Simple storage CDN vs. deep file validation & preflight.
Understand why Filecheck is the specialized validation layer that secures your backend storage.
Uploadcare is an excellent file uploader, asset manager, and global content delivery network (CDN). But Uploadcare is format-blind. It will happily ingest and store a PDF with missing bleed, RGB color channels, and un-embedded fonts. It cannot analyze vector cutting loops, verify court e-filing PDF/A standards, or check image resolutions at final print dimensions.
Filecheck is a dedicated validation engine. In fact, we integrate directly with Uploadcare—acting as the intelligent prepress gate that checks, auto-corrects, and validates files before routing the clean results to your Uploadcare storage.
Parses page bounding boxes, color separation channels, embedded vector stroke weights, and typography tables to ensure print and manufacturing readiness.
Filecheck doesn't just block bad files—it auto-extends bleed margins, converts RGB to CMYK spaces using ICC profiles, and outlines un-embedded fonts on the fly.
Displays side-by-side print-ready proofs inside checkouts so customers can visually sign off on bleed additions and CMYK mapping before purchase.
We are storage-agnostic. Route verified files directly to your Amazon S3, Cloudinary, or even Uploadcare buckets, leaving your data storage pipeline clean.
Accepts and stores any file uploaded. Cannot parse standard PDF structures, preflight CMYK profiles, or inspect vector curves for manufacturing.
Does not correct print color profiles, fix margins, or outline text. Any bad file uploaded is stored as-is, leaving file repair to manual operator queues.
Widget handles basic file transfer states but cannot display side-by-side soft-proof comparisons or secure preflight approvals from buyers.
Requires using Uploadcare's own storage systems and CDN delivery nodes to leverage their image transformations, creating infrastructure lock-in.
Secure your upload buckets. Put Filecheck's validation gate in front of your storage pipelines and guarantee file compliance automatically.