Reportly

Where Reportly earns its place is the integration step. You already have JSON somewhere — a database query, a webhook payload, a scheduled job output — and you need a paged, branded PDF at the other end. Reportly reduces that to one templating task and one HTTP call, and it publishes the price instead of hiding it behind a demo. At $9.99/month for 1,000 reports, the cost is small enough that you can trial it inside a single sprint and know whether it fits. Pick it when the documents are structured and repetitive: monthly telecom invoices, employee rosters, billing summaries, batch statements. The batch endpoint handling 25 simultaneous requests covers most scheduled runs, and the free template assistance shortens the part that actually takes time — getting the CSS and page breaks right. Pick something else if a non-technical teammate will own template changes. There's no visual editor here; templates are CSHTML, which means a designer can't tweak the header without a developer in the loop. Teams that need collaborative editing, complex charting inside the PDF, or on-premise hosting should look at APITemplate.io or Docmosis instead. The data-privacy claim is worth weighing seriously. Reportly says requests and completed reports are never stored, which is a real differentiator if you're sending payroll or employee records. Verify it against your own compliance requirements rather than taking it on faith — but for a small vendor, making that commitment explicit is a signal. Two practical caveats. First, 1,000 reports/month is a real ceiling; if your volume spikes, the custom plan path is an email conversation, so budget time for that. Second, Razor is a .NET-adjacent skill — if your stack is Python or Node, expect a short learning curve on syntax and helpers before