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 Pipedream if app teams who will stay on Free $0 while they build in development, then buy Startup at $99/month billed annually ($150 monthly) the day they serve real external
hosted webhook-event gateway
Best for
Hookdeck Inbound webhooks you start at $0
Pipedream 3,000 APIs behind one auth layer you meter in credits
Free plan
Hookdeck $0 · /month. No card. 10,000 events/month. 3-day retention. 1 user. SOC 2. Unlimited connections and transformations
Pipedream $0 · no card. Every feature in development. 3,000+ connectors. 10,000+ tools/triggers. MCP + Connect proxy. Unlimited team members. Community support. No production for external users
Lowest paid
Hookdeck Additional events $3.00
Pipedream Startup $99/user/mo, monthly only
Next step up
Hookdeck Static IP add-on $100
Pipedream
Coding agent
Hookdeck
Pipedream MCP servers
Runs where
Hookdeck Hosted
Pipedream Local; you host it
Watch out
Hookdeck Free is 1 user and 3-day retention
Pipedream Free is development only
Last checked
Hookdeck 2026-10-23 · hookdeck.com/pricing
Pipedream 2026-10-22 · pipedream.com/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 pageapp teams who will stay on Free $0 while they build in development, then buy Startup at $99/month billed annually ($150 monthly) the day they serve real external users.
Read the Pipedream page