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Affix API vs Hookdeck
Event-gateway for event-driven apps; not specialized for HR/payroll data extraction.
Affix APIIntegrate with all of HR/Payroll via a vertically-integrated API. Any system, endpoint, or use case. 
HookdeckA reliable event gateway for event-driven applicationsWhich to pick
Pick Affix API if you want…
- Unified HR/payroll data extraction
- Integrations with OAuth 2.1, React SDK or HTML snippet (on Affix API's list, not Hookdeck's)
Pick Hookdeck if you want…
- Scalable webhook routing and observability
- Event-driven integrations
- A free plan to start with (Developer)
- Integrations with Slack, Discord or Microsoft Teams (on Hookdeck's list, not Affix API's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Affix API:Affix API provides a unified API to extract and migrate HR/payroll data from any cloud system in seconds.
- Hookdeck:Hookdeck provides a reliable event gateway to receive, process, and deliver webhooks with routing, filtering, transformation, and rate-limiting.
- Best for
- Affix API:Unified HR/payroll data extraction
- Hookdeck:Scalable webhook routing and observability
- Who it’s for
- Affix API:Product teams and engineers building HR/payroll integrations or migrations.
- Hookdeck:Developers and teams building event-driven applications that rely on webhooks.
- Pricing
- Affix API:Paid
- Hookdeck:Freemium
- Plans
- Affix API:Grow $500/month per month · Basic $96/yr per year · Business $192/yr per year · Enterprise $384/yr per year
- Hookdeck:Developer $0 /month · Team $39 /month · Growth $499 /month
- Works with
- Affix API:OAuth 2.1, React SDK, HTML snippet
- Hookdeck:Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Better Stack, Uptime, incident.io
Affix API features
- Unified schema. Returns data from any HR/payroll provider in a consistent CSV or JSON format.
- No-code extraction. Share a link with customers to pull data and receive a CSV inbox without coding.
- Developer SDKs. OAuth 2.1, React, HTML snippet and backend SDKs for any language to automate migrations.
- Security & compliance. GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001 certified and never stores sensitive employment data.
- Full data coverage. Access company, census, compensation, timesheets, leave, payruns, payslips, taxes and custom fields.
- Scalable pricing. Plans from $500/mo to enterprise contracts with volume discounts and free first-5 migrations.
Hookdeck features
- Receive & Debug Webhooks. Capture inbound webhooks locally or in the cloud with full observability.
- Filter, Transform & Route. Apply custom filters, transformations and routing rules before delivery.
- Queue with Rate Control. Manage delivery spikes with back-pressure handling and rate-limiting.
- Auto-detect Issues & Replay. Detect failing events, get alerts and replay missed deliveries.
- Outpost Delivery Platform. Add managed webhook delivery to your API or SaaS with tenant and subscription management.
- Metrics & Alerts. Monitor latency, throughput and error rates; receive alerts for third-party latency.
- Secure & Compliant. SOC2 compliance and optional HIPAA, SSO, SCIM for higher plans.
- CLI & Console Tools. Command-line interface for local testing and a web console for payload inspection.
Affix API vs Hookdeck FAQ
Is Affix API or Hookdeck free?+
Affix API is paid, from $500/month (Grow). Hookdeck has a free plan (Developer); paid plans start at $39/month (Team).
Which is cheaper, Affix API or Hookdeck?+
Hookdeck is cheaper to start with: Hookdeck's Team plan ($39/month) against Affix API's Grow plan ($500/month).
Do Affix API and Hookdeck integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Affix API lists OAuth 2.1, React SDK and HTML snippet; Hookdeck lists Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty and 7 more.
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