Before you move
- Check whether Reddit and X are your only sources. Prowlo covers those two.
- Note the keyword limits. Prowlo’s $19/mo plan includes 20 keywords. discatch does not limit keywords.
- Try the free tier for sources beyond Reddit and X.
Prowlo pricing, dated
| Starter | Higher tiers | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $19/mo | $79, $249, $299/mo |
| Annual | $190/yr | not checked |
| Watchers | 25 | not checked |
| Keywords | 20 | not checked |
| Checks | hourly | not checked |
| Sources | Reddit, X | Reddit, X |
The source gap
Prowlo covers Reddit and X. discatch covers web, news, Hacker News, Discourse, Stack Exchange, and GitHub today. Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and Product Hunt are planned. Reddit, X, and LinkedIn reach discatch through the web index. If you need more than two sources, Prowlo does not cover them.
What Prowlo does well
Prowlo is MCP-native from day one. It is on the official MCP registry as com.prowlo/reddit-x. The MCP server supports search, record and comment thread retrieval, Watcher management, keyword alerts, and trends. Webhooks push new matches to Slack or a webhook URL. The REST API with API key auth gives programmatic access. 2,576 programmatic /tools/ pages cover the SEO footprint. The blog cites 22 domains and every competitor page shows "prices checked Sep 2026." The $19/mo entry price is the lowest among MCP-enabled tools in the category. 14-day free trial, no card.
What a switch costs
- Source coverage. Prowlo covers Reddit and X only. Switching to discatch adds web, news, Hacker News, Discourse, Stack Exchange, and GitHub, but loses direct Reddit and X access (they arrive through the web index).
- MCP workflow. If your agent uses Prowlo’s MCP server, switch to the discatch REST API today. discatch’s MCP server is planned for phase 3.
- Watcher rebuild. Each Prowlo Watcher becomes a discatch catch.
- No data export documented in Prowlo’s terms. Export what you need before canceling.
- Month-to-month. No contract penalty. No refunds for partial periods.
How to move in an afternoon
- Get a trial key: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/keys/trial`
- Price a search for the keywords you watched on Prowlo: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/search -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISCATCH_KEY" -d '{"query": ""your product"", "sources": ["web", "news", "hackernews", "discourse", "github", "stackexchange"], "dry_run": true}'`
- Review the quote and run the search if the price works.
- Create a catch for each Watcher keyword: `curl -X POST https://api.discatch.com/v1/catches -H "Authorization: Bearer $DISCATCH_KEY" -d '{"name": "product mentions", "query": ""your product"", "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 Prowlo subscription.
Who should stay
An agent or a developer that needs only Reddit and X monitoring with an MCP server on the official registry should stay on Prowlo. The $19/mo price, the MCP-native workflow, and the webhook alerts serve that buyer. A developer tool company that also needs Hacker News, Discourse, GitHub, Stack Exchange, or web and news coverage needs more sources than Prowlo offers.