PDFs always look simple until they re in production.

At some point every product needs them: invoices, contracts, reports, delivery notes. And that s usually where trade-offs start to appear.

From your experience, what actually matters when PDF generation becomes part of a real software?

• Do you prioritize speed of integration over flexibility?

• Is a visual editor for non-technical people a must, or just noise?

• Are opinionated, simple layouts better than fully custom designs?

• How much design freedom is too much when PDFs must stay stable?

• Have you built your own solution, used a library, or relied on a SaaS?