Before you move
- Check whether you use the MCP server. discatch’s MCP server is planned; the REST API works today.
- Note which sources you read. If mainstream social is most of your feed, Mentionlytics covers it.
- Try the free tier. Catches that fire nothing cost nothing.
Mentionlytics pricing, dated
| Basic | Essential | Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual (per mo) | $49 | $169 | $499 |
| Keywords | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| Mentions/mo | 5,000 | 15,000 | 100,000 |
| Refresh | 12 hours | 6 hours | continuous |
| API | no | no | yes |
| MCP | no | no | yes |
The MCP comparison
Mentionlytics has an MCP server at mcp.mentionlytics.com with token auth, gated to Pro at $499/mo annual. discatch’s MCP server with OAuth is planned for phase 3, on every plan. The difference is push: a catch calls your destination when it fires. MCP is pull-only by spec for everyone.
What Mentionlytics does well
Mentionlytics covers mainstream social, Bluesky, Reddit, and 100+ review sites at a mid-market price. Its MCP server at mcp.mentionlytics.com ranks #2 for "MCP social listening" and works with ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini. The REST API v2 has endpoints for mentions, aggregation, top keywords, and top countries with dual-token auth. AI visibility tracking monitors brand mentions inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, and Gemini. Sentiment analysis claims 95 percent accuracy across all languages. The Social Intelligence Advisor gives AI-powered advice. Cancel anytime with no long-term contract.
What a switch costs
- Data export. PDF and Excel on lower tiers. API export on Pro and above.
- Alert rebuild. Each Mentionlytics keyword becomes a discatch catch.
- MCP workflow. If your agent uses the Mentionlytics MCP server, switch to the discatch REST API today. discatch’s MCP server is planned for phase 3.
- No contract penalty. Mentionlytics has no long-term contract. Cancel anytime.
How to move in an afternoon
- Get a trial key. No email, no card: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/keys/trial`
- Price a search: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/search -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISCATCH_KEY" -d '{"query": ""your brand"", "sources": ["web", "news", "hackernews", "discourse"], "dry_run": true}'`
- Review the quote. Run the search without `dry_run` if the price works.
- Create a catch for each keyword: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/catches -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISCATCH_KEY" -d '{"name": "brand alerts", "query": ""your brand"", "sources": ["web", "news", "hackernews", "discourse", "github", "stackexchange"], "interval": "1h", "destination": {"type": "webhook", "url": "https://your-server.com/hook", "secret": "whsec_..."}}'`
- Test the destination: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/catches/{id}/test -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISCATCH_KEY"`
- Verify delivery, then cancel the Mentionlytics subscription.
Who should stay
A marketing team that uses Mentionlytics for mainstream social monitoring with sentiment analysis and AI visibility tracking should stay. The MCP server and review site coverage serve that buyer. A developer tool company that wants Hacker News, Discourse, GitHub, and Stack Exchange with per-unit pricing and push to an agent is a different buyer.