Twitter/XTwitter Keyword Alerts: Monitor X for Buying Signals
Twitter keyword alerts mean watching X for posts that match what a buyer would actually write, not just your own name; some call the same idea Twitter social listening or a Twitter listening tool. Buska turns what you sell into buying signals (phrases like "looking for an alternative to [competitor]" or "anyone recommend a tool for..."), searches new public X posts that match, drops anything older than 90 days or without a reliable date, and scores each match 0 to 100 for buying intent. No X account or login is required from you: Buska searches X directly, so setup takes as long as adding your first keyword. Plans start at $49 per month with a 7-day free trial.
0 to 100
Intent score on every X post
90 days
Maximum post age kept, newest first
1.54%
of X posts scored HOT in our 60-day study
7 days
Free trial, X included, no card
Why keyword alerts alone do not find buyers on X
Every day, potential customers express their needs on Twitter/X. Here’s why that matters for your pipeline.
Most keyword matches are not buyers
A keyword like "CRM" matches jokes, rants, and people showing off what they built, not just people about to buy. Buska reads each matching post and scores it for buying intent, so you review a short ranked list instead of a raw stream of every mention.
X moves fast, so stale posts are worse than none
A post about a tool decision is only useful while the thread is still active. Buska drops anything older than 90 days, or without a reliable date, so you are not replying to a conversation that ended months ago.
Buyers describe a problem before they name a category
People on X write "our support inbox is out of control" long before they type "help desk software". Buska's signals are written in the buyer's voice, not as brand keywords, so they catch posts a plain keyword alert would miss.
What an X buying signal looks like
Illustrative posts written to show the patterns Buska scores highest, not real users. Every real lead in your dashboard links to its original post on X.
“Looking for a social listening tool that covers more than just Twitter. Need Reddit, LinkedIn, and forums too. What do you all use?”
Example post, Growth Lead at a SaaS startup
“Our current lead gen process is broken. Spending 3 hours a day manually searching social media for prospects. There has to be a better way.”
Example post, CEO of a 10-person agency
“Just canceled our Brandwatch subscription. $800/mo for a tool we barely used. Need something simpler and more focused on lead gen.”
Example post, Head of Growth
“Hot take: most social listening tools are built for PR teams, not sales teams. Where are the tools that actually help you find buyers?”
Example post, Developer Advocate
“Closed 3 deals this month from conversations that started on X. Social selling is underrated. Need to find a tool to scale this.”
Example post, Account Executive
“Anyone know a tool that monitors X AND Reddit for people asking about your product category? Willing to pay up to $200/mo.”
Example post, bootstrapped founder
How to generate leads on Twitter/X with Buska
No manual searching. No scrolling. Buska does the heavy lifting so your team focuses on closing.
Describe what you sell
Enter your website. Buska drafts your ideal customer profile and a first set of X buying signals in the buyer's voice, editable keywords rather than a fixed list.
Nothing to connect on your side
Unlike LinkedIn, X monitoring needs no cookie, login, or account from you. Buska searches X directly the moment your signals are set.
Buska searches X on a schedule
New posts matching your signals from the last 90 days are captured, deduplicated, and scored. Scans run daily on Starter, every 3 hours on Growth, and hourly on Scale.
Act on scored leads
Open the post from your dashboard, get notified in Slack or Discord, and push qualified leads to your CRM with an automation.
Buska vs Octolens, Brand24 and Syften on X
All three cover X to some degree, but not the same way. Syften treats X as a paid add-on rather than a default source, and F5Bot does not cover X at all. Prices were read on public pricing pages on 24 September 2026.
| Octolens | Brand24 | Syften | Buska | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X (Twitter) coverage | Included | Included | Paid add-on, not included by default | Included on every plan, Starter and up |
| What you set up | Keywords | Keywords and topics | Keyword filters and rules | Buying signals in the buyer's voice, drafted from your website and editable |
| Scoring per post | AI relevance filtering | Sentiment (positive, negative, neutral), not buying intent | Filter rules you write and maintain | 0 to 100 buying-intent score with a reason on every post |
| Other sources | LinkedIn and more, plus API, webhooks and an MCP server | 30+ sources including LinkedIn | Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Exchange, Indie Hackers, Product Hunt, blogs and more | 16+ sources on Starter (LinkedIn, Reddit, Hacker News, Quora...), up to 33+ on Scale |
| Price | $199/mo, or $159/mo billed annually | $249/mo, or $199/mo billed annually | $29.95 to $119.95/mo, plus the X add-on | From $49/mo, 7-day free trial |
F5Bot is a genuinely free way to get keyword alerts, but it does not cover X at all: it watches Reddit, Hacker News and Lobsters only (checked 24 September 2026). Awario starts at €29/month billed annually and does cover X, but not LinkedIn. If you only need X and nothing else, a cheaper single-platform tool can be enough; Buska is built for teams who want the same buying signal checked across X and other platforms at once.
Suggested keywords to monitor on Twitter/X
Start with these keywords in your Buska dashboard. Buska AI will also suggest additional keywords based on your business and ICP.
Why teams use Buska for Twitter/X lead generation
One less account to connect
X monitoring works without a login, cookie, or connected account from you. Add your signals and Buska starts searching, the same day.
Scale social selling without the scroll
Your best reps shouldn't spend hours scrolling X for prospects. Buska automates the discovery part and delivers only the posts worth a reply, so your team's time goes into the conversation, not the search.
The same signal, checked everywhere your buyers post
A buyer who complains on X often asks for recommendations on Reddit or LinkedIn too. Buska runs the same signals across every source in your plan, so you see the full pattern instead of one channel's slice of it.
X (Twitter) monitoring pricing
X is included on every Buska plan, not sold as a separate add-on. Plans are priced by signals: one signal is one buying situation you want to catch, and Buska runs each signal as several X searches alongside your other sources.
Starter
$49 /month
- 5 signals monitored
- 2 ICP profiles
- 16+ sources (Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn...)
- Daily lead updates
Growth
$99 /month
- 15 signals monitored
- 5 ICP profiles
- 28+ sources (TikTok, Facebook, Trustpilot...)
- Lead updates every 3 hours
Scale
$249 /month
- AI SDR Agent: hunts, drafts and sends outreach for you
- 30 signals monitored
- 10 ICP profiles
- 33+ sources (Bluesky, GitHub...)
Yearly billing costs 10 months instead of 12. See full pricing
Looking for a social listening tool that covers more than just Twitter. Need Reddit, LinkedIn, and forums too. What do you all use?
Our current lead gen process is broken. Spending 3 hours a day manually searching social media for prospects. There has to be a better way.
Just canceled our Brandwatch subscription. $800/mo for a tool we barely used. Need something simpler and more focused on lead gen.
Our current lead gen process is broken. Spending 3 hours a day manually searching social media for prospects. There has to be a better way.
Frequently asked questions
What are Twitter/X keyword alerts?
Twitter/X keyword alerts notify you when a new post on X matches a word or phrase you're watching for, instead of relying on X's own notifications, which mostly cover your own @-mentions. Buska goes further than a plain alert: it scores every match 0 to 100 for buying intent and drops posts that are stale or date-less.
Is this Twitter social listening, or just keyword alerts?
"Twitter social listening," "Twitter listening tools," and "Twitter keyword alerts" describe the same underlying need: catching posts that match a word or phrase. Buska covers the keyword-alert part on every plan, then adds the buying-intent score (0 to 100) that turns a raw listening feed into a short, ranked list of likely buyers.
Does Buska use the official Twitter/X API?
No. Buska searches X's own live search results directly rather than paying for API access. This keeps X included on every plan from $49/month instead of behind a separate API bill, and it requires no account or login from you.
Do I need to connect my X account to Buska?
No. Unlike LinkedIn, which needs your li_at cookie, X monitoring on Buska needs nothing from your side. Add your signals and Buska starts searching X immediately.
Does Buska monitor X replies, not just standalone posts?
Buska's search covers posts matching your signal, which includes replies that contain the matching text, not only original posts. Every lead links back to its post on X so you can read the surrounding thread before you respond.
How fresh are X leads?
Buska searches recent X posts with a sliding 90-day window and drops anything older, or anything without a reliable date, the same freshness rule Buska applies on Reddit. Scans run once a day on the free trial and Starter, every 3 hours on Growth, and every hour on Scale.
How do I avoid false positives on X?
Every matching post gets a 0 to 100 buying-intent score, not just a keyword match. Posts with a genuine question, a stated pain point, or vendor comparison language score highest; casual mentions and jokes score low. You can set a minimum score to only review the top of that range.
Can Buska track competitor mentions on X?
Yes. Add competitor names and common misspellings to your signals, and Buska surfaces posts where people express frustration with them or ask for alternatives.
Are free Twitter/X keyword alerts any good?
F5Bot is genuinely free but does not cover X at all, only Reddit, Hacker News and Lobsters. There is no widely used free tool that covers X with the same reliability as paid options. Buska does not have a permanent free tier either, only a 7-day trial with no card, but X is included from the first plan at $49/month.
How much does X monitoring cost with Buska?
X is included in every plan. Starter is $49/month with 5 signals, Growth $99/month with 15 signals, Scale $249/month with 30 signals, and yearly billing costs 10 months instead of 12. Some competitors charge for X separately: Syften keeps it as a paid add-on on top of its base plan.
Can I send X leads from Buska to my CRM?
Yes. Slack and Discord notifications are included on every paid plan, including Starter. CRM push to HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, Google Sheets and others is available from the Growth plan ($99/mo), along with webhooks and CSV export.
Is Buska a Twitter monitor tool, or just keyword alerts?
Both. As a Twitter monitor tool, Buska does the keyword-alert part (catching every new post that matches), then goes further: it scores each match 0 to 100 for buying intent, keeps only posts from the last 90 days, and routes the qualified ones to Slack or your CRM. If you are monitoring Twitter for a plain keyword feed, that part is easy; scoring which of those matches are actual buyers is where a monitoring tool like Buska earns its price.
More on finding buyers on X
This page covers the X monitoring tool. For the playbook, comparisons, and Buska's broader coverage, start here.
Start finding leads on Twitter/X today
Your next customers are posting on Twitter/X right now. Buska finds them, scores their intent, and delivers them to your pipeline.