Outpost Alerts alternatives, with OfferUp and Craigslist included

Outpost Alerts is a Facebook Marketplace alert app: Facebook only, three plans by number of searches and check interval, from $14.99 a month for one search checked every 30 minutes to $79 for ten searches checked every minute, with a three-day trial. If you check Marketplace every day, whether flipping is your side thing, your whole job, or not the point at all, Deal Scanner watches three searches across Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist for $3.99 a month, with a Deal Score on each find, no Facebook login, cancel anytime in your phone's subscription settings. The other alternatives and their prices are below for the record.

What Outpost Alerts is

Read from outpostalerts.com on October 26, 2026:

Yearly billing saves 20%. Three-day trial on every plan. Facebook Marketplace only; the site says it does not watch Gumtree, Craigslist, eBay or OfferUp. It searches from its own servers, so no Facebook login. iPhone app plus a web app for Android users.

Why people look for an Outpost Alerts alternative

• Facebook only. OfferUp and Craigslist are not covered on any plan, and the same couch is on both that afternoon.
• $14.99 for one search. The entry price buys a single search at a 30-minute check.
• Three-day trial. Short, for deciding whether alerts beat refreshing for your item.
• No native Android app. Android users get the web app.

Deal Scanner: three marketplaces, three searches, $3.99

Deal Scanner watches Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist from one search and buzzes your iPhone or Android when a listing is posted, with a Deal Score on each find showing how far under the typical price near you it sits, measured from what your own search has seen. No Facebook login, no account, no commitment. Casual is $3.99 a month for 3 searches, Hunter $9.99 for 6, Pro $19.99 for 12, with all three marketplaces on every plan, and a native app on both iPhone and Android. Every alert shows when we found the listing, so you know how fresh it is before you drive. It is built for everyone who checks Marketplace every day: the person waiting for one truck, the person who flips on the side, and the person who does it full time. Three searches on three marketplaces for $3.99 is $11 a month less than one search on one marketplace at Outpost.

Other alternatives, for the record

Prices from each company's own site, October 26, 2026. Every app we track is on Best Facebook Marketplace alert apps, compared.

• Flipify: eight marketplaces; $5 a month per search (10-minute check) or $10 (1-minute); 7-day trial, card required.
• BigFlippa: Facebook, Craigslist and OfferUp with an AI pricing estimate; $10 to $48 a month; web app.
• DealHunter: ten marketplaces; free for one search checked daily, $7.99 a month for five.

Side by side

FAQ

Is Outpost Alerts worth it?

Outpost's entry plan is $14.99 a month for one Facebook-only search checked every half hour. If you check Marketplace every day, whether or not flipping is your job, Deal Scanner watches three searches across Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist for $3.99 a month, with a Deal Score on each find.

Does Outpost Alerts cover OfferUp or Craigslist?

No. Its site says it does not watch Gumtree, Craigslist, eBay or OfferUp. Deal Scanner covers Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist from one search.

Is there a free alternative to Outpost Alerts?

Facebook's own saved-search notifications are free, and in our use they arrive hours late and sometimes a day or more after the listing, the filtering is loose, and they turn themselves off until you re-save the search. A couple of apps have one-search free tiers checked hourly or daily. Deal Scanner is $3.99 a month, cancel anytime.

Does Deal Scanner need a Facebook login, like Outpost?

Neither does. Deal Scanner watches from its own servers and never asks for a login to any marketplace.

Does Deal Scanner work for flipping?

Yes. It is built for everyone who uses Marketplace, and the alerts and Deal Score work the same whether you buy for yourself, flip on the side, or do it full time.

Sources checked

outpostalerts.com; flipifyapp.com; bigflippa.com/pricing; dealhunter.io/pricing; pouncify.com. All read October 26, 2026.