Dplyd vs Headway
Developer deployment tracking vs. in-app changelog widgets
TL;DR
Headway embeds beautiful "What's New" widgets inside your product for customer engagement. Dplyd tracks your deployment timeline for developers. Completely different goals.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Dplyd | Headway |
|---|---|---|
| Simple API | ||
| Free forever | Free trial only | |
| In-app widget | ||
| Notification badges | Deployment badges | "New" badges in-app |
| Public developer feed | ||
| User segmentation | ||
| Analytics & engagement | ||
| Rich media support | ||
| Target audience | Developers | End users |
| Primary use case | Track deploys | Announce features |
Choose Dplyd if you want to:
- Log every deployment automatically
- Build a public record of shipping velocity
- Celebrate progress with other developers
- Avoid monthly subscription costs
- Keep it minimal and API-first
Choose Headway if you need to:
- Show feature announcements inside your app
- Drive user engagement with "What's New"
- Segment announcements by user type
- Track which users viewed updates
- Include images, videos, and GIFs
Pricing Reality
Headway: Starts around $49-99/month for basic plans. More for advanced features and scale.
Dplyd: $0. Forever. No credit card. No trials. Just free.
The Honest Take
Headway is a powerful product engagement tool. It's designed to help SaaS companies announce new features, drive adoption, and measure user engagement. If you're building a product with paying customers, Headway can increase feature discovery and retention.
Dplyd isn't competing with that. We're for developers who want to track their own deployment activity, not announce features to end users. There's no widget to embed, no user analytics, no targeting.
If you're announcing features to customers, use Headway. If you're tracking your personal deployments and celebrating shipping, use Dplyd. They solve different problems.
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