Why AudioEye customers switch to AccessProof
AudioEye combines automated overlay fixes with manual remediations and a legal protection program. AccessProof skips the overlay entirely: real audits, defensible PDFs, and a REST API your engineering team can wire into CI/CD.
AccessProof vs AudioEye
| Criterion | AccessProof | AudioEye | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approach | External audit (axe-core 4.9.1 in headless Chromium) | Hybrid: automated overlay + manual remediations + legal program | Tie |
| Site performance | Zero JS on your site | JavaScript snippet runs on every visitor page load | AccessProof |
| Evidence for litigation | Timestamped PDF with selectors and WCAG criteria | AudioEye Trusted Certification + legal support program | Tie |
| Engineering integration | REST API, JSON, CI/CD gate, webhooks | Dashboard + manual remediation services | AccessProof |
| Transparency of the audit | Open-source engine (axe-core), reproducible scans | Proprietary scanner + human reviews | AccessProof |
| Multi-site portfolios | Unlimited sites on Business ($199/mo) | Per-domain pricing; quote-driven for portfolios | AccessProof |
| Entry price | $0 Free / $29 Starter | Starts ~$49/mo for the smallest widget plan, public listing | AccessProof |
Claims about AudioEye reflect public marketing as of 2026-05-18. Inaccurate? Email [email protected] — we correct factual errors.
An overlay does not remove your ADA risk.
Overlay vendors market a one-line JavaScript snippet that injects a widget into the DOM and claims to "fix" accessibility at runtime. The widget toggles contrast, resizes text, and exposes an ARIA-styled menu. The underlying HTML is left untouched.
US plaintiff firms have repeatedly argued that overlays do not make a site WCAG-conformant and do not insulate operators from ADA Title III claims. Web accessibility advocates published the "Overlay Fact Sheet" (overlayfactsheet.com), now signed by 900+ accessibility professionals, stating that overlays cannot reliably fix the most common WCAG failures. Public lawsuit trackers maintained by UsableNet and Seyfarth Shaw show ADA web suits filed against sites with widgets or overlays installed continue to proceed in US federal courts.
AccessProof takes the opposite stance: we do not modify your site. We audit it, surface the exact selectors and WCAG criteria that fail, and produce a timestamped PDF you can hand to engineering, counsel, or a court.
Sources: overlayfactsheet.com · UsableNet ADA Web Lawsuit Reports (2022-2024) · Seyfarth Shaw ADA Title III News.
Audits, not band-aids.
Vendored axe-core 4.9.1
We ship the audit engine ourselves. Same rule set used by Deque, GOV.UK, and the W3C — 90+ rules across WCAG 2.2 A/AA/AAA, Section 508, EN 301 549.
Court-ready timestamped PDFs
Each scan produces a signed PDF with site URL, scan time (UTC), exact element selectors, WCAG criterion citations, and remediation steps. Designed to be admissible.
Scheduled scans, regression alerts
Daily, weekly, or hourly cadence. Email + Slack + webhook alerts when a regression introduces a new critical or serious issue.
Multi-site, multi-tenant
One dashboard for a portfolio. Agencies manage 25+ clients on a single Pro account; enterprises run unlimited sites on Business.
REST API + CI/CD gate
Block deploys with an accessibility threshold in your pipeline. POST a URL, get JSON back with violations, score, and a fail/pass gate.
No JavaScript on your site
AccessProof does not inject anything into your pages. We render them in Chromium and inspect — your DOM stays exactly as your team built it.
Pay for an audit, not a widget.
1 site · monthly · HTML report
5 sites · weekly · PDF reports · email alerts
25 sites · daily · API + CI/CD · branded PDF
AudioEye publishes plans starting around $49/month for small sites, with Managed and Enterprise tiers quoted on request and bundled with manual remediation hours and a legal support program.
Source: audioeye.com/pricing (public plans as of 2026-05).
Business plan ($199/mo) covers unlimited sites and hourly scans — see /pricing.
Questions we hear from AudioEye customers.
Does AudioEye stop ADA lawsuits?
AudioEye markets a legal support program and a "Trusted Certification," but no commercial product can guarantee no lawsuit will be filed. Web accessibility advocates note that the underlying overlay component faces the same criticisms as accessiBe and UserWay — see overlayfactsheet.com. The strongest defense remains documented WCAG conformance of the source HTML, which is what AccessProof produces.
Why switch from AudioEye to AccessProof?
AudioEye bundles a widget, a scanner, manual remediations, and a legal program — sometimes useful, but expensive and slow to act on. AccessProof gives you the audit layer cleanly: open-source engine, timestamped PDFs, REST API, and a price your engineering team can put on a card.
Does AccessProof include manual remediation services?
No. AccessProof is an audit + monitoring product. We ship reports with exact selectors, criteria, and fix snippets so your engineering team — or your agency — can remediate. Many AccessProof customers use it alongside an in-house team or an a11y consultancy.
Is AccessProof open source?
The audit engine we run — axe-core 4.9.1 from Deque — is open source under the MPL 2.0 license. The AccessProof platform itself (scheduling, multi-site dashboard, PDF generation, alerts) is proprietary.
Run a free WCAG audit on your site.
No widget on your DOM. No long demo call. A timestamped report in ~42s.