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Askem PDF Fixer
Helsinki, Finland
What it is
Askem PDF Fixer is a web service that checks PDF accessibility, applies automatic corrections, and validates each result against PDF/UA-1 and applicable WCAG 2.1 AA criteria. It can repair 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-file workflow lets you upload one PDF, review the result, and download the corrected file without an integration, project, or procurement process. That upload accepts PDFs up to 500 pages. Batch processing supports up to 200,000 documents. Files can be processed in any language, with the language set in PDF metadata. Askem says documents stay on EU infrastructure and are not transferred outside the EU. Scanned PDFs, complex tables or infographics, context-dependent alternative text, and conditional forms may require manual handling. Pricing is paid and available on request.
For and against
For
- Automatic repairs for tags, reading order, and alternative text
- Validates against PDF/UA-1 and WCAG 2.1 AA
- Batches can contain up to 200,000 documents
- Single uploads need no integration
- Documents remain on EU infrastructure
Against
- No OCR support
- No API access
- Manual review may be needed for complex files
- Pricing requires an Askem request
The verdict
Askem PDF Fixer combines automated PDF remediation, standards validation, and batch handling in a web workflow. Its lack of OCR and API access, plus manual-review cases, define where it fits.
Who it suits
It suits organizations handling PDF accessibility work, from individual files to very large batches. It is also relevant when EU data storage and per-document conformance records matter.
Plans and prices
PDF Fixer
Pricing not listed; contact Askem for a 20-minute call · single PDF up to 500 pages · batches up to 200,000 documents
Read 8 Oct 2026 · askem.com
On the record
- Audit evidence
- The page says users receive documented, validated conformance and a per-document record, while noting that automated remediation does not transfer legal responsibility.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Automatic fixes
- It automatically fixes document structure and tags, reading order, image alt text, metadata, artifacts, and untagged content.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Batch capacity
- PDF Fixer accepts batches of up to 200,000 documents.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Batch processing
- The product page says a single batch can contain up to 200,000 documents.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Company
- Askem identifies itself as an auxiliary company name of React & Share Oy, a Finnish limited liability company, and gives its Helsinki address.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Data location
- Documents are processed and stored on EU infrastructure and are not transferred outside the EU; a data processing agreement and sub-processor list are available.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integration
- A single document can be uploaded and processed without an integration, project, or procurement process.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Askem says documents can be processed in any language and that the language is set in the PDF metadata.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Language support
- Askem says it processes documents in any language and sets the language in the file metadata.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Legal limitation
- Askem says automated remediation does not transfer legal responsibility, though it provides documented, validated conformance and per-document records.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Askem is an auxiliary company name of React & Share Oy, a Finnish limited liability company.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Manual review cases
- The product flags scanned PDFs, complex tables or infographics with ambiguous meaning, context-dependent alt text, and forms with conditional logic for manual handling.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Page limit
- An uploaded PDF can be up to 500 pages.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pass rate
- Askem says more than 9 in 10 documents come back passing, with a result provided for every file.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing availability
- The product page directs prospective customers to book a 20-minute call and does not state a PDF Fixer price.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Processing location
- Askem says PDF Fixer processes and stores documents on EU infrastructure and never transfers them outside the EU.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PDF Fixer automatically checks and remediates PDF accessibility issues, then validates the result against PDF/UA and WCAG.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Single-file workflow
- A user can upload one PDF, review its results, and download the fixed document; the page says this takes minutes and needs no integration.askem.com · read 8 Oct 2026
