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Accesstive vs veraPDF

Both stand on accessibility testing software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Accesstive

Free plan Web

Accesstive brings scanning, review, integration, and remediation guidance into one web service. Compare each plan’s page allowance, monitoring, support, and team limits with your website’s needs.

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veraPDF combines conformance checking with policy evaluation, limited metadata repair, and report conversion. Desktop users should account for the Java requirement; development builds may be incomplete.

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The facts

	Accesstive	veraPDF
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	API, Linux, Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Solo: €19 a month	Free or on request
Plans published	4	1
Maker	Accesstive	Not published
Website	accesstive.com	verapdf.org
On accessibility testing software	#37 of 169	#33 of 169

Accesstive: what it does well

WCAG 2.2 coverage
Automated scans and manual reviews
CI/CD integration
Free plan and 14-day trial
Multiple page and team tiers

What to know first

Paid plans billed annually
Solo limits coverage to fewer than 100 pages
Growth costs €198.00 monthly billed annually

veraPDF: what it does well

Validates all PDF/A parts and conformance levels
Machine checks PDF/UA parts 1 and 2
Offers GUI, command-line, and Java library access
Downloads include GPG signatures

What to know first

Desktop systems need Java 8 or later
Metadata repairs are limited
Development builds may contain bugs or unfinished features

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