Find buyers who are asking for what you sell
- Monthly visits
- <5K
- Sep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- $15/mo
- Lower than 82% of peersNiche median $29/mo
- Launched
- 17mo ago
- 2025-06-18 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on Product HuntLaunch
Discover where your customers are already talking.
Apr 27 · 7mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (2 pts)Launch
Needle – Search Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub and Forums in One Place — Hi HN, I built Needle because I kept jumping between Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub, and forums trying to understand what people were saying…
Mar 9 · 8mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Fazier (26 upvotes · 2 comments)Launch
Needle — Find your first 100 customers
Jan 21 · 10mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch
Needle – Find users, track competitors, and spot market opportunities — Hi HN, I am Vaibhav - a founder based in Bangalore, India. Most founders build without knowing who their real competitors are or what user…
Nov 21, 2025 · 12mo agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- Hi HN, I am Vaibhav - a founder based in Bangalore, India. Most founders build without knowing who their real competitors are or what users are actually asking for right now. We usually search Google, Twitter, Reddit manually and hope to catch signals - but it’s slow and incomplete, hence easy to miss important conversations.. This is exactly what Needle sol
- What engineers like:
- - Search conversations across 10+ platforms from one place - Find people actively talking about problems you solve - Discover your first potential customers in minutes - See sentiment and buying intent in conversations - Identify competitors and market gaps instantly - Spot trending problems before they become popular - Understand how AI recommends your product or brand - Get real-time results as they are found - Filter results to focus only on what matters - Privacy-first: only public data, no personal tracking - Easy to use, no setup or learning curve - Free to start, upgrade when you’re ready
- Best suited for:
- Find your first 100 customers Discover people already talking about the problems you solve across Reddit, forums, and social platforms. Validate startup ideas Check if real demand exists before building or investing time and money. Customer research & pain point discovery Understand what users are actually complaining about, asking for, and struggling with. Competitor research See where competitors are mentioned, how they’re positioned, and what users like or dislike about them. Content and SEO research Find real questions and discussions people are having to create high-intent content. Community discovery and outreach Identify relevant subreddits, forums, and communities where your audience already hangs out. Market trend spotting Catch emerging problems and opportunities before they become obvious or crowded. AI visibility analysis Understand how well AI systems recommend your product and identify visibility gaps you can improve.
- Post excerpt:
- Hi HN, I built Needle because I kept jumping between Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub, and forums trying to understand what people were saying about certain problems and products. Needle runs one search across 12 communities and shows the discussions in one place. People use it to: - find potential customers - discover competitors - monitor keywords - spot emergi
MCP Server & Agent Ecosystem
- Ecosystem & integrations:
- HubSpotSlackNotionPipedriveMakeZapierDiscordAirtableMicrosoft TeamsGoogle Chat
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct39%
- Organic Search33%
- Referrals10%
- Social6%
- Other11%
Countries
- India29%
- United States28%
- Germany18%
- Vietnam12%
- Pakistan7%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2025-06-13
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| email validator | 19K |
| sitemap validator | 8,570 |
| og checker | 3,280 |
| useneedle.net | 140 |
| useneedle | 80 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: Yes. 7 days of full access, no card. · 3 paid tiers ($15–$149) · Up to 34% off annually · Observed 2026-11-05 · Pricing page
Entry price $15/mo, Lower than 82% of peers; “Buyer Intent & Lead Listening” median is $29/mo.View pricing benchmark
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homeuseneedle.net/
- Pricinguseneedle.net/pricing Snapshot 2026-11-05
- Featuresuseneedle.net/platforms Snapshot 2026-11-05
Changes
No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.
Questions & evidence
- How much does Needle cost?
- Solo: $15/mo (annual billing available); Growth: $49/mo (annual billing available); Scale: $149/mo (annual billing available). Observed 2026-11-05. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Needle get?
- Vaneform estimates <5K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source
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