Octolens is a paid web and API service that monitors brand and competitor mentions across more than 15 platforms. It covers social media, developer communities, news, podcasts, newsletters, review sites, and the open web, including sources such as Reddit, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, GitHub, Hacker News, and Product Hunt. Its AI rates mention relevance as high, medium, or low and labels intent, sentiment, and language. Results can arrive in the dashboard, Slack, email digests, REST API, webhooks, or MCP. Native integrations include Slack, Attio, PostHog, Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor; REST API, webhooks, and MCP are on every plan. Plans start at $159.00 USD per month billed annually. The seven-day trial includes Pro features and up to 5,000 mentions without a card. Octolens is operated by Lens Labs GmbH in Berlin.
Who it is for
Octolens is designed for B2B technology founders, marketing and developer-relations teams, agencies, and AI agents tracking online discussion. It suits teams that need filtered mentions delivered through chat, email, APIs, or automation.
What is good
- Monitors social, developer, news, and review sources
- AI tags relevance, intent, sentiment, and language
- REST API, webhooks, and MCP on every plan
- Multiple delivery channels and native integrations
- Seven-day trial without a credit card
What to know first
- No free plan
- Starts at $159.00/mo billed annually
- No mobile app
- Pro is limited to 15,000 mentions monthly
Verdict
Octolens combines broad source monitoring with AI filtering and flexible delivery options for B2B technology teams. Buyers should weigh the annual billing, mention limits, and absence of a mobile app against its integrations and trial.
Get started with Octolens
- Open the Octolens website
- Start the seven-day trial without entering a credit card
- Use the web dashboard or API
- Connect Slack, Attio, PostHog, Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor if needed
- Choose Pro, Scale, or Enterprise after the trial
Limits to know first
The seven-day trial includes Pro features and up to 5,000 mentions. Pro allows 15,000 mentions per month and 10 keywords; Scale allows 50,000 mentions and 40 keywords. News monitoring across more than 150,000 outlets is available on Scale.
Questions about Octolens
How much does Octolens cost?
Pro costs $159.00 USD per month billed annually. Scale costs $499.00 USD per month billed annually, while Enterprise has no listed price.
Is there a free plan or trial?
There is no free plan. A seven-day trial provides Pro features and up to 5,000 mentions without requiring a credit card.
Which platforms does Octolens support?
The listed platforms are web and API. The pricing FAQ says Octolens does not yet have a mobile app.
What integrations are available?
Native integrations listed are Slack, Attio, PostHog, Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor. REST API, webhooks, and an MCP server are included on every plan.
What does Pro include?
Pro includes 15,000 mentions per month, 10 keywords, hourly refresh, two years of data history, and unlimited team seats.
Octolens plans and pricing
All plansCompared on social media listening software
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $159/mo
- Source coverage
- Reddit, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Bluesky, Hacker News, GitHub, DEV, Stack Overflow, podcasts, newsletters, news, Product Hunt, Medium, and the open web
- Sentiment analysis
- Yes
- Historical data
- limited
- Mention limit
- 15,000 mentions/mo
- API access
- Yes
