Twilio Segment charges you for Monthly Tracked Users even when you only need a fast, reliable HTTP router to forward /v1/track and /v1/identify payloads to PostHog, Mixpanel, Slack, or custom webhooks. SegmentLite strips away the CDP bloatware and gives you the raw ingestion bus for $19/month flat.
[CLIENT SDK / BACKEND]
|
| POST /v1/track (JSON + X-API-Key)
v
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| SEGMENTLITE EDGE INGESTION GATEWAY (HTTP/2) |
| 1. Constant-time SHA-256 key & quota verification |
| 2. Non-blocking memory ring-buffer enqueue (< 2.1ms) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
|
+---> [WORKER 01] --> POST PostHog / Mixpanel
+---> [WORKER 02] --> POST Slack / Discord Alert
+---> [WORKER 03] --> POST Custom Webhook (2xx ACK)
Allocates 1,000 monthly events immediately. No credit card required for sandbox/developer evaluation.
POST https://hooddshop.vercel.app/v1/track HTTP/1.1 Host: segmentlite.hooddshop.com X-API-Key: sgl_live_******************** Click [DISPATCH TEST PACKET] to measure live edge RTT.
| PARAMETER | Twilio Segment | RudderStack Cloud | SegmentLite (SPEC-01) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Production Cost | $120.00 / month | $349.00 / month | $19.00 / month flat (1M events) |
| Billing Meter | MTU (Monthly Tracked Users) | Event volume + warehouse add-ons | Deterministic event counter (zero MTU tax) |
| Ingestion Latency (p99) | 45ms – 180ms | 25ms – 90ms | < 15ms async edge ACK |
| Client Footprint | Heavy analytics.js bundle (~42KB) | Proprietary SDK wrapper | 0 KB — Standard HTTP POST JSON |
| Data Residency & Privacy | Stored in vendor CDP tables | Warehouse required | In-memory stream forwarder (zero retention) |
SegmentLite implements the exact JSON fields your backend already emits. Point your existing Segment webhook or HTTP client at https://hooddshop.vercel.app and register destinations via REST.
curl -X POST "https://hooddshop.vercel.app/v1/track" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-API-Key: sgl_live_9f8a7b6c5d4e3f2a" \
-d '{
"event": "Subscription Upgraded",
"user_id": "usr_94810",
"properties": {
"plan": "pro_annual",
"mrr_delta_cents": 1900
}
}'{
"success": true,
"event_id": "evt_7d82a910c4b2",
"destinations_queued": 3,
"message": "Event 'Subscription Upgraded' queued for delivery to 3 destination(s)."
}