EmitHQ vs Svix

Svix is the enterprise standard for outbound webhooks. But their $0 → $490 pricing cliff leaves startups and mid-market teams without an option.

The pricing gap

Svix jumps from $0 to $490/mo with nothing in between. EmitHQ fills that gap with three tiers at $49, $149, and $349 — giving growing teams production-grade webhook delivery without the enterprise price tag.

	EmitHQ	Svix
Free tier	100K events/mo	50K messages/mo
First paid tier	$49/mo (Starter)	$490/mo (Pro)
Mid-market option	$149/mo (Growth)	None
Direction	Inbound + Outbound	Outbound only
Retry strategy	Configurable per endpoint	Fixed 8 attempts
Payload transformations	JSONPath + templates (all tiers)	JavaScript (Pro+ only)
Signing spec	Standard Webhooks	Standard Webhooks
SDK languages	TypeScript (more coming)	11 languages
License	AGPL-3.0 server + MIT SDKs	MIT
Static IPs	Scale tier ($349/mo)	Pro tier ($490/mo)
Multi-tenancy	RLS with org_id isolation	Applications model
Dead-letter queue	Built-in with replay API	Built-in
Circuit breaker	Auto-disable at 10 failures	Auto-disable at 5 days
Compliance	GDPR/CCPA ready	SOC2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS

Choose EmitHQ when

You need webhook delivery at $49-$349/mo, not $490+
You want configurable retry schedules, not a fixed 8-attempt policy
You need both inbound and outbound in one platform
You want payload transformations without a $490/mo commitment
You prefer AGPL open-source with the option to self-host

Choose Svix when

You need SOC2 Type II, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS compliance today
You need SDKs in 11+ languages (Go, Python, Java, Ruby, etc.)
You need an embeddable white-label Application Portal
Budget isn't a constraint — $490/mo is acceptable
You're already integrated and switching cost is high

Start free — 100K events/mo

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