Which is cheaper, Hookdeck or Trigger.dev?

Trigger.dev is 3.9x cheaper than Hookdeck. Hookdeck starts at $0/mo, Trigger.dev starts at $0/mo.

Does Hookdeck have a free tier?

Yes, Hookdeck offers a free tier with eventsPerMonth: 10000, dataRetentionDays: 3, users: 1, eventsPerSecond: 5.

Hookdeck has moderate switching cost. Trigger.dev has moderate switching cost. Both have similar switching complexity.

Queues

Hookdeck

Event gateway for ingesting, routing, and delivering webhooks and asynchronous events

Switching Cost: moderate

Trigger.dev

← More affordable

Background job orchestration platform with built-in retry, scheduling, and realtime connections

Switching Cost: moderate

Budget-wise, Trigger.dev is clearly more affordable at roughly a 3.9x price difference.

Cost modeling varies: hybrid drives Hookdeck pricing, while Trigger.dev uses flat-rate.

Price-conscious teams should choose Trigger.dev — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price-conscious teams should choose Trigger.dev — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price Difference

3.9x

Trigger.dev is cheaper by $29/mo

Pricing Model

Different

Tools charge using different pricing philosophies