Our take
Pick Hookdeck if backend teams who will stay on Developer at $0 (10k events, 3-day retention, 1 user) while they open a first Events desk, then buy Team at $39/month when they need unlimited users, 7-day retention, and issue integrations. Pick Knock if product / growth teams who will stay on Developer $0 (10K messages, 500 guide users, 500 AI credits, no Knock branding removal) while they ship a first workflow, then
hosted webhook-event gateway
Best for
Hookdeck Inbound webhooks you start at $0
Knock Messages you start at $0 / 10K
Free plan
Hookdeck $0 · /month. No card. 10,000 events/month. 3-day retention. 1 user. SOC 2. Unlimited connections and transformations
Knock $0 · /month. 10K messages (workflows + broadcasts). 500 guide active users. 500 AI agent credits, then $0.01/credit. Unlimited workflows, broadcasts, channels, and team members. Batch and delay. Multi-tenancy. Google SSO
Lowest paid
Hookdeck Additional events $3.00
Knock Starter $250/user/mo
Next step up
Hookdeck Static IP add-on $100
Knock
Runs where
Hookdeck Hosted
Knock
Watch out
Hookdeck Free is 1 user and 3-day retention
Knock $0 includes 10K messages
Last checked
Hookdeck 2026-10-23 · hookdeck.com/pricing
Knock 2026-10-22 · knock.app/pricing
backend teams who will stay on Developer at $0 (10k events, 3-day retention, 1 user) while they open a first Events desk, then buy Team at $39/month when they need unlimited users, 7-day retention, and issue integrations.
Read the Hookdeck pageproduct / growth teams who will stay on Developer $0 (10K messages, 500 guide users, 500 AI credits, no Knock branding removal) while they ship a first workflow, then land on Starter at $250/month (50K messages, then $.005/message) when they need previews and the branding off.
Read the Knock page