dist0

01 · comparison

Octolens tells you what was said.
dist0 tells you what to do.

Both watch online conversations. One reports them; one hands you the next move.

Octolens

Mention tracking

You pick keywords

Your brand, competitors, and topics.

It streams every mention

Across 13 sites, in near real time.

You read and decide

Sort the alerts, then act on your own.

dist0

Semantic understanding

You describe your business

In plain English.

It reads every post

Understands intent, not just words.

It delivers what matters

Pains, competitors, content ideas, leads.

02 · side-by-side

Where each tool fits,
feature by feature.

Feature
Octolens
dist0
Price
Octolens$119–$399/mo · 7-day trial (1,000 mentions)
dist0$19 Starter / $49 Pro · 14-day trial
Where it looks
Octolens13 sites — Reddit, X, LinkedIn, Hacker News, GitHub, YouTube, and more
dist0Reddit only — but it reads every post, not just keyword matches
How it decides what matters
OctolensMatches the keywords you set, then scores how relevant each mention is
dist0An AI reads every post against a plain-English description of your business
What you set up on day one
OctolensAdd keywords (10–15 cap) and tune the match rules
dist0Paste your URL; describe what you sell in plain English
Catches problems described without naming a product
Octolens
dist0
Finds individual buyers ready to talk
OctolensTags buy-intent mentions; no dedicated lead list
dist0Explicit lead list, status tracking, CSV export, AI-drafted DMs
Drafts your follow-up
OctolensSuggests reply drafts
dist0Content briefs, feature briefs, and outreach DMs — drafted from real posts
Competitor tracking
OctolensAdd each competitor as a keyword; share-of-voice charts
dist0Flags mentions from context & auto-discovers ones you weren’t tracking
Dashboards, charts, share-of-voice
Octolens
dist0No dashboard — briefs arrive by email and Slack
Sentiment scoring
Octolens
dist0Skips mood scores; sorts each post into pains, competitor mentions, leads, and ideas
Maturity
OctolensLive since 2024 · Vercel, PostHog, Supabase, Prisma
dist0Beta since May 2026

03 · which one, when

Which one should you pick?

01

Pick dist0 if your buyers live on Reddit.

Octolens spreads its attention across 13 sites and shows you the posts your keywords match. dist0 reads every post in the subreddits where your market actually talks — so it catches the people who describe a problem without ever naming a product.

  • One community, read in full, beats keyword matches scattered across a dozen platforms.
  • No keyword list to build or maintain — you describe your business once.
  • It rotates in a fresh subreddit when a watched one goes quiet, so coverage stays useful.
A magnifying glass focused on one cluster of conversations while others fade out
02

Pick Octolens if you need to watch everywhere.

Octolens is a proper mention tracker. If your buyers are spread across X, LinkedIn, Hacker News, GitHub, and YouTube — and you need an alert the moment your brand comes up — dist0 can’t do that today. Octolens can, and it’s used by teams at Vercel, PostHog, and Supabase.

  • Tracks 13 sites in near real time, so you never miss a mention of your brand.
  • Charts for sentiment, trends, and how your share-of-voice compares to competitors.
  • Connects to your other tools to route mentions wherever your team works.
A central monitoring panel fed by many sources at once
03

Pick dist0 if you want the next move, not an alert.

A mention tracker hands you a feed and leaves the strategy to you. dist0 sorts what it finds into buyer pains, competitor mentions, content ideas, and leads — then drafts the post, the brief, or the message so you can act in minutes.

  • Each lead is a real person who sounds like your buyer, with a first draft from their post.
  • Briefs suggest a post to write, an angle to take, or a small free tool to build.
  • Everything arrives by email and Slack — nothing new to log into every day.
An alert turning into a finished, drafted action card
04 · FAQ

Questions teams ask before choosing.

If you have a different one, write us at support@dist0.com.

Is dist0 a mention-tracking tool like Octolens?
Not exactly — they do different jobs. Octolens tracks mentions of your brand, competitors, and topics across 13 sites and alerts you in near real time; it’s built to make sure you never miss a conversation. dist0 is a marketing assistant for one community: it reads Reddit in depth, sorts what it finds into buyer pains, competitor mentions, content ideas, and leads, and drafts the follow-up for you. If you mainly need broad, real-time alerts, that’s Octolens. If you want done-for-you Reddit research plus leads and drafts, that’s dist0.
Octolens covers 13 sites. Why does dist0 only do Reddit?
Because depth beats breadth when your buyers are in one place. Octolens matches your keywords across many platforms; dist0 reads every post in a handful of subreddits, which is how it catches people describing a problem without naming a product. If your market is genuinely spread across X, LinkedIn, Hacker News, and GitHub, Octolens is the safer choice — dist0 can’t cover those today. If your buyers congregate on Reddit, one community read in full usually beats keyword matches scattered everywhere.
Is dist0 cheaper than Octolens?
Yes, by a lot — if your job is simple. dist0 is $19/mo Starter or $49/mo Pro; Octolens runs $119–$399/mo. You pay Octolens more for the breadth, the real-time alerts, the analytics, and the connections to other tools. If all you need is Reddit research, a lead list, and drafted outreach, dist0 does that for a fraction of the price. If you need the full mention-tracking platform, Octolens earns its price.
Does dist0 have dashboards, sentiment charts, or share-of-voice like Octolens?
No. Octolens gives you a full dashboard — sentiment scoring, trend charts, share-of-voice against competitors, and connections that route mentions into your other tools. dist0 deliberately skips the dashboard: it delivers briefs by email and Slack, with a lead list you can export to CSV. If you live in charts and need to pipe mentions elsewhere, choose Octolens.
Can dist0 replace Octolens?
Only if your monitoring need is Reddit-centric. They’re adjacent products: Octolens is broad mention tracking with alerts and analytics; dist0 is deep Reddit research that ends in drafted briefs, leads, and outreach. Some teams run both — Octolens to watch the whole web, dist0 to work Reddit and draft the follow-up. For most buyers, pick one based on whether you value breadth and alerts (Octolens) or Reddit depth and done-for-you next moves at a lower price (dist0).

05 · the move

Skip the alert feed.
Get the next move.

Paste your URL, describe what you sell, and get your first brief of buyer pains, competitor mentions, and leads — drafted, not just reported. 14-day free trial.