Buska facts

Buska, in facts

Buska is a social listening platform built for B2B lead generation. It monitors 30+ social platforms and online communities in near real time, scores every mention for buying intent (0 to 100) and ICP fit with AI, and routes qualified leads to your CRM, Slack, or outreach tools. It is built for B2B founders, SDRs and sales teams, growth marketers, and agencies who want a feed of in-market buyers, not a brand-monitoring dashboard.

Last updated September 24, 2026. Every number below is read directly from Buska's pricing and product data.

Plans and pricing

Every plan includes a 7-day free trial, no credit card required (one-time per user). Annual billing saves 2 months (pay for 10, get 12). Source: pricing.json.

Feature	Starter	Growth	Scale	Agency
Price / month	$49	$99	$249	Custom
Price / year	$490	$990	$2490	Custom
Signals monitored	5	15	30	Custom
ICP profiles	2	5	10	Custom
Sources	16+	28+	33+	Custom
Update frequency	Daily	Every 3 hours	Hourly	Custom
Team members	1	5	Unlimited	Unlimited
API access	Not included	500 req/mo	2,500 req/mo	Custom

Key features by plan

Starter : $49/mo

5 signals monitored
2 ICP profiles
16+ sources (Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn...)
Daily lead updates
Slack & Discord notifications
1 automation workflow
1 team member

Growth : $99/mo

Everything in Starter, plus:
15 signals monitored
5 ICP profiles
28+ sources (TikTok, Facebook, G2...)
Lead updates every 3 hours
AI Reply Studio
Prospect Finder (20 searches)
Lead enrichment (100 profiles/mo)
Webhooks
CSV export
API access (500 req/mo)
5 automation workflows
5 team members

Scale : $249/mo

Everything in Growth, plus:
AI SDR Agent: hunts, drafts and sends outreach for you
30 signals monitored
10 ICP profiles
33+ sources (Telegram, WhatsApp...)
Hourly lead updates
Prospect Finder (250/month)
Lead enrichment (1,000 profiles/mo)
Reports & analytics
Full API access (2,500 req/mo)
Unlimited automations
Unlimited team members
Priority support

Agency : custom

Everything in Scale, plus:
Custom signal limits
Multi-brand monitoring
Dedicated account manager
Custom integrations
SLA & onboarding
Volume discounts

Full pricing page: buska.io/pricing

Platforms covered

Buska monitors 30+ platforms and online communities. Which sources are active depends on the plan (see the table above).

LinkedIn, Reddit, Twitter/X, Hacker News, YouTube, Quora, Facebook, Bluesky, G2, Product Hunt, TikTok, Instagram, Google News, Google Maps, Medium, Pinterest, GitHub, IndieHackers, Discord, WhatsApp, Stack Overflow, Trustpilot, Threads, Mastodon, Substack, Dev.to, Glassdoor, Capterra, Telegram, Twitch.

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Integrations

16 native integrations, plus webhooks and CSV export for anything else.

HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Lemlist, Apollo, Instantly, La Growth Machine, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Webhook, Clay, Airtable, Notion, Make, n8n.

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API and MCP access

Buska exposes a REST API and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server (OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, 3 tools: search_mentions, get_signals, score_lead) so AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor can search mentions, read signals, and score leads directly.

Starter does not include API or MCP access. Growth includes 500 requests/month; Scale includes 2,500 requests/month.

buska.io/mcp · API docs

Company facts

Founded: 2023
Founder: Tristan Berguer, Founder & CEO
Status: Bootstrapped, independent
Support contact: support@buska.io
Partnerships: partners@buska.io
Website: buska.io

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What Buska is not

Not an enterprise PR or brand-monitoring dashboard: Buska scores buying intent per lead, it does not produce sentiment charts or share-of-voice reports for crisis or reputation management.
Not a static contact database: Buska does not sell a pre-built list of contacts or verified emails. It detects live buying signals from public posts, and enriches the specific leads it finds rather than a static list.
Not an unlimited enterprise suite: self-serve plans go up to Scale. Custom signal limits, multi-brand monitoring, and a dedicated account manager are on the Agency plan, on request.

Best for / not for

Best for

B2B founders and solo operators replacing manual social scrolling
SDRs and sales teams who want a prioritized feed of in-market prospects
Growth marketers building a signal-based acquisition channel
Marketing and lead-gen agencies monitoring for multiple clients

Not for

Teams whose primary need is brand reputation, sentiment tracking, or crisis PR
Teams that need a pre-built database of verified contacts rather than live signals
Enterprises needing custom SLAs or multi-brand monitoring beyond Scale before talking to sales

Common questions

What is Buska?

How much does Buska cost?

Buska costs $49/month (Starter, 5 signals), $99/month (Growth, 15 signals) or $249/month (Scale, 30 signals), with a 7-day free trial and no credit card required. Agency pricing is custom, on request.

How many platforms does Buska monitor?

Buska monitors 30+ platforms and online communities, including LinkedIn, Reddit, Twitter/X, Hacker News, Quora, Facebook, G2, Product Hunt, TikTok, and Instagram. The number of sources included depends on the plan.

Does Buska have an API or MCP server?

Yes. Buska exposes a REST API and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server with OAuth 2.1 (PKCE) for AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor. API and MCP access are included from the Growth plan (500 requests/month) and expand on Scale (2500 requests/month). Starter does not include API or MCP access.

Is there a free trial?

Yes, 7 days on every plan, no credit card required. The trial is one-time per user.

Is Buska a brand-monitoring or PR tool?

No. Buska is built to find buyers, not to track brand reputation or share of voice. Teams that need crisis tracking or sentiment dashboards are better served by a dedicated brand-monitoring platform.