Hookdeck Outpost
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What it is
Hookdeck Outpost is outbound webhook infrastructure for platforms sending events to destinations selected by their users. Hookdeck offers a managed service, while the open-source version can run on infrastructure you manage. That version is licensed under Apache-2.0, written in Go, and distributed as a binary and Docker container. Outpost supports event topics, topic-based subscriptions, destination filters based on event content, tenant isolation, and fan-out to multiple destinations. Destinations include webhooks, AWS services, Google Pub/Sub, Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Cloudflare Queues, and Hookdeck Event Gateway. Delivery is at least once, so consumers should deduplicate events by event ID. Failed deliveries retry automatically with exponential backoff by default, with customizable schedules and manual retries through the Retry API, tenant portal, or Admin UI. It supports webhook signatures, Standard Webhooks compatibility, secret rotation, destination-failure alerts, optional automatic disabling of failed destinations, and OpenTelemetry metrics. Self-hosting is always free; managed Starter is $10 a month, and Growth is $499 a month.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Outpost is outbound webhooks infrastructure that delivers platform events to users’ preferred event destinations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Intended users
- Outpost is presented for platforms that want to send webhooks and events to their users, with SDK quickstarts for JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and Go.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Support
- The self-hosted plan includes community support; Starter includes basic email and live chat, Growth standard email and live chat, and Enterprise premium email and live chat.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Delivery guarantee
- Outpost provides at-least-once delivery, so consumers should deduplicate events using the event ID.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Destinations
- Supported destinations include webhooks, AWS SQS, EventBridge, Kinesis and S3, Google Pub/Sub, Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Cloudflare Queues, and Hookdeck Event Gateway.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Managed and self-hosted
- Hookdeck offers a managed Outpost, and the open-source version can be deployed on infrastructure you manage.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Manual retries
- Failed delivery attempts can be retried through the Retry API, tenant portal, or Admin UI.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Monitoring
- Outpost supports alerts for failing destinations, optional automatic disabling of failed destinations, and OpenTelemetry metrics.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Open source
- Outpost is licensed under Apache-2.0, written in Go, and distributed as a binary and Docker container.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Pricing limits
- The pricing page says each delivered destination event counts toward usage, retries are not charged, and usage is prorated in 10,000-event chunks.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Retries
- Failed deliveries are retried automatically with exponential backoff by default, and retry schedules can be customized.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Security features
- Outpost supports webhook signatures, Standard Webhooks compatibility, and webhook secret rotation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Tenancy
- Outpost supports multiple tenants with per-tenant isolation and can fan events out to multiple destinations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
- Topics and filters
- Outpost supports event topics, topic-based subscriptions, and destination-level filters based on event content.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hookdeck.com
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Managed and self-hosted deployment options
- Automatic retries with customizable schedules
- Supports multiple event destination types
- Tenant isolation and destination-level filters
Limits
- At-least-once delivery requires consumer deduplication
- Starter includes 7-day retention
- Growth costs $499 a month
Who it suits
Outpost suits platforms that deliver webhooks and other events to user-selected destinations. SDK quickstarts are available for JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and Go.
Verdict
Outpost combines routing, retries, and monitoring for platforms distributing events to user destinations. Choose between self-hosting and managed plans, and account for event-based usage charges: retries are not charged, and usage is prorated in 10,000-event chunks.
Where Specifiction places it
- Webhook Management Software#11 of 298.4