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Convoy vs Treblle

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Convoy

APIs

Open source webhooks gateway you self-host, handling both sending and receiving

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Treblle logo

Treblle

APIs

API observability, security, and governance platform

From
$233/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Convoy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Convoy the default deployment is self-hosted, so you operate Convoy plus Postgres and Redis and carry the on-call burden for the system that delivers your customers' events.; Treblle no free tier is offered; the entry-level Core plan starts at $233/month billed yearly.
  • They diverge on capability: Convoy covers Inbound and outbound, Treblle covers API discovery.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Convoy and Treblle actually diverge.

Attributes where Convoy and Treblle differ
AttributeConvoyTreblle
Starting priceFree$233/month
Pricing modelPer month, flat rate regardless of volumesubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsLinux, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloudweb, api

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (APIs).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Convoy

  • Inbound and outbound
  • Broker-driven ingestion
  • Payload transformation
  • Portal links
  • Circuit breaking
  • Retry policies
  • OpenTelemetry export
  • Role-based access control

Only in Treblle

  • API discovery
  • Runtime security
  • API governance
  • Compliance monitoring
  • API documentation and analytics
  • Agentic AI support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Convoy

  • A fintech that cannot route customer webhook traffic through a third-party SaaS for compliance reasonsnot Treblle
  • A high-volume platform for which per-message webhook pricing costs more than the flat premium licencenot Treblle
  • A team that also receives webhooks from many providers and wants ingestion, verification and deduplication in the same gatewaynot Treblle
  • An engineering group that wants webhook delivery driven directly from an existing Kafka or SQS topicnot Treblle

Treblle

  • Gaining full visibility into API traffic across multi-cloud environmentsnot Convoy
  • Detecting shadow APIs and runtime security risksnot Convoy
  • Meeting compliance audit requirements such as HIPAA or GDPRnot Convoy
  • Governing API design standards through CI/CDnot Convoy

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Convoy

  • The default deployment is self-hosted, so you operate Convoy plus Postgres and Redis and carry the on-call burden for the system that delivers your customers' events.
  • Frain Technologies is a small startup, and putting customer-facing delivery infrastructure on it means accepting real vendor continuity risk on a component that is hard to swap out quickly.
  • The premium tier at a flat 999 US dollars a month is poor value below substantial volume, while the community edition omits the portal, transformations and RBAC that most production deployments end up wanting.
  • The hosted cloud trial is capped at one project and 100 events a day, which is too small to properly evaluate the service before committing.
  • Documentation and the third-party ecosystem are thinner than the established webhook services, so unusual configurations often mean reading the Go source.

Treblle

  • No free tier is offered; the entry-level Core plan starts at $233/month billed yearly.
  • Growth and Enterprise pricing is custom and not published, requiring a sales conversation to budget.
  • Core plan is limited to 1 workspace and only 30 days of data retention.
  • SSO and on-prem/BYO cloud deployment are reserved for the top Enterprise tier.

Pricing, plan by plan

Convoy

Free
  • CommunityFree
    • Self-hosted open source gateway
    • Inbound and outbound webhooks
    • Automatic retries and message broker support
  • Premium$999/month
    • Flat rate irrespective of message volume
    • Portal links and payload transformation
    • RBAC, circuit breaking and white labelling
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • SAML SSO
    • Dedicated support with SLA
    • On-premises deployment assistance
  • Cloud$undefined/month
    • Hosted by Convoy
    • 14 day trial limited to one project and 100 events a day
    • Usage-based tiers above the trial

Treblle

$233/month
  • Core$233/month
    • Billed yearly
    • 5 APIs
    • 500 requests/min
  • Growth$undefined/month
    • Custom APIs and request limits
    • 50M requests/month baseline
    • API security
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Unlimited workspaces, APIs, and requests/min
    • API governance and compliance
    • SSO

Which should you pick?

Choose Convoy if

  • You need inbound and outbound.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud.
  • You also want broker-driven ingestion.
Convoy review

Choose Treblle if

  • You need api discovery.
  • You work on web, api.
  • You also want runtime security.
Treblle review

Questions people ask

Is Convoy or Treblle better?
Neither clearly leads. Convoy starts at Free and Treblle at $233/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Convoy or Treblle?
Convoy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Convoy and $233/month for Treblle.
Does Convoy or Treblle run on more platforms?
Convoy runs on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud. Treblle runs on web, api.
Can I use Convoy for free?
Yes. Convoy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Treblle starts at $233/month.
What is Convoy best used for?
Convoy is most often used for a fintech that cannot route customer webhook traffic through a third-party saas for compliance reasons, a high-volume platform for which per-message webhook pricing costs more than the flat premium licence, a team that also receives webhooks from many providers and wants ingestion, verification and deduplication in the same gateway, an engineering group that wants webhook delivery driven directly from an existing kafka or sqs topic. Of those, a fintech that cannot route customer webhook traffic through a third-party saas for compliance reasons and a high-volume platform for which per-message webhook pricing costs more than the flat premium licence are not what Treblle is typically brought in for.
What can Convoy do that Treblle cannot?
Convoy covers Inbound and outbound, Broker-driven ingestion, Payload transformation, Portal links. Treblle covers API discovery, Runtime security, API governance, Compliance monitoring.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Convoy: Is Convoy really open source?

Yes, the community edition is open source and self-hostable, covering both inbound and outbound webhooks with retries.

Treblle: What does Treblle cost?

Treblle's Core plan costs $233/month billed yearly and covers 5 APIs and 5M requests/month; Growth and Enterprise plans use custom pricing for larger request volumes and advanced features.

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Convoy: What does premium cost?

A flat 999 US dollars a month, self-hosted, regardless of message volume.

Treblle: Is there a free plan?

Treblle does not offer a free tier; it instead offers a no-credit-card demo rather than free ongoing access.

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Convoy: Does it receive webhooks as well as send them?

Yes, inbound ingestion with verification and deduplication is a first-class feature, unlike most webhook services.

Treblle: How is usage metered?

Plans are metered by number of APIs monitored and requests per minute/month, with the Core plan capped at 500 requests/min and 5M requests/month.

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Convoy: Do I have to self-host?

No, there is a hosted cloud, but the trial is capped at 100 events a day and self-hosting is the primary model.

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