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AccessLumens: Buy vs Skip (PDF Remediation Backlogs)

IF your agency already sells accessibility audits and needs a repair tool to close the loop, THEN start on the $5 Single Scan (Web + PDF) to validate AccessLumens output on one real client document before committing to the $29 10-Pack, which holds 10 report credits valid 6 months and can be spent on websites, PDFs, or both. IF the client's backlog is mostly scanned or complex-table PDFs, THEN defer, because AccessLumens flags reading order and table structure for manual review rather than automating them, so your delivery hours stay high.

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Document Processing Automation
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AccessLumens: Buy vs Skip (PDF Remediation Backlogs)

“IF your agency already sells accessibility audits and needs a repair tool to close the loop, THEN start on the $5 Single Scan (Web + PDF) to validate AccessLumens output on one real client document before committing to the $29 10-Pack, which holds 10 report credits valid 6 months and can be spent on websites, PDFs, or both. IF the client's backlog is mostly scanned or complex-table PDFs, THEN defer, because AccessLumens flags reading order and table structure for manual review rather than automating them, so your delivery hours stay high.”

When is it the right choice?
  • Your agency already runs WCAG 2.2 audits and loses the remediation follow-on work because nobody wants to hand-tag PDFs.
  • The client's inaccessible documents are mostly text-heavy reports where AccessLumens can rebuild tag structure, set language and title metadata, fix low-contrast text, and embed missing fonts without human intervention.
  • You want to test the pay-only-if-improved model on a single document first, which the $5 one-time Single Scan allows with no signup or subscription.
  • A compliance retainer client has a steady monthly flow of 5 or fewer PDFs, matching the SMB Compliance Starter scope at $399/mo with 8h setup plus 2h/mo.
  • Procurement or compliance departments are asking for PDF/UA evidence, and AccessLumens re-checks repaired documents against WCAG 2.2 and PDF/UA standards.
When should you skip it?
  • The client's PDFs are dominated by complex tables and multi-column layouts, since AccessLumens flags reading order and table structure for manual review instead of repairing them.
  • Your agency has no existing accessibility audit offer, so you would be building the demand side from zero rather than adding repair capacity to a service already sold.
  • Documents exceed the 10 MB and 300 page per-file limits, which forces splitting files and adds delivery overhead the $29 10-Pack does not absorb.
  • You need a fixed per-document cost to quote in a retainer, because AccessLumens pricing is usage-based and the checkout cost you are quoted becomes your vendor cost basis.
  • The client expects fully automated remediation with no human QA pass, which conflicts with the manual review items AccessLumens surfaces.
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