Askem PDF Fixer vs DocAccessible

Askem PDF Fixer is a paid web service that checks PDF accessibility, applies automatic corrections, and validates results against PDF/UA-1 and applicable WCAG 2.1 AA criteria. Fixes cover document structure and tags, reading order, image alternative text, metadata, artifacts, and untagged content. Every document receives a validation result and a per-document record; Askem says more than 9 in 10 documents pass. A single upload accepts PDFs up to 500 pages and needs no integration, project, or procurement process. Batches can contain up to 200,000 documents. Files can be processed in any language, with the language set in PDF metadata. Scanned PDFs, complex tables or infographics with ambiguous meaning, context-dependent alternative text, and forms with conditional logic are flagged for manual handling. Documents are processed and stored on EU infrastructure and are not transferred outside the EU. OCR and API access are not available. Pricing is on request, with a 20-minute call offered for prospective customers.

DocAccessible helps teams check, rebuild, review, publish and exchange accessible documents through web and API. It can provide hosted accessible HTML and a rebuilt tagged PDF from remediated content. Automated checks map to WCAG 2.2 AA, while generated PDFs are PDF/UA-aligned rather than certified for conformance. The browser editor supports changes to headings, alt text, reading order, captions and table structure, then reruns checks when changes are saved. Exchange provides case-scoped vendor access, review and approval steps, version history and controlled delivery links; vendor remediation fees are separate. Website monitoring finds public PDF links and tracks source changes, but conversion and publication are separate actions. Security controls described include private production object storage, upload scanning with ClamAV, scoped permissions and versioned records. The Free plan accepts files up to 10 MB; Pro accepts files up to 50 MB. Plans range from free to $199 a month, with paid plans from $19 a month. There is no free trial.