Firehose vs X
Compare Firehose and X - features, pricing, and which is better for your workflow.
What is Firehose?
Real-time web data streaming API — define filter rules and receive instant updates when matching pages are crawled.
Price: Freemium
- Real-time web change streaming via SSE
- Lucene filter rules for precise targeting
- Track news, brands, and competitive intelligence
Learn more about FirehoseWhat is X?
The real-time everything app — posts, news, and conversation, plus the X API and a hosted MCP server for connecting AI agents to real-time data.
Price: Freemium
- Real-time posts, news, and conversation
- Grok AI built in
- The X API for building on the platform
- Hosted X MCP — connect AI agents with no setup
- Audiences of hundreds of millions
Learn more about X