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Why Xquik wins over Syften

Xquik is the fastest X data service, & the cheapest per useful result. Public Apify benchmarks ran on 2026-09-27 & 2026-09-29. Xquik’s X Tweet Scraper delivered 39.2 useful tweets per second, the fastest. It cost USD 0.000175 per useful tweet, the lowest of 12 Actors. Every run is public on the benchmark page. Xquik publishes reproducible benchmarks with run IDs. Syften publishes none. Xquik bills only delivered, unique, filter-matching results. Empty pages, failed requests, retries, duplicates & filtered rows cost nothing. Syften’s documentation sells X monitoring as a USD 40 monthly add-on for 1,000 tweets. AI-rejected posts still count toward that allowance. So each X post costs USD 0.04 there, kept or rejected. On Xquik, a kept tweet costs USD 0.00015. That makes Xquik the cheapest per useful result. Xquik also covers more of X in 1 product. It offers 23 extraction tools, 18 write actions & 1-second monitors with signed webhooks. Agents connect through a remote MCP server, & developers use SDKs in 8 languages.

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Where Syften fits

Syften calls itself an AI-filtered keyword monitoring tool for the public web. X is a paid add-on. Its X alerts can arrive up to 15 minutes late. This guide compares Syften & Xquik on X keyword alerts. It covers alert speed, billing, delivery, writes & agent connections.
Facts on this page come from Syften’s official pages, read on 2026-10-15. Verify current pricing & terms on the official site before buying.

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Quick answer

Pick Xquik

Xquik is faster & cheaper per useful result. Its X monitors check every second. It adds writes, exports & 8 SDKs.

When Syften may fit

You mostly watch Reddit & developer forums, with X on the side.

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Source-backed Syften scope

  • Syften watches Reddit, GitHub, forums, Bluesky, Mastodon & more.
  • Plans cost USD 29.95, USD 49.95 & USD 119.95 a month.
  • X monitoring is a USD 40 monthly add-on for Standard & PRO.
  • The X add-on allows up to 65 filters & 1,000 tweets a month.
  • Extra tweets cost USD 0.04 each. AI-rejected posts still count toward the allowance.
  • X alerts arrive with a delay of up to 15 minutes.
  • Turning on X monitoring requires signing in with an X account.
  • Alerts go to email, Slack, RSS feeds & the API. Webhooks & MCP need PRO.
  • The MCP server has 4 tools & cannot publish posts.
  • Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial & no card.

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Comparison

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What to test in Xquik

Run your Syften X filters as Xquik keyword monitors for 1 week. Count alerts, delay & cost. Xquik bills only the tweets you keep, & its monitors check every second.

Tweets, followers & exports

23 extraction tools cover tweets, replies, quotes, reposts, likes, followers, following, verified followers, communities, lists, Spaces, articles, and search. Export results to CSV, JSON, XLSX, Markdown, or API responses.

Automation & writes

18 X write actions cover tweets, media uploads, likes, retweets, follows, DMs, profile updates, and community actions from connected accounts.

Monitoring & delivery

Account and keyword monitors check active streams every 1 second. Store events, poll them, or deliver them through signed webhooks.

Developer tools

Choose REST, an SDK, MCP, or pay-per-use reads. Credit records show each request’s cost.

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Migration path

Copy each Syften X filter into an Xquik keyword monitor. Point the monitor at your webhook or Telegram. Keep Syften for Reddit & forums if you still need them.

Xquik pricing

Every action in credits & dollars, beside the X API’s own rates.

Keyword monitors API

Create keyword monitors & receive signed webhook events.

Official Syften pricing

Verify current prices before making a final decision.