Webhooks vs. Polling – Which integration strategy do you use?

Polling is repeatedly knocking on a door to see if anyone’s home. Webhooks are installing a doorbell that notifies you when someone arrives.

When building integrations, one of the first choices is: polling vs. webhooks.

• Polling feels simple and predictable, but it wastes resources and introduces delays.

• Webhooks deliver events in real-time and are efficient, but come with challenges—security, retries, monitoring, and debugging.

We just published a guide breaking down the pros and cons of both approaches and when each makes sense:

👉 https://vartiq.com/blog/webhooks-vs-polling-pros-cons-explained

Curious to hear from the PH community:

1. Do you lean towards webhooks whenever possible?

2. Are there cases where polling is actually the better choice?

3. Any integration war stories that changed your perspective?