Twitter filtered stream alternative for account-level alerts
Official filtered stream is built for network-wide rules at Pro-scale pricing. If you only need a filtered stream alternative for specific accounts, XFlux monitors are the cheaper, self-serve path.
Account list, not global rules
Point monitors at @handles. Optional keywords act as a lightweight filter on those timelines.
Order-of-magnitude cost difference
Starter from $19/mo for webhooks vs official Pro filtered stream often cited around $5,000/mo — confirm current X pricing on docs.x.com.
Honest latency
We poll on a schedule (plan-based). Not a substitute for sub-second enterprise firehose SLAs.
When monitors beat filtered stream
- 1
Confirm your scope is account-centric
Watching 3–50 known accounts → monitors. Matching arbitrary global keywords at scale → official stream.
- 2
Configure monitors + keywords
Use trading keyword templates if you filter for macro/crypto language.
- 3
Deliver via webhook
Push hits to Make, Discord, Slack, or your trading bot — signed payloads on Starter+.
Filtered stream vs XFlux monitors
| Official filtered stream | XFlux monitors | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Network-wide rule matching | Known @accounts + keywords |
| Pricing ballpark | Pro stream ~$5,000/mo (verify) | From $19/mo Starter |
| Setup | Official developer tiers + rules | Dashboard monitors + webhook URL |
| Delivery | Streaming connection | HTTP webhooks on schedule |
FAQ
- Can XFlux replace filtered stream entirely?
- Not for firehose / complex global rules. Yes for “these accounts, these keywords, notify me.”
- Is polling “real-time streaming”?
- No — we avoid that claim. Paid plans can poll as often as every 1 second; that is still polling.
- Where is pricing comparison?
- See /docs/compare/pricing and /compare/x-api for broader X API alternative context.
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Try account monitors free
Free includes 1 monitor and Dashboard hit history. Live webhook delivery starts on Starter ($19/mo).