CommunityMentions?

ReplyGuy if you will approve drafted replies yourself and want to spend $49 to $199 a month. CommunityMentions if you want comments placed daily on five channels without reviewing threads, at $1,000 a month.

### How much does ReplyGuy cost compared with CommunityMentions?

ReplyGuy is $49, $99, $199 or $499 a month, or $349 to $3,499 a year (replyguy.com, read November 15, 2026). CommunityMentions is $1,000 a month after a $1 setup charge, month to month.

### Whose accounts post the replies?

ReplyGuy's FAQ says Reddit and Hacker News replies come from your own account if you connect one, otherwise from ReplyGuy's, and X and YouTube replies from ReplyGuy's. CommunityMentions comments are posted by real people from their established accounts.

### Does ReplyGuy or CommunityMentions post on Hacker News?

ReplyGuy does. CommunityMentions posts on Reddit, YouTube, Medium, LinkedIn and X, not Hacker News.

### What happens if a reply or comment is removed?

ReplyGuy returns the credit when it finds a reply was removed, and its page says Reddit has a high ban rate. We check each comment the afternoon it posts and nightly for about a week, and the daily Slack report links only the ones that passed.

### Can I try either one free?

Yes. ReplyGuy runs a free audit in about 15 seconds with no card and has a trial button on every plan. CommunityMentions shows a free sample of real comments for your site, with no card.

## Keep reading

- [ReplyGuy alternatives](https://communitymentions.com/replyguy-alternatives)
- [ReplyGuy pricing](https://communitymentions.com/replyguy-pricing)
- [CommunityMentions vs ReplyAgent](https://communitymentions.com/communitymentions-vs-replyagent)
- [CommunityMentions vs RedShip](https://communitymentions.com/communitymentions-vs-redship)
- [What Reddit marketing costs](https://communitymentions.com/reddit-marketing-pricing)
- [Free sample of Reddit comments](https://communitymentions.com/features/free-sample-of-reddit-comments)
- [CommunityMentions home](https://communitymentions.com/)

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