"We Don't Have Budget for $50K Enterprise Tools"
"YuJa wants $30K+ per year. We're a community college with a tight budget. How are we supposed to afford this?"
— IT Director, Community College
YuJa and Blackboard Ally charge $10K-$50K/year for enterprise accessibility. Here's how to get the same features (or better) for 95% less.
$14K-$70K
YuJa/Ally enterprise pricing (per year)
$1,399/mo
Aelira Education (unlimited users)
Pricing Comparison: What You Actually Pay
| Feature | YuJa Panorama | Blackboard Ally | Manual (2 FTE) | Aelira |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Cost | $14K-$70K | $21K-$56K | $281K | $16,788 |
| Source Remediation | ||||
| LaTeX/MathML Support | Slow/expensive | |||
| Bulk PDF Processing | Limited | Slow | ||
| AI-Generated Fixes | ||||
| Privacy (Self-Hosted AI) | ||||
| Setup Time | 2-3 months | 1-2 months | 3-6 months (hiring) | 1 day |
Aelira Costs 95% Less Than Enterprise Tools
Get more features for $16,788/year instead of $14K-$70K/year
What You Get with Aelira Education ($1,399/mo)
Unlimited Access
- Unlimited faculty accounts
- Unlimited student accounts (read-only)
- Unlimited file processing
- All features included (no add-ons)
All Remediation Tools
- PDF OCR + remediation
- PowerPoint contrast + alt text
- LaTeX MathML conversion
- Video caption cleanup
- Bulk image alt text generation
Support & Training
- Priority email support
- Quarterly training webinars
- Faculty onboarding guides
- Knowledge base access
Future Features Included
- Canvas LTI integration (Q1 2026)
- Blackboard integration (Q2 2026)
- Advanced LaTeX packages (Q1 2026)
- All upgrades at no extra cost
How Can Aelira Charge 95% Less?
1. Self-Hosted AI (No OpenAI Fees)
YuJa and Ally use expensive cloud AI (OpenAI, Google). Aelira uses self-hosted open-source AI (Llama 3.2, Qwen 2.5 Coder). This saves ~$500K/year in AI costs, which we pass on to customers.
2. No Enterprise Sales Team
YuJa and Ally have 20-50 person sales teams with expensive enterprise sales cycles. Aelira is self-service with simple, transparent pricing. No sales demos, no custom quotes, no RFP process.
3. Modern Tech Stack
Aelira is built from scratch in 2025 with modern tools (FastAPI, Next.js, Docker). YuJa and Ally carry technical debt from 10+ years of legacy code. We can ship features 10x faster with a smaller team.
4. Volume Pricing Model
Instead of charging $50K to 100 universities, we charge $17K/year to 1,000+ universities. Lower margin per customer, but higher overall revenue and happier customers.
3-Year ROI Comparison
YuJa Panorama
Year 1: $42,000
Year 2: $42,000
Year 3: $42,000
$126,000
Scanning only (no remediation)
Manual (2 FTE)
Year 1: $281,000
Year 2: $281,000
Year 3: $281,000
$843,000
Slow, doesn't scale
Aelira
Year 1: $16,788
Year 2: $16,788
Year 3: $16,788
$50,364
Save $793K over manual
Save $76K over YuJa
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