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:
Do you lean towards webhooks whenever possible?
Are there cases where polling is actually the better choice?
Any integration war stories that changed your perspective?
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