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BrandJet AIMost similar to What’s Trending in what it does, its category and its price.
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OptimoHas a free plan, rated 3.3 out of 5. What’s Trending has none.
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ThreadRadarFrom $19.95/mo, against from $20/mo for What’s Trending.
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Brand24Rated 4.3 out of 5 in our review, against 3.4 for What’s Trending.
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At a glance
Green means better than What’s Trending, red means worse. Prices are starting prices per month.
| Tool | Our rating | Starts at | Free plan | Best for | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 What’s TrendingBaseline | 3.4 | $20/mo | No | Source-backed content intelligence from public conversations | |
| BrandJet AI | 3.8+0.4 | $50/mo$30 more | No | Brand monitoring platform that pairs AI sentiment tracking with multi-channel outreach. | vs What’s Trending |
| ThreadRadar | 3.2−0.2 | $19.95/mo$0.05 less | No | Watches Reddit and Quora for your keywords and drafts a reply you decide to send. | vs What’s Trending |
 Postwise | 4.1+0.7 | $37/mo$17 more | No | AI ghostwriting for audience growth | vs What’s Trending |
| Brand24 | 4.3+0.9 | $199/mo$179 more | No | AI social listening platform that tracks brand mentions and sentiment across the web. | vs What’s Trending |
 MarketingBlocks | 3.8+0.4 | $47/mo$27 more | No | Agentic AI marketing platform that writes, designs, and publishes content across social channels. | vs What’s Trending |
 AdControlCenter | 3.9+0.5 | $39.9/mo$19.9 more | No | Builds campaigns from your website and publishes them paused, not live. | vs What’s Trending |
 postedby.ai | 3.2−0.2 | $197/mo$177 more | No | AI publishing service that writes weekly authority content in your voice for Google, LinkedIn, Facebook and email, from $197 a month. | vs What’s Trending |
| Optimo | 3.3−0.1 | Free | YesWhat’s Trending has none | Free AI marketing tool suite from FATJOE - Instagram captions, blog titles, keyword clusters, Facebook ad copy and more, 25 free requests a day. | vs What’s Trending |
The alternatives in detail
In order of how closely each one matches What’s Trending.
BrandJet AI
3.8$50/mo
vs What’s Trending$30 more+0.4
Brand monitoring platform that pairs AI sentiment tracking with multi-channel outreach.
- AI sentiment tracking across X, Reddit, YouTube, and news sources
- AI-search-visibility monitoring of how ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini describe a tracked brand
- Multi-channel outreach across email, LinkedIn, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Telegram
Combines brand monitoring and outreach in one subscription instead of paying for two separate tools
Launched in September 2025, so it has under a year of market track record at time of review
ThreadRadar
3.2$19.95/mo
vs What’s Trending$0.05 less−0.2
Watches Reddit and Quora for your keywords and drafts a reply you decide to send.
- Real-time keyword monitoring on Reddit and Quora
- AI-suggested replies to matched threads
- Email and dashboard alerts
Finds threads where people describe a problem before naming the category
Drafted replies post as you, and Reddit punishes undisclosed marketing
Postwise
4.1$37/mo
vs What’s Trending$17 more+0.7
AI ghostwriting for audience growth.
- AI post and thread generation
- Scheduling and content queue
- Reply and engagement writing
Speeds up social writing
Output can sound generic
Brand24
4.3$199/mo
vs What’s Trending$179 more+0.9
AI social listening platform that tracks brand mentions and sentiment across the web.
- Real-time mention tracking across social networks, news, blogs, forums, and review sites
- AI sentiment analysis applied to every tracked mention
- Spike and anomaly detection that flags unusual jumps in mention volume
Tracks a wider mix of source types, including podcasts, forums, and review sites, than social-only monitoring tools
$199-249/month entry price is a real commitment for a small business or solo marketer testing social listening for the first time
MarketingBlocks
3.8$47/mo
vs What’s Trending$27 more+0.4
Agentic AI marketing platform that writes, designs, and publishes content across social channels.
- AI Video Creator for Reels, faceless clips, and spokesperson videos
- AI Social Manager for scheduled multi-platform posting
- Automated landing page and graphic design generation
Chains writing, design, and publishing into one workflow instead of separate tools
Automatic enrollment after the trial catches users who forget to cancel
AdControlCenter
3.9$39.9/mo
vs What’s Trending$19.9 more+0.5
Builds campaigns from your website and publishes them paused, not live.
- Generates full campaigns by scanning your website
- Google, Meta, Reddit, TikTok, LinkedIn and X
- Publishes campaigns paused for approval before spend
Paused-by-default publishing, which most automated ad tools get wrong
15 campaigns a month may not fit an agency workload
postedby.ai
3.2$197/mo
vs What’s Trending$177 more−0.2
AI publishing service that writes weekly authority content in your voice for Google, LinkedIn, Facebook and email, from $197 a month.
- A voice profile built from the owner's expertise
- Weekly topics picked from Google Search Console page-two queries
- Posts for Google Business Profile, LinkedIn, Facebook and email
A clear weekly cadence with no contract
Pricing starts at $197 a month, and regular prices are higher
Optimo
3.3Free
vs What’s Trending−0.1Free plan
Free AI marketing tool suite from FATJOE - Instagram captions, blog titles, keyword clusters, Facebook ad copy and more, 25 free requests a day.
- AI tools spanning social media, SEO, copywriting, email, ads, and video
- Instagram captions, blog titles, and keyword clustering
- Facebook Ads and Google Ad headline generation
Genuinely free daily tier (25 requests), not just a time-limited trial
Free tier's 25 daily requests limits heavy daily use
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is What’s Trending free?
What’s Trending does not list a free plan. Paid plans start from $20/mo.
What is the best free alternative to What’s Trending?
Optimo is the highest-rated alternative here with a free plan (3.3 out of 5).
What is the cheapest alternative to What’s Trending?
Among paid plans, ThreadRadar has the lowest starting price (from $19.95/mo). If you need it free, start with Optimo.
How did you pick these alternatives?
We match tools on what they do, their category and their price, using the details in our directory. Ratings come from our reviews and reader reviews.