What is PULSE?

Updated 2026-08-30

PULSE is an independent market-intelligence tool for Whatnot sellers. It sweeps the public Whatnot live market around the clock and turns it into the analytics Whatnot never gives you. Your reach over time, your best go-live windows, category trends, and who's breaking out in your lane.

What PULSE tracks

About once an hour, around the clock, PULSE captures what's live across Whatnot: shows, sellers, categories, viewer counts, and watchlist activity. Because it keeps sweeping, PULSE builds the one thing a single snapshot can't, which is a time series. That's how you see whether your average viewers are trending up, when your category actually peaks, and which lanes are heating up or saturating.

How PULSE is different

  • Independent. PULSE is not affiliated with Whatnot. It's built from public live data, for sellers, by someone who got into Whatnot and wanted to see the whole board.
  • The market around you. Most tools (and Whatnot itself) show you only your own show in the moment. PULSE counts the rooms Whatnot's feed lists live in every category it tracks, about 99% of them in a typical sweep, so you can position against them.
  • Always on. The market is swept about once an hour, around the clock, and kept as history, so trends and best-times are real, not one-off guesses.

Who it's for

Any Whatnot seller trying to grow on purpose instead of by luck, from someone running their first few shows to an established seller defending a category. If you've ever wondered "is my room growing?" or "when should I go live?", that's exactly what PULSE answers.

How to start

Start your 14-day free trial and enter your @handle. You'll see your own reach, your best windows and who you're up against from the first minute. $19.99/month after the trial, cancel any time. New here? Start with how Whatnot analytics work and the best time to go live.

FAQ

Is PULSE affiliated with Whatnot?

No. PULSE is independent and built from public live-market data. It is not an official Whatnot product.

Is PULSE free?

The market view is: the live category rankings, every lane's own live read, and any tracked seller's public report, with no account and no card. The dashboard layers on top, meaning history, momentum, rivals, alerts and the API, are free for 14 days, then $19.99/month, cancel any time.

What does PULSE track?

The public Whatnot live market: shows, sellers, categories, viewer counts and watchlist activity, captured about once an hour, around the clock, and kept as history.

How do I see my own Whatnot numbers in PULSE?

Enter your @handle in PULSE's tools. It pulls your reach, peak and average viewers over time, and your strongest go-live windows.

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