Pompelmi vs cloud malware scanning APIs

Cloud malware scanning APIs can widen signature coverage, but they also change the trust boundary.

Short answer

• Pick Pompelmi when you want the upload gate to stay inside your infrastructure with predictable latency.
• Pick a cloud API when data sensitivity is low and external multi-engine coverage matters more than privacy or synchronous speed.
• Use a hybrid only when the extra complexity is justified.

Comparison

Question	Pompelmi	Cloud scanning API
File bytes leave your infrastructure	No	Yes
Upload-path latency	Low and local	Network-dependent
Required external service	No	Yes
Good for presigned-upload review flows	Yes	Sometimes, but with extra data-sharing tradeoffs

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