There are many PDF/A validation and conversion tools available, both for desktop users and developers.
We’ve put together a list of tools for comparison:
User/Desktop tools:
| Tool | Price | Notes |
| PDF Studio Pro | $139 | PDF editor with validation/conversion |
| Adobe Acrobat | $449 | PDF editor with validation/conversion (?) |
| Bluebeam Revu | $349 | PDF editor with validation/conversion |
| Callas pdfaPilot | $496 | Acrobat plug-in / standalone converter |
| Enfocus Pitstop Pro | $906 | Acrobat plug-in |
| Luratech PDF Compressor | ~$70 | PDF/A conversion only |
Developer/SDK tools:
| Tool | Price | Notes |
| Qoppa PDF/A SDK jPDFPreflight | $1200 | Convert/Validate |
| activePDF Doc Convertor | $2,999 | Convert |
| activePDF Meridian | $5,500 | Server-based PDF printer |
| Aspose PDF for Java | $999 (one developer only) | Convert |
| Callas pdfaPilot SDK | $5,000 or $9,000 depending on platform | Create/Convert |
| PDFlib PLOP | $185 | PDF/A metadata conversion |
| PDFlib | $1175 | Create/Convert |
| PDF-Tools PDF Validator SDK | $428 | Validate |
| PDF-Tools PDF Security SDK | $570 | Applies signature to PDF/A documents |
| PDF-Tools PDF to PDF/A Converter SDK | $855 | Convert |
