Alternative: ph1 or ph2? (Eye-Able, Simple8, Eye-Able)
Reach more people. Complex content is published in a comprehensible manner. And find the right way to do it. Eye-Able Simple language and Simple8 solve this problem with different emphasis. It combines simple language with a broader platform for digital accessibility. (Eye-Able) Simple8 brings simple language and light language to websites, CMS, portals and automated content processes.
What solution is right for your team?
Simple8
Simple8 is particularly well suited for teams that need simple language and light language in a product. This includes documented pathways for website and CMS, an API for own applications, stack processing, Webhooks and a model operated in Germany without an external model API.
Eye-Able Einfache Sprache
It is particularly well suited for teams that want to use simple language as part of a larger platform for digital accessibility. (Eye-Able) Documented are a wide website compatibility, a configurable switch and an integrated editor for pre-publication testing.
Comparison of functions
| Requirement | Simple8 | Eye-Able Einfache Sprache |
|---|---|---|
| Language modes | Yes: Simple language and light language | Yes: Simple language; clearly distinguished from easy language |
| Speeches of expenditure | 136 supported languages | Uncertain: different languages are mentioned, an exact number for this module is not published |
| Easy Language Translator | I 'm sure . | Yes: integrated editor in the dashboard |
| Human test run | Yes: Review by the Easy Language Translator before publication | Yes: content produced can be checked and modified |
| The widget of the website | Yes, JavaScript widget | Yes: JavaScript snippet and configurable switch |
| The following is the list of the countries of the European Union: (WordPress) | I 'm sure . | Yes: as compatible environment |
| The following is the list of the countries of the European Union: (TYPO3) | I 'm sure . | Yes: as compatible environment |
| The following is the list of the countries of the European Union: (Drupal) | I 'm sure . | Yes: as compatible environment |
| Other CMS | Yes: Storyblok is documented | Yes: Joomla, Shopify, Magento, React, Angular, Vue, Salesforce and Adobe Experience Manager are called |
| The following information is provided: | I 'm sure . | Yes: APIs for integration into applications |
| Stack or automatic orders | I 'm sure . | Uncertain: Stable contracts are not clearly documented in the verified public sources |
| Updating dynamic content | Yes: automatic orders and Webhooks are documented | Yes: Changed page areas are re-worked |
| Model suppliers | The following information is provided by the manufacturer: (Simple8) | Microsoft Azure service in Ireland |
| Place of processing | Germany | Microsoft Azure service in Ireland |
| Use for training | No | Customer data is not used for training AI models |
| Published prices | Yes: Sandbox 0 €/month, Starter 49 €/month, scale 299 €/month on the page checked | Uncertain: modular annual licences and individual prices, no public list price for the module |
| Test phase | Yes: Sandbox tariff | Yes: free and without credit card (14 Tage) |
Understandable content that really arrives
Complex website texts quickly exclude people. Simplified language and ph1 are the key to this: content becomes easier to understand and can be delivered directly in digital supply. (Eye-Able, Simple8) The main difference lies in the extent to which the product approach is applied and how it is integrated into existing processes.
The 'Simple Language' module is bundled with a more comprehensive platform for digital accessibility. (Eye-Able) This can be attractive if you want to have multiple accessibility functions coming from one environment. The Simple8 focuses on understandable language and includes two distinct language modes, website and CMS integrations and automated processes.
Both offers can complement a technically accessible website in language. Because good contrasts, keyboard control, and clean markup don't automatically solve complicated language. Conversely, a comprehensible text does not replace technical accessibility. The strongest result is when design, technology and language play together.
Simple language or light language? Simple8 is both
Simple language makes professional texts clearer, more direct and more relevant to everyday life. Easy language simplifies more and follows stricter rules. The two approaches address different needs. Eye-Able explicitly positions its tested module for simple language and delimits it from light language.
Simple8 provides simple language and light language as separate product modes. Teams choose according to content and target group. A service page can be made more natural and at the same time more understandable in simple language. For content with particularly low language barriers, light language is available. Both remain on the same platform and integration model.
Simple8 supports 136 languages. Uncertain: different languages are mentioned, an exact number for this module is not published.
From the source text directly to the website
Eye-Able embeds the simplified view through a JavaScript snippet in websites. A configurable switch makes the alternative version available to visitors. The Commission has also documented its own activation and deactivation buttons. This creates a lot of room for integration that fits the existing website.
Simple8 also comes with a JavaScript widget. This includes documented integrations for WordPress, TYPO3, Drupal and Storyblok. This allows teams to create and maintain understandable versions close to where their content is created anyway. The API is also available for its own portals and applications.
In everyday life, it's not just static text pages that count. Navigation, headings, links, forms, page templates and dynamically loaded areas must work together. The documentation of the re-processing of the changed pages. (Eye-Able) The following information is provided in the following table: (Simple8, Webhooks) This allows updated content to be reliably incorporated into existing publishing processes.
It's automatically starting. It's human refinement.
Eye-Able creates more understandable versions and allows them to be checked and modified in the integrated editor before publication. The editors thus retain control over tone, subject matter and meaning. This is particularly important for sensitive or highly regulated content.
Also Simple8 combines automatic simplification with a documented Easy Language Translator. This creates a quick first draft without compromising the editorial decision. Teams can review results, adapt to their terminology, and only then publish them. This is how AI support becomes a reliable workflow.
For a realistic impression, real content from your daily life is appropriate: a long technical text, a form help, a service page and a text with internal terminology. It quickly shows how well meaning, reading flow and desired language level match. For mandatory release rules, roles, versions and four-eyed processes should be clarified directly with the provider, as not every detail is publicly documented.
Simple8 grows into existing content processes
The documentation of the API and broad technical compatibility. (Eye-Able) The following are the names of the following: WordPress, Drupal, TYPO3, Joomla, Shopify, Magento, React, Angular, Vue, Salesforce and Adobe Experience Manager. This is a strong choice for teams with different web technologies. The verified sources do not clearly indicate whether the module offers public stack orders.
Simple8 is designed for editorial and technical workflows. The documentation includes an API, integrations for WordPress, TYPO3, Drupal and Storyblok, a website widget, commands, stack processing and Webhooks. This means that it is not only possible to offer a comprehensible language on one page. It can become a more permanent part of a content pipeline.
A typical process can start right in the CMS: editing content, choosing the appropriate language mode, creating a comprehensible version, editing and publishing. The same process can also provide portals, specialist processes or its own applications via API and Webhooks. For many existing content, documented stack processing helps to avoid having to touch each page individually.
Clear paths for data and AI
The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 and shall take into account the information contained in this Annex. (Eye-Able) Customer data is not used to train AI models, according to the provider. The AI models run on Microsoft Azure in Ireland. This creates a documented basis for internal data protection review.
Simple8 operates a service and model in Germany. Requests are not made to external model suppliers. For organizations that want to keep data paths as short as possible and avoid external AI platforms, this is a clear advantage in the operating model. The technical integration and language processing remain bundled with a German provider.
Public website texts, internal documents and personal case information have different requirements. Therefore, the processing of orders, technical measures, deletion deadlines, subcontractors and incident processes should be adapted to their own use. The specific release follows the rules of the organisation and the current contract documents.
Try it fast, get in transparent
The Eye-Able provides a free trial period of 14 days without a credit card. The licences are modular, run annually and are offered individually. The pages examined do not specify a public list price specifically for the Simple Language module. A personal offer is therefore necessary for a specific budget.
The entrance is visible immediately. (Simple8) On the checked page, the sandbox costs € 0 per month, € Starter 49 and the scale € 299 per month. Teams can start small, experience the workflow with their own content, and then grow to fit the volume they need.
The real cost comparison includes usage limits, domains, Easy Language Translator spaces, API volumes, support and possible setup services. The Commission has also adopted a number of proposals for the implementation of the programme. (Eye-Able, Simple8) The price of the overall process is therefore crucial, not just a single figure.
With real content for the right decision
The best demo is the content itself. Take pages with technical terms, long sentences, form instructions, structured elements and regular changes. This will immediately show how well meaning, language level, terminology and reading flow are maintained.
Use the same source texts for both services. The results can be viewed together by specialist editorial, communication and persons with knowledge of the target group. In the case of easy language, an additional test with people from the target group may be useful. The result is a decision based on later everyday life.
Then the road to publication counts. Who's going to start the simplification? Who's checking the results? How do changes from the CMS come to the understandable version? Simple8 shows its strength especially when simple language and light language are part of a continuous process through website, CMS, API, automatic commands and Webhooks.
What solution is right for your team?
For web teams with many different systems, Eye-Able is interesting. The provider lists a broad list of compatible technologies and combines simple language with other digital accessibility solutions. The configurable switch and the ability to use their own buttons give design teams flexibility on the site.
For content teams with different target groups, Simple8 offers more linguistic choice. Simple language and light language are separate modes within a product. This makes it easier to treat a general service page differently than content that needs to be consistently simplified.
For developers, the documented Simple8 API is a direct route into their own products. Instructions, stack processing and Webhooks support processes that go beyond a visible website widget. This can lead to comprehensible versions in portals, specialist procedures and individual content pipelines.
For editing, both products offer a documented Easy Language Translator. The content of the project is subject to review and modification before publication. (Eye-Able) The Simple8 also supports editorial review. In both cases, the speed of automatic processing is linked to human language skills and professional responsibility.
The operational models for data protection and IT teams are clearly different. Eye-Able describes Microsoft Azure in Ireland and declares that it does not use customer data for model training. Simple8 operates service and model in Germany and does not send requests to external model providers. The choice of which variant is appropriate depends on the individual specifications and contractual requirements.
The Simple8 is the most obvious Eye-Able alternative when understanding language is intended as a separate, scalable content process: two language modes, multiple CMS paths, website widget, API, automation and German operation in one offer. Eye-Able remains a strong option if simple language is to be closely linked to a broader accessibility platform.
Questions and Answers
Is Eye-Able an alternative to Simple8?
- I know. Both solutions bring more understandable content to websites. Simple8 also provides simple language and lightweight language as separate modes, as well as documented CMS, API and automation pathways. It combines simple language with a broader platform for digital accessibility. (Eye-Able)
Does Eye-Able support lightweight language?
The Eye-Able expressly positions the tested module for simple language and delimits it from light language. The documentation of the 'Philosophy of Language' is based on the 'Philosophy of Language' and the 'Philosophy of Language' of the 'Philosophy of Language'. (Simple8)
Does ph0 have a website widget? (Eye-Able)
- I know. Eye-Able documents a JavaScript snippet, a configurable switch and its own buttons to enable and disable the more understandable view.
Can the Eye-Able output be checked?
- I know. Content produced can be checked and modified in accordance with Eye-Able in the integrated Easy Language Translator before publication. Also Simple8 documents an Easy Language Translator for the editorial review.
What does simple language cost? (Eye-Able)
Eye-Able indicates modular annual licences and individual prices. The pages examined do not indicate a public list price for the Simple Language module. A free trial period of 14 days without credit card is documented.
Where is AI data processed? (Eye-Able)
Eye-Able states that the AI models run via Microsoft Azure in Ireland and that customer data is not used for training AI models. Simple8 operates a service and model in Germany and does not use an external model API.
What's the best solution?
Simple8 is particularly good if you're looking for simple language and light language, CMS integrations, API, stack processing, Webhooks and German operation in a product. It is particularly well suited for simple language to be part of a broader platform for digital accessibility. (Eye-Able)