Comparing Paddle webhooks and database sync for getting billing data into PostgreSQL. Learn when to use each approach, and when to use both.
By Ilshaad Kheerdali · 9 Jun 2026
If you're building on top of Paddle Billing, you'll eventually need that data in your own database, to power dashboards, reconcile revenue, or join billing data against your product tables. There are two main ways to get it there: webhooks and database sync. Both work, but they solve different problems.
This post breaks down how each approach works with Paddle specifically, what tends to go wrong, and when you should reach for one over the other.
How Paddle Webhooks Work
