CompareHooklistener vs Svix
Receiving webhooks vs sending them
Hooklistener helps you debug incoming webhooks. Svix helps you send outgoing webhooks from your product. They solve opposite problems and work well together.
Hooklistener
Receive, debug, and monitor incoming webhooks
Svix
Send webhooks to your customers from your SaaS
Together
Send with Svix, debug with Hooklistener
You receive webhooks
Hooklistener captures incoming webhooks from services like Stripe, GitHub, and Shopify so you can inspect, debug, and replay them. It sits on the receiving end of the webhook flow.
Svix sends webhooks
Svix adds webhook-sending capabilities to your product. If you're building a SaaS and need to send webhooks to your customers, Svix handles delivery, retries, and endpoint management.
They complement each other
Building a SaaS with webhooks? Use Svix to send them and Hooklistener to debug the receiving side. Your customers can use Hooklistener to test their integration with your Svix-powered webhooks.
Different buyers, different teams
Hooklistener is for any developer receiving webhooks. Svix is for platform engineering teams adding webhook capabilities to their product. The overlap is minimal.
Feature comparison
Opposite sides of the webhook flow, designed for different jobs.
| Capability | Hooklistener | Svix |
|---|---|---|
| Primary direction | Receive and debug incoming webhooks from third-party services | Send outgoing webhooks to your customers' endpoints |
| Core use case | Debug Stripe, GitHub, Slack, Shopify webhooks during development and production incidents | Add webhook-sending capability to your SaaS product for your customers |
| Visual debugging | Full visual debugger with payload inspection, header diffing, search, and filters | Dashboard focused on delivery logs, retry status, and endpoint health for outgoing webhooks |
| Replay capability | Replay received webhooks to any destination for debugging and testing | Retry failed outgoing webhook deliveries to customer endpoints |
| Localhost tunneling | Built-in CLI tunnels to forward webhooks to your local development environment | Not applicable—Svix sends webhooks outward, not to your localhost |
| Email-to-webhook | Convert incoming emails to HTTP webhooks via @hookinbox.com addresses | Not applicable—focused on HTTP webhook sending only |
| Team collaboration | Shared endpoints, role-based access, and inspection link sharing for debugging together | Multi-tenant dashboard for managing webhook subscriptions across customers |
| API for developers | CLI and REST API for automating webhook capture, testing, and CI integration | Comprehensive API and SDKs for integrating webhook sending into your application code |
FAQ
When should I use Hooklistener vs Svix?
Use Hooklistener when you're receiving webhooks from third-party services and need to debug, inspect, or monitor them. Use Svix when you're building a product that needs to send webhooks to your customers. They solve opposite sides of the webhook equation.
Can I use both Hooklistener and Svix together?
Yes, and it's a common pattern. If you're building a SaaS, use Svix to send webhooks to your customers. Your customers (or your own team) can then use Hooklistener to debug, test, and monitor those incoming webhooks. They work on opposite ends of the same flow.
I need to test webhooks I'm sending via Svix. Can Hooklistener help?
Absolutely. Create a Hooklistener Debug Endpoint and use it as a test destination for your Svix-powered webhooks. You'll see every payload, header, and delivery attempt in real-time—perfect for validating your webhook implementation before your customers receive them.
Does Hooklistener help me send webhooks to my customers?
No. Hooklistener is focused on the receiving and debugging side of webhooks. For sending webhooks from your application, Svix is purpose-built for that use case with SDKs, retry logic, and customer-facing endpoint management.
Is Hooklistener free?
Yes. The free plan includes a Debug Endpoint, 1 day of history, and replay. Pro starts at $12/mo with 14-day retention and CLI access. Team at $20/mo adds 60-day retention, 50 endpoints, and collaboration.
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