TLDR
AudioEye is built for enterprises managing legal risk across owned properties. Agencies managing client portfolios need something different: multi-site scanning, developer-facing issue reports, and pricing that doesn't assume a single-org model. A11yProof covers all client sites from one account starting at $29/month.
Quick Verdict
AudioEye is built for enterprises managing legal risk across owned properties. Agencies managing client portfolios need something different: multi-site scanning, developer-facing issue reports, and pricing that doesn't assume a single-org model. A11yProof covers all client sites from one account starting at $29/month.
Source: AudioEye published pricing, audioeye.com/pricing
Source: A11yProof pricing page
- AudioEye
- Enterprise pricing and single-organization model doesn't fit multi-client agency workflows
COMPETITOR
| Feature | AudioEye | A11yProof |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $199+/mo | from $29/month |
| Setup fee | Varies | $0 |
| AI-generated fixes | No | Yes |
| Source code remediation | Overlay only | Real code fixes |
| VPAT reports | Extra cost | Included (Pro+) |
A11yProof offers the same core features at from $29/month with zero setup fees — vs. AudioEye at $199+/mo.
AudioEye Is Built for a Different Buyer
AudioEye started in the enterprise compliance market. Its core use case is a large organization — a retailer, a financial institution, a healthcare system — that has received an ADA demand letter and needs to document its remediation efforts for legal purposes.
That is a legitimate product. It is not the product a web agency needs.
Agencies have a different problem. They manage accessibility across a portfolio of client sites they built or maintain. They need to produce deliverables — audit reports, issue lists, remediation task lists — that they can hand to developers or include in client reports. They need pricing that works when spread across 10, 20, or 40 client sites. And they often want to resell accessibility auditing as a service, which requires white-label reporting that carries the agency’s brand, not a vendor’s.
The Pricing Gap
AudioEye starts at $199/month. An agency managing 15 client sites that each need periodic accessibility scanning would spend $2,985/month if purchasing individually. Even at volume discounts, AudioEye’s pricing structure was not built with multi-client economics in mind.
A11yProof covers all client sites from a single agency account. The per-client cost drops to a fraction of per-site enterprise pricing.
What Agencies Actually Need From Accessibility Tools
After building the initial version of A11yProof, we talked to agency owners about what they actually use accessibility tools for. The answers were consistent:
- Pre-launch audits to identify issues before delivery
- Remediation tracking during development
- Client-facing reports that document compliance as a deliverable
- Ongoing scans for maintenance retainer clients
AudioEye’s reporting is oriented toward legal documentation for the organization that owns the site. The developer-facing issue list format — specific element, specific WCAG failure, specific fix — is not what AudioEye optimizes for. A11yProof is built around that workflow.
Q&A
Why is AudioEye expensive for agencies compared to alternatives?
AudioEye prices its product for enterprise compliance teams that need legal documentation for their own sites. The pricing reflects the value proposition of ADA litigation defense, not the economics of running a multi-client accessibility practice. Agencies typically need volume economics across a client portfolio, which AudioEye's per-site model doesn't support.
Q&A
What does A11yProof offer that AudioEye doesn't for agencies?
A11yProof is designed for the agency workflow: multi-client dashboard, developer-facing issue lists with WCAG criterion references, white-label reports for client deliverables, and scheduled re-scans for ongoing retainer work. AudioEye is designed for enterprises managing their own site compliance, not for reselling accessibility as a service.
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