Community and forum services compared

Services that place brand mentions on Reddit, forums and Q&A sites. We track 5 of them, with pricing, coverage and public ratings checked against each vendor's own pages.

Reviewed

Our editor's picks come first. The order and the ratings out of 10 are the editor's own judgement.

  1. 1
    Crowdo

    Community and forum services

    7.0/10

    Editor's rating

    Best forExperienced SEOs who knowingly use forum and Q&A posts to add nofollow links and mentions to a profile, and can accept that some will be removed.

    Price from
    price list by email request
    Company
    Grow IT Solutions Inc
    Location
    Chisinau, Moldova (per Trustpilot)
  2. 2
    CrowdReply

    Community and forum services

    6.8/10

    Editor's rating

    Best forMarketing teams that want to monitor Reddit and AI answers, and that knowingly accept the risk of paying for placed comments.

    Price from
    from $79 a month
    Company
    Operator and location not stated on the pages we read
    Model
    Monthly subscription with credits for posts

All 5 vendors

Listed alphabetically, reviewed vendors first. See how we review.

VendorWhat it sellsCoveragePricingPublic rating
CrowdoRead reviewCrowd marketing: forum, Q&A and community links, brand mentions, AI visibility packages, link buildingMultiple (case studies in EU, US, UK, CA, DE)Packages; price list gated behind email formTrustpilot 4.8/5, Clutch 4.9/5, GoodFirms 5.0/5 (vendor-displayed)
CrowdReplyRead reviewReddit and community engagement platform: AI search visibility tracking, social listening, managed Reddit comments/upvotes, editorial backlink marketplaceEnglishSubscription; 7 day free trial; tier prices not read4.9 (G2, vendor-displayed)
LinkifiHARO style journalist request digital PR: SEO Digital PR and Authority PR packagesEnglish; UK/USCustom; book a call5 star testimonials (social posts), no aggregate
ReddiReachReddit marketing agency: community engagement, GEO, Reddit ads, link buildingEnglishCustom; book a callnone displayed
Reporter OutreachHARO style digital PR placements, link insertions, full feature articles, white labelEnglish; USDigital PR $3,000 to $12,000/month (7 to 32 placements); link insertions $300 to $500; articles from $1,500 (USD); 3 month minimum5.0 Clutch and Google (vendor-displayed)

What to check before you buy

These services post about your brand in communities. Platforms remove this at scale, and Google's spam policy has covered attempts to manipulate AI answers since May 2026.

  • Ask whether posts come from real, established accounts and what happens when they are removed.
  • Expect mentions, not ranking links. Most community links are nofollow.
  • Weigh the reputational cost if the activity is exposed.

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