Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | accessiBe | AllyShield |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Overlay widget | Real code scanning |
| Detects Real Issues | ✗ | ✓ |
| Legal exposure pattern | Courts have found overlays insufficient | Addresses root cause in your code |
| WCAG Coverage | Partial | Full (2.1 AA+) |
| AI Code Fixes | ✗ | ✓ |
| Starting Price | €49/mo | Free |
| Full-Site Crawling | ✗ | ✓ |
| Exportable Reports | ✗ | ✓ |
| API Access | ✗ | ✓ |
| CI/CD Integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team Access | Add-on | Built-in |
| Continuous Monitoring | Client-side only | 24/7 server-side |
Real Scanning, Not an Overlay
Overlay widgets like accessiBe inject JavaScript that attempts to patch accessibility issues at the browser level. The underlying HTML stays broken, meaning screen readers and assistive tech still struggle with the actual DOM.
Courts across the U.S. and EU have consistently ruled that overlays do not constitute genuine WCAG compliance. Organizations relying solely on overlays face an elevated risk of lawsuits and regulatory fines.
AllyShield takes the opposite approach: we crawl your entire site, analyze the real source code against WCAG 2.1 AA criteria, and generate AI-powered code fixes you can merge directly. No hidden issues, no legal grey areas.
What You Actually Get
Full-Site Crawling
We crawl every public page on your site, not just the homepage. Get a complete picture of accessibility issues across your entire domain.
- ✓ Automatic sitemap discovery
- ✓ Parallel crawling for speed
- ✓ Handles SPAs and dynamic content
AI Code Fixes
AllyShield doesn't just report problems — it generates ready-to-merge code patches that fix the root cause in your actual markup.
- ✓ One-click fix suggestions
- ✓ Framework-aware patches
- ✓ Copy-paste or auto-merge via API
Continuous Monitoring
Set it and forget it. AllyShield watches your site around the clock and alerts you when new issues appear after deployments.
- ✓ Scheduled daily/weekly scans
- ✓ Slack & email alerts
- ✓ Regression detection in CI/CD
Pricing, Side by Side
accessiBe
- ✗ Overlay-only approach
- ✗ No real code fixes
- ✗ Legal exposure courts have flagged
- ✗ Limited reporting
- ✗ No API or CI/CD
AllyShield
- ✓ Real WCAG code scanning
- ✓ AI-powered code fixes
- ✓ Fixes root causes in source
- ✓ Full exportable reports
- ✓ API + CI/CD built-in
Switching is Easy
Start Free Scan
Enter your URL and get a full accessibility audit in minutes — no credit card, no install.
Review Findings
See every WCAG issue ranked by severity with plain-English explanations and affected code snippets.
Deploy Real Fixes
Copy AI-generated patches or merge via API. Remove the overlay and ship genuinely accessible code.