Alternative to · Hookdeck
Hookdeck charges per event. HookSense doesn't.
Hookdeck is a great event gateway — for outbound delivery at scale. If you're using it just for webhook debugging and inspection, you're paying for capabilities you don't need (and getting surprised by metered overage on the ones you do).
What developers tell us about Hookdeck
- Team plan is $39/mo plus $0.33 per 100k events — costs balloon without warning when a buggy producer floods the gateway.
- Free Developer tier is generous (10k events/mo) but caps retention at 3 days — you lose context fast.
- Hookdeck is built for outbound webhook delivery; for inspection-only workflows, the dashboard adds latency you don't need.
- Growth tier (SSO, SLA) jumps to $499/mo — there's no middle ground.
Why teams switch
Flat pricing, no per-event surprises
Sense at $49/mo includes 50k requests/day (~1.5M/mo). Hit the limit? You get 429 responses until tomorrow — never an unexpected invoice.
Real-time inspection-first UI
HookSense was built for debugging, not delivery. Side-by-side request diff, full-text search across captured history, one-click replay to any environment.
90-day retention on Sense
Hookdeck Team gives you 7 days. Sense gives you 90 — useful for compliance and long-tail bug hunts.
Team seats included
Hookdeck Team is unlimited but Growth ($499) for SSO. Sense includes 10 seats; for enterprise needs we offer custom plans far below $499.
Pricing, side by side
Hookdeck
$39/mo + metered
Team: 10k events included, $0.33/100k overage, 7-day retention
HookSense
$49/mo flat
Sense: 50k req/day, no overage, 10 seats, 90-day retention
How to migrate (15 minutes)
- 1Sign up for HookSense (14-day refund window — try before committing).
- 2Create endpoints matching your Hookdeck source names — `/w/stripe-prod`, `/w/github-ci`, etc.
- 3Update each provider's webhook URL one source at a time.
- 4For outbound webhook delivery (fan-out), keep Hookdeck — HookSense focuses on inspection.
- 5Configure HMAC secrets for each provider; HookSense verifies on capture.
FAQ
Is HookSense a drop-in Hookdeck replacement?
Not for outbound delivery (fan-out, retries-as-a-service). HookSense is a webhook inspector — if you used Hookdeck mainly to capture and debug inbound webhooks, HookSense replaces it cleanly. If you used Hookdeck to send webhooks to your customers, you still need Hookdeck or Svix.
How does retry work on HookSense vs Hookdeck?
Hookdeck queues failed deliveries and retries automatically. HookSense's auto-retry (Sense plan) replays failed captured requests with exponential backoff. Same outcome, different mental model.
What about Hookdeck's Datadog/observability integrations?
On our roadmap (OpenTelemetry export, planned for Q3 2026). If observability export is critical today, keep Hookdeck for now and re-evaluate.
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