AccessiblePDF vs axesPDF
AccessiblePDF
accessiblepdf.app
axesPDF
axes4.comSide by side
| Figure | AccessiblePDF | axesPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $50/mo | $54.17/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 2 |
| Spec score · PDF Accessibility Software | 7.8 (#11) | 7.4 (#13) |
Plans
AccessiblePDF
- PDF remediation$0.50, paid once
- Manual remediation, standard documents$6, paid once
- Manual remediation, scanned or form-heavy$10, paid once
- PDF Tag Editor$50 a month
- Team plan$225 a month
axesPDF
- axesPDF (annual subscription)$650 a year
- axesPDF (biannual subscription)Price not published
In their own words
AccessiblePDF
AccessiblePDF is a web service from Palanisi Labs LLC for remediating PDF files. It tags uploaded PDFs, including scans, runs checks with veraPDF, and returns PDF/UA-1 files. A free compliance check is available before paid remediation. OCR for image-only pages is included in the $0.50, paid once plan, billed at $0.50 per page with no minimums. Results can include a tagged PDF with a PDF/UA identifier, bookmarks, before-and-after validation results, and a plain-English change list; accessible HTML is available on request. The Tag Editor places a live page beside its tag tree for editing reading order, tables, lists, headings, and alt text, with screen-reader preview and revalidation. Other plans cover manual remediation and team use. The service lists WCAG 2.1 AA, PDF/UA-1, Section 508, ADA Title II, EN 301 549, and AODA. Processing uses US regions, AES-256 at rest, and TLS 1.2+ in transit.