Rig vs PayHook

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Rig compared with PayHook
Detail	Rig	PayHook
What it does	Local development process manager for Mac and Windows with live logs, ports, and MCP integration for AI editors	Payment webhook debugger for Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar and Dodo
Stage	Not given	MVP
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	GB	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Not given
Pricing	Hobby: free forever (1 Mesh machine, 5 GB relay per month). Pro: $15/month or $144/year (5 machines, 25 GB relay). Team: $25/seat/month or $240/year (10 machines per seat pooled, 75 GB relay per seat pooled). Agency: $149/month or $1,430/year with 3 seats included, extra seats $25/month. Extra machi	Free plan: $0 forever with 1 project, signature checks for all five providers, 3 days of history with daily event limit. Pro plan: $12 per month with unlimited projects, plain-English diagnosis, fix prompts, and 30 days of history. Lifetime: $99 once, first 100 only, with everything in Pro for life
Key features	Unified live logs and port management Local MCP hub with 95 scoped tools for Cursor, Claude, Codex, Windsurf, and VS Code WordPress support with isolated MySQL and local HTTPS Live Link previews for sharing on LAN QR or branded links Multi-machine Continuity backups and encrypted cloud sync Laravel and Valet integration	Signature verification for Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar and Dodo Plain-English diagnosis of webhook failures Fix prompts for Cursor and Claude Code Replay events with re-signed payloads Works without localhost for cloud development environments View incoming events and HTTP status codes 30 days of event history in Pro plan
What makes it different	One unified control plane replacing separate tools for process management, logging, and port binding Native MCP integration with AI editors eliminating the need for raw shell commands Works alongside existing tools like Laravel Herd, Valet, and WordPress	Diagnosis explains what went wrong, not just what arrived Built for AI code editors and cloud development No code changes required during beta Covers five payment providers including ones Stripe CLI doesn't support Core is open source at launch
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	37 +1 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	20	2
Citation Flow (Majestic)	9	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	29	2

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