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Hookdeck vs Custom Webhook Processing
Teams often start webhook processing inside an application controller. That works until the first provider retry storm, receiver outage, or bulk replay need.
This comparison is not about copying another product feature-by-feature. It is about deciding whether webhook delivery should live inside each app or behind a dedicated operational layer.
Custom Processing Fits When
- You have one provider and one destination.
- Failures can be fixed manually without replay.
- The receiver already has durable queues and idempotency.
- There is no need for non-engineers to inspect delivery state.
A Gateway Fits When
- Several providers or destinations need shared controls.
- You need payload inspection without digging through logs.
- You need retries, replay, pause, filters, and transformations.
- Operators need evidence before retrying production traffic.
FastHook Position
FastHook focuses on the event gateway layer: receive traffic, preserve request history, route to destinations, expose attempts, and make replay safer.