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Comparison · accessiBe alternative

The honest accessiBe alternative

Accessibility overlays like accessiBe promise compliance in one line of JavaScript. The reality is more complicated — and more expensive. Here's everything you need to know before you decide.

Why overlays don't fix accessibility

Accessibility overlays inject a JavaScript widget that attempts to transform your page for assistive technologies at runtime. The core problem: they're patching a symptom without touching the disease.

Real accessibility issues live in the HTML — missing alt text, unlabelled form inputs, improper heading hierarchy, broken keyboard focus order. An overlay can't rewrite your markup. It can only try to intercept and re-interpret it, imperfectly, on every page load.

The result is a false sense of security. Your code still has the issues. Screen reader users still hit the broken experiences. And if a plaintiff's attorney runs an automated scan on your site — they'll find the underlying problems your overlay hasn't hidden.

Overlays haven't stopped lawsuits

Multiple companies using overlay products — including accessiBe — have been named in ADA Title III lawsuits. In several cases, the presence of the overlay was used as evidence that the company knew about accessibility issues but chose a shortcut instead of a fix.

Over 200 accessibility professionals signed an open letter calling overlays "a flawed response to the legal and ethical obligation to provide an accessible web." The NFB and ACB have issued statements recommending against their use.

Side-by-side comparison

Category
AccessiGuard
accessiBe
Approach
Automated scanner + actionable fix guidance
JavaScript overlay / AI widget
Checks
39 WCAG-mapped checks per scan
Not publicly documented by rule
Fixes the code?
No — tells you exactly what to fix so you can
No — masks issues from the browser
Pricing
$15 one-time full report · $5 rescan
$490–$3,990/yr subscription
Lawsuit risk
Reduces risk by surfacing real issues
Overlay users have been sued despite the overlay
Best for
Teams that want real, auditable issue data
Teams wanting fast widget deployment

What AccessiGuard does instead

39 automated checks

We scan your page against WCAG 2.1 A/AA criteria — images, forms, headings, color contrast, keyboard traps, and more.

AI-powered fix guidance

Every issue comes with a code-level explanation of what to change. Hand it to your developer and it gets fixed.

$15 one-time, not $3,990/yr

Pay per scan. Rescan after fixes for $5. No subscription, no lock-in, no ongoing widget tax.

When AccessiGuard is the right choice

  • You want an audit report your developer can actually act on — not a widget badge.
  • You're an agency running accessibility checks across client portfolios.
  • You don't want to pay $490–$3,990/yr for a subscription that doesn't fix code.
  • You need something you can show to legal: here are the issues, here's what was fixed.
  • You care about actual user experience for people with disabilities, not just legal cover.

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