> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.layerfi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

Once Layer has your customers' [financial data](/guides/importing-financial-data-overview), you can surface their accounting (reports, transactions, categorization, and more) directly inside your product. There are two ways to do this, and you can mix them:

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  <Card title="Embed Layer React components" icon="puzzle-piece" href="/guides/embedded-components">
    Drop Layer's pre-built, white-labeled React components into your frontend for the fastest path to launch.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build custom UIs" icon="code" href="/guides/build-custom-uis">
    Build your own interface directly on the Layer API for full control over look, feel, and behavior.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Which option should I choose?

|                     | Embed Layer React components                                  | Build custom UIs                                                                |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Speed to launch** | Fastest. The pre-built UI handles data fetching and workflows | Slower. You build and maintain the UI                                           |
| **Customization**   | Themeable via colors and CSS variables                        | Full control over every detail                                                  |
| **What you build**  | Configure and style components                                | Your own components on top of the [Layer API](/api-reference/business/business) |

Either method can deliver any of Layer's accounting capabilities, and many platforms combine them, embedding components where speed matters and building custom UIs where they need full control.