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Hooklistener vs zrok
zrok provides generic tunneling but lacks webhook capture, replay and AI-agent tools.
HooklistenerDebug, route, and manage your webhooks effortlessly.
zrokOpen-source tunneling and secure sharingWhich to pick
Pick Hooklistener if you want…
- AI-assisted webhook debugging
- Integrations with Claude Code, Cursor or Codex (on Hooklistener's list, not zrok's)
Pick zrok if you want…
- Zero-trust peer-to-peer tunneling
- Secure tunneling
- Open-source code (openziti/zrok on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license)
- Integrations with OpenZiti or GitHub OAuth (on zrok's list, not Hooklistener's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Hooklistener:Hooklistener is a webhook debugging platform with AI-agent integration, endpoint capture, replay, monitoring and CLI tunneling.
- zrok:zrok provides zero-trust, peer-to-peer tunneling and secure sharing of apps, files and web content.
- Best for
- Hooklistener:AI-assisted webhook debugging
- zrok:Zero-trust peer-to-peer tunneling
- Who it’s for
- Hooklistener:Developers and teams building event-driven integrations who need debugging, replay and monitoring.
- zrok:developers and small teams needing instant secure tunnels or resource sharing.
- Pricing
- Hooklistener:Freemium
- zrok:Freemium
- Plans
- Hooklistener:Free $0/mo · Pro $9/mo per month (billed yearly) · Production $36.75/mo per month (billed yearly) · Scale $111.75/mo per month (billed yearly)
- zrok:Free $0 per month
- Open source
- Hooklistener:—
- zrok:Yes, 4,763 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Hooklistener:Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, any MCP client, Stripe, GitHub, Shopify, Slack
- zrok:OpenZiti, GitHub OAuth
Hooklistener features
- Debug Endpoints. Capture every request, view full HTTP details and replay to any environment.
- MCP Server. Expose 67 tools to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or any MCP client for AI-driven debugging.
- Monitors. Alert via email or Slack when a webhook stops arriving, with configurable timeouts.
- Email Inboxes. Disposable email addresses capture headers, text and HTML, turning emails into webhooks.
- CLI Tunnel. One command forwards live traffic to localhost, no ngrok required, scriptable from CI.
- Custom Responses. Define status, headers, body and latency to simulate failure scenarios.
zrok features
- Instant Secure Tunneling. Creates private or public tunnels to expose local services instantly.
- Private & Public Sharing. Share resources privately between users or publicly via a URL.
- File & Drive Sharing. Beyond HTTP proxies, zrok can share files, drives and other web content.
- Built on OpenZiti. Leverages the open-source Zero Trust networking platform for encryption and authentication.
- Automatic TLS & Auth. Public shares get trusted HTTPS certificates and support Google/GitHub OAuth.
- Self-Hostable. Run the single binary on any infrastructure, from a Raspberry Pi to large clusters.
Hooklistener vs zrok FAQ
Is Hooklistener or zrok free?+
Hooklistener has a free plan; paid plans start at $9/month (Pro). zrok has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Hooklistener or zrok open source?+
zrok is open source (openziti/zrok on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Hooklistener.
Do Hooklistener and zrok integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Hooklistener lists Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, any MCP client and 5 more; zrok lists OpenZiti and GitHub OAuth.
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