Hacker News
Catch Show HN launches, Ask HN questions and comment threads that name you or your concept, while they are still on the front page.
Hear about your brand before strangers do.
Vigilant watches Hacker News, Reddit and newly registered domains, and alerts you the moment your name or product shows up.
Live alertsWatching 3 sources
- Reddit14m
r/SaaS: Vigilant vs Google Alerts
Competitor comparison, 41 upvotes.
- Domain9m
vigi1ant.co registered
Typo lookalike. Screenshot it for evidence.
- Hacker News2m
Ask HN: Anyone tried Vigilant for launch alerts?
12 comments, mostly positive. Worth replying.
- Domainjust now
vigilant-app.com registered
Exact brand match. Register the .io before they do.
Three places your name shows up first.
Early signals land on these sources before they reach search results, so that is where Vigilant looks.
Find the thread where someone is praising, misrepresenting or comparing your product, across the subreddits you never check.
New domains
Get flagged when a domain with your exact name, or a typo of it, is registered, so you can act before it is used against you.
vigilant-app.comShow HNr/SaaSvigi1ant.coAsk HNr/startupsgetvigilant.netr/indiehackersvigilant-app.comShow HNr/SaaSvigi1ant.coAsk HNr/startupsgetvigilant.netr/indiehackers
From brand name to first alert in minutes.
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Enter your brand
Type your brand name, product and any variants. Setup takes a few minutes, with no sales call.
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Vigilant watches
Hacker News, Reddit and new domain registrations are scanned continuously, including typos and lookalikes.
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AI filters the noise
A language model scores each match so genuine mentions and squatters reach you and keyword junk does not.
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You get one clear alert
Each alert says why it matters and what to do next: register the domain, reply, or document it.
Google Alerts is free. Brand24 is $199 a month. Neither watches for squatters.
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Brand24's entry plan refreshes only every 12 hours. Real time sits in higher tiers.
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Keywords on that same entry plan, for a single user.
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Where Vigilant starts: built for a founder with no brand-monitoring budget.
| Feature | Google Alerts | Brand24 | Vigilant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | Slow, after indexing | Every 12 hours on entry plan | Instant alerts |
| Domain registrations | No | Not central | Exact and lookalike |
| Hacker News and Reddit | Weak | Broad social stream | Built in |
| Next step | None | Dashboard to interpret | Told what to do |
Competitor details based on public plan information and may change.
Priced for a team of one.
Monthly plans. No sales call. Cancel any time.
Starter
For one brand, just launched.
$19 /month
- 1 brand name
- Hacker News, Reddit and new domains
- Instant email alerts
- Exact-match domain detection
Pro
For founders building in public.
$39 /month
- 5 brands and products
- Typo and lookalike domains
- AI relevance scoring
- A next-step suggestion on every alert
- Founder and competitor names
Team
For agencies and small teams.
$79 /month
- 20 brands and products
- Everything in Pro
- Shared alert inbox
- Up to 5 teammates
Questions founders ask
Hacker News, Reddit, and newly registered domains. We look for your brand name, product name, founder name, common misspellings and competitor comparisons.