Svix vs Upstash QStash
On the evidence we track, Svix leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for webhooks infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Svix
LeaderSvix is a webhooks service that manages webhook delivery from your application to your customers, including automatic retries on failure, cryptographic signing, customer-facing management dashboards, and comprehensive compliance certifications. It supports multiple deployment options including cloud SaaS and self-hosted installations.
Upstash QStash
A managed intermediary service that ensures messages reliably reach HTTP APIs through automatic retries, parallel routing to multiple endpoints, and ordered processing.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Svix
LeaderFree tier with 50k/month. Professional from $490/month plus usage. Enterprise custom pricing.
- FreeFree
- Embeddable webhooks UI
- 7-day payload retention
- Up to 50k messages per month
- Professional$490/month plus overage charges. 30-day free trial.
- Everything from Free
- 99.99% Uptime SLA
- 90-day payload retention
- Unbranded application portal
- Static source IPs
- +2 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- 99.999% Uptime SLA
- OIDC & SAML Single-Sign-On
- HIPAA compliance & BAA
- On-premises deployment options
- FIPS 140-3 support
- +2 more
Upstash QStash
Pricing not documented yet.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Svix
Leader- DataDog
- Jaeger
- New Relic
- Prometheus
- Sentry
- Signoz
- Zipkin
Upstash QStash
- Vercel AI SDK
- Cloudflare Workers
- LLM providers (general)
- LLM APIs
Svix or Upstash QStash: which one depends on you
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