Capture and inspect
webhook.site vs HookDeploy — which is right for you?
webhook.site is excellent for instant one-off URLs. Paid webhook.site plans add permanent URLs, API access, Custom Actions, forwarding, and Enterprise multi-user support. HookDeploy is built for account-backed endpoints, team workflows, and production-oriented capture and replay.
Decision brief
Use free webhook.site when you need a disposable URL in seconds with zero signup. Use paid webhook.site when you want its Custom Actions automation suite. Use HookDeploy when you want named endpoints, team RBAC, visual transformations, and a developer control plane for recurring webhook work — without re-learning a new tool every time you debug an integration.
Strengths at a glance
HookDeploy
- Persistent endpoints tied to your account — URLs do not expire
- Team sharing with role-based permissions on paid plans
- Auto-forward webhooks to multiple destinations while logging everything
- Visual payload transformation — strip PII, rename fields, format values
- REST API for programmatic endpoint and request management
- Built-in HTTP cron jobs alongside webhook capture
webhook.site
- Zero signup — instant unique URL in one click (free)
- Completely free for casual one-off testing
- Paid plans with permanent URLs, Custom Actions, schedules, and API access
- Enterprise multi-user support and custom domains
- Email-to-URL and custom response configuration
- Familiar tool every developer has used at least once
Best-fit workloads
Choose HookDeploy when
- You debug webhooks weekly or daily and want account-backed history
- You need the same URL to persist across sessions and team members with RBAC
- You want visual payload transformations before forwarding
- You need an API to create endpoints in CI/CD pipelines
- You want built-in HTTP cron alongside webhook capture
Choose webhook.site when
- You need a disposable URL right now with zero friction (free tier)
- You want webhook.site Custom Actions / schedules as your automation layer (paid)
- You are showing someone what a webhook payload looks like in a demo
- You want custom HTTP responses without adopting a full webhook ops tool
Feature comparison
Plan qualifiers and linked cells cite first-party competitor documentation where available.
No signup required
HookDeploy
✗
webhook.site
Instant unique URL
HookDeploy
✓
webhook.site
Persistent URL (does not expire)
HookDeploy
✓
webhook.site
Request history
HookDeploy
✓
webhook.site
Team / multi-user sharing
HookDeploy
✓ Role-based on paid plans
webhook.site
Auto-forwarding
HookDeploy
✓
webhook.site
Multiple destinations
HookDeploy
✓
webhook.site
Payload transformation
HookDeploy
✓ Visual editor, Starter and above
webhook.site
REST API
HookDeploy
✓
webhook.site
Replay to any URL
HookDeploy
✓
webhook.site
Schedules / cron
HookDeploy
✓ Built-in HTTP cron
webhook.site
Custom HTTP responses
HookDeploy
✗
webhook.site
Free tier
HookDeploy
✓
webhook.site
| Feature | HookDeploy | webhook.site |
|---|---|---|
| No signup required | ✗ | ✓ Free tier |
| Instant unique URL | ✓ | ✓ |
| Persistent URL (does not expire) | ✓ | ✓ Paid plans (Basic+); free URLs expire after 7 days |
| Request history | ✓ | ✓ Free limited; paid plans up to 1k–100k per URL |
| Team / multi-user sharing | ✓ Role-based on paid plans | ✓ Enterprise multi-user & SAML SSO |
| Auto-forwarding | ✓ | ✓ Paid via Custom Actions / CLI |
| Multiple destinations | ✓ | ✓ Via Custom Actions workflows |
| Payload transformation | ✓ Visual editor, Starter and above | ✓ Paid Custom Actions |
| REST API | ✓ | ✓ Paid plans (higher rate limits) |
| Replay to any URL | ✓ | ✓ Paid Custom Actions / CLI |
| Schedules / cron | ✓ Built-in HTTP cron | ✓ Paid Schedules |
| Custom HTTP responses | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |
Sources
- Webhook.site Pro and Enterprise docs — Permanent URLs, Custom Actions, API, Enterprise multi-user
- Webhook.site home — Free vs paid product positioning
- Webhook.site pricing — Plan tiers and feature gates
Coming from webhook.site? Here's how to switch.
- Create a free HookDeploy account at app.hookdeploy.dev
- Create an endpoint — your URL is https://hookdeploy.dev/h/{slug} and it persists
- Replace your webhook.site URL in the sender's dashboard with your HookDeploy URL
- Send a test webhook and verify it appears in the HookDeploy dashboard
- Bookmark the endpoint — HookDeploy URLs stay active until you delete the endpoint
Common questions
Is HookDeploy a webhook.site replacement?
For recurring webhook development with teams and transformations, often yes. For a throwaway URL in the next 30 seconds without an account, free webhook.site is still faster. For Custom Actions-centric automation, compare HookDeploy against paid webhook.site plans rather than the free product.
Do webhook.site URLs expire?
Free webhook.site URLs expire after 7 days of inactivity limits. Paid Basic, Pro, and Enterprise plans provide permanent URLs that never expire. HookDeploy endpoint URLs stay active until you delete the endpoint or account.
Does webhook.site support forwarding, API access, and teams?
Yes on paid plans. Custom Actions can transform and forward requests; paid accounts get API access; Enterprise adds multi-user support and SAML SSO. Free URLs do not include those upgraded features.
Can I forward webhooks from HookDeploy?
Yes. Add forward destinations on your endpoint and every incoming webhook is proxied to your server(s) while being captured in HookDeploy. On Starter and above, forward to multiple URLs in parallel and transform payloads before they arrive.
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