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webhookwire vs Webhook.site
Webhook.site is a long-established, feature-rich webhook tester. Here is how the two differ, and when each one fits.
Both tools help you see the HTTP requests a system sends. This page sticks to facts we could check in Webhook.site's own documentation or website on 29 October 2026. Products change, so check their site for the latest details. If anything here is out of date, please tell us and we will correct it.
| Feature | webhookwire | Webhook.site |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. There is no paid plan. | Free tier. Paid plans advertised from $7.5/month. |
| Account needed | No | No for free URLs. Some features need an account. |
| Free URL lifetime | 72 hours, then deleted | 7 days, then deleted |
| Requests on a free URL | Keeps the newest 100 and keeps accepting new ones | Stops accepting new requests after 100 |
| Who can read captured requests | Only someone with the endpoint's private inspector key | Free URLs are not login-protected; anyone who knows the URL ID can access its data |
| Live updates | Yes, over WebSocket | Yes |
| Custom response | Status, headers, body and a delay of up to 10 s | Editable default response; more options for subscribers |
| Email and DNS capture | No | Yes (unique email address and DNSHook) |
| Forward to localhost | Replay from the browser, or copy as cURL | CLI forwarding and browser XHR Redirect |
| Workflows and automation | No | Custom Actions, for paid subscriptions |
| API | Yes, JSON API with the inspector key | Yes, with API keys |
When Webhook.site is a better fit
- You need to capture emails or DNS lookups, not only HTTP requests.
- You want URLs that last longer than three days, or permanent URLs on a paid plan.
- You want built-in workflows that transform or forward each request.
- You need a command-line tool to forward requests to localhost today.
When webhookwire is a better fit
- You want captured requests readable only by people you share a private key with.
- You want data deleted automatically within days, with no account to manage.
- You want an endpoint that keeps accepting requests and simply keeps the newest ones.
- You want custom status codes, headers and delays for testing retries, at no cost.
Sources (checked 29 October 2026)
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