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Hookdeck vs Keel

Provides backend infrastructure and team tools but not dedicated webhook gateway

Side by side

What it is
Hookdeck:Hookdeck provides a reliable event gateway to receive, process, and deliver webhooks with routing, filtering, transformation, and rate-limiting.
Keel:Keel provides a code-first backend platform with instant internal tools, schema-driven APIs, and full-stack operations features.
Best for
Hookdeck:Scalable webhook routing and observability
Keel:Code-first backend with built-in internal tools
Who it’s for
Hookdeck:Developers and teams building event-driven applications that rely on webhooks.
Keel:Engineers building operational backends and internal tools for fast-moving teams
Pricing
Hookdeck:Freemium
Keel:Contact sales
Plans
Hookdeck:Developer $0 /month · Team $39 /month · Growth $499 /month
Keel:—
Works with
Hookdeck:Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Better Stack, Uptime, incident.io
Keel:VSCode extension
DevHunt upvotes
Hookdeck:30
Keel:46
Launched on DevHunt
Hookdeck:Mar 2024
Keel:Mar 2024

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.

Keel features

  • Schema-driven data model. Define data models, actions, and permissions in a clear schema that generates APIs and internal tools.
  • TypeScript extensions. Write custom functions, jobs, and durable functions in TypeScript with full type safety.
  • Version-controlled environments. Create multiple environments, branch deployments, and PR previews with audit trails.
  • Built-in testing framework. Generate type-safe end-to-end tests from the schema for actions, functions, and jobs.
  • Instant internal tools. Automatically generate UI tools for ops teams that stay in sync with schema changes.
  • Serverless infrastructure. Managed, multi-region PostgreSQL and serverless runtime scales from first to millionth user.

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