What sources do you monitor?

We start with X/Twitter — where most buying decisions start in public. Reddit, LinkedIn, YouTube and more are on the way. One pipeline, every platform.

How is this different from social listening tools?

Most tools count mentions. Intentbus understands intent. “I hate Tool X” and “Looking for an alternative to Tool X” are the same keyword but very different opportunities — we tell them apart.

Will I get flooded with noise?

No. You choose which intents matter for each monitor — buying, complaints, comparisons, or your own custom prompt. Only matched signals become alerts.

Do I need to write search queries?

Never. You add a keyword, handle, or URL — we compile the right search behind the scenes. No boolean syntax to learn.

Can I track multiple competitors at once?

Yes. Create a monitor per keyword or topic. A single mention can match multiple monitors, but it’s never duplicated — one mention, one truth.

Comparison radar · X/Twitter

Track X vs Y comparison tweets. Answer while the vote is open.

Q: Can I track every rival pairing automatically?

Yes. One monitor per rival pair or per pattern family (“vs”, “or”, “better than”) — Intentbus compiles the query, catches typos and unnamed trials, classifies each match as comparison vs complaint vs noise with AI, and alerts with the criteria and reply window attached. A post naming two rivals fans out to both monitors without duplicating.

“X vs Y — who wins for a 12-person team?” is a public shortlist with a reply box. The asker reads the first wave, the lurkers read every reply, and the verdict hardens within hours. Intentbus watches every rival pairing around the clock — so you bring the table, not the pitch.

Watch the pairings See the shapes

2-minute setup · Pair + pattern monitors · Free plan available

The shapes

A comparison isn’t one post. It’s four different votes.

“X vs Y” wants a verdict tonight. “X or Y, demo with both” wants a witness this week. The hidden trial names nobody at all. Each shape runs on its own decision clock — and each wants a different reply.

X vs Y, nameddecides in ≈ hours

Both brands named, criteria listed, crowd invited to vote. Highest intent per post — the asker reads the first wave and the shortlist hardens from it.

“A vs B” · “who wins” · “honest take”

X or Y shortlistdecides in ≈ days

Demos booked, procurement circling, past switchers being canvassed. You win by fielding a customer witness, not by posting the feature list.

“down to” · “demo with both” · “what tipped you”

Better-than probedecides in ≈ a day

One capability gap doing all the work — “anything that does X+Y in one place?” Prove that gap with a screenshot and the thread is yours.

“better than X” · “anything that does” · “tired of”

Hidden side-by-sideno clock — nurture the trial

No brand pair at all — just “trialing something new” and a recall test. Invisible to brand search, priceless when caught: they’re comparing you right now.

“trialing” · “ours missed” · “compared recall”

Bar = how fast the verdict hardens once the post lands. Named votes close first; hidden trials never announce a clock at all.

The math

340 posts named the rivalry. 19 were votes.

Most “vs” posts are memes, sports, and fan wars. Keyword alerts drown in them. Reading the comparison — two real products, real criteria, an open ask — is what finds the shortlist.

Mentions340

everything that paired the names

Comparison signals52

AI read a real evaluation

Alerts0

matched your pairings — act now

Illustrative week for one rival pairing. Your numbers depend on the rivalry’s volume and your filters.

Pairings we watch

“X vs Y”the vote is open“X or Y”shortlist of two“better than” + [rival]capability gap“switched from X to Y”verdict already in“honest review of”evaluation mode“worth switching from”price of loyalty“anyone compared”crowd verdict wanted“trialing” + “missed”hidden side-by-side

Up close

Four face-offs. Four different verdicts.

Pick one to see the post as it appeared, what the AI read in it, and the reply that fits that specific kind of vote.

Sofia Bennett@sofiabuilds · 34m

Honest take needed: [Competitor] vs [You] for a 12-person support team. We care about Slack alerts + search speed — everything else is noise. Who wins?

10:12 AM · Aug 8, 202614.6KViews

Representative posts shown for illustration — the kinds of comparisons these monitors catch every day.

Setup

One pairing. Three minutes.

If you can name your rival, you can watch every vote that pairs you against them.

Name the pairing

Type your rival — or the pair “you vs them”. Intentbus compiles the vs/or/better-than patterns, handles and typos. No boolean to learn.

[You] vs [Rival]@rivalbetter than [Rival]

Keep votes, mute fan wars

Choose which comparison shapes may interrupt you: named votes instantly, shortlists hourly, hidden trials in a digest. Sports takes and memes stay visible but silent.

● named votes — instant● shortlists — hourly○ fan wars — muted

Bring the table

Each alert arrives with the criteria, the thread and the decision window. Answer point-by-point with a number or screenshot — the lurkers decide from your reply.

Criteria → factsReply in windowLog outcome

Doing it free, by hand?

X search covers one pairing at a time — but every rival is its own search, hidden trials name nobody, and votes harden within hours. That’s the coverage that breaks first. When it does, the watch runs itself here. And if the thread is a straight buying ask rather than a vote, read how to find buying intent on Twitter.

FAQ

Asked before you ask.

The honest answers — including how to do this without us.

How do I track X vs Y comparison tweets without a tool?X search with quoted pairs: "A vs B" OR "A or B" OR "better than A" — plus your category words, minus retweets, sorted by Latest. It works for an afternoon. The failure mode is pairs: every rival combination is its own search, side-by-side trials never name both brands, and threads decide within hours while you run it manually once a morning.What counts as a comparison post worth replying to?Three filters: both options are real candidates (not jokes or ancient history), there are stated criteria (price, a named capability, a deadline), and the asker is still collecting (replies under ~30, posted today). A vague “X vs Y lol” with 400 quote-tweets is a spectacle. A 12-reply “X vs Y for a 12-person team, Slack alerts + search speed” is a deal.Should I reply when my brand isn’t named?Yes — carefully. The unnamed-finalist post (“trialing something new, caught 3 mentions ours missed”) is a comparison where you’re winning blind. Confirm their test instead of claiming victory: name the mechanism (typos, untagged posts), offer to sanity-check the result, and let them connect the dots. Never out yourself as surveilling them — be the helpful expert who happened by.What’s the ideal reply to a comparison thread?A table, not a pitch. Answer their stated criteria in order, one fact each, with a number or screenshot — then stop. “Slack alerts ~2 min, search ~300ms at 50k mentions, $49 flat for your seats.” No superlatives, no rival-trashing, no demo link unless asked. Threads are decided by lurkers reading the replies, and lurkers punish vendors who heckle the rival.How fast do comparison threads decide?Named X-vs-Y votes harden within hours — the asker’s shortlist forms from the first wave of useful replies. Shortlist asks (“demo with both this week”) give you days but the customer witnesses reply first, so match their speed. Hidden side-by-sides have no clock at all: nurture the trial with one useful check-in, then be there when the verdict post lands.Can I track every rival pairing automatically?That’s the product. One monitor per rival pair or per pattern family (“vs”, “or”, “better than”) — Intentbus compiles the query, catches typos and unnamed trials, classifies each match as comparison vs complaint vs noise with AI, and alerts with the criteria and reply window attached. A post naming two rivals fans out to both monitors without duplicating.

The vote is open now

First useful table wins the thread.

Someone is pairing you against a rival this week. The watch starts before lunch — the next X-vs-Y vote finds you in minutes, with the criteria attached and the window still open.

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