Real WCAG scanning beats overlay widgets. AllyShield audits your actual code, finds real issues, and gives you actionable fixes — without the lawsuit risk.
| Feature | accessiBe | AllyShield |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Overlay widget | Real code scanning |
| Detects Real Issues | ✗ | ✓ |
| Lawsuit Risk | High | Low |
| 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 |
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.
We crawl every public page on your site, not just the homepage. Get a complete picture of accessibility issues across your entire domain.
AllyShield doesn't just report problems — it generates ready-to-merge code patches that fix the root cause in your actual markup.
Set it and forget it. AllyShield watches your site around the clock and alerts you when new issues appear after deployments.
Enter your URL and get a full accessibility audit in minutes — no credit card, no install.
See every WCAG issue ranked by severity with plain-English explanations and affected code snippets.
Copy AI-generated patches or merge via API. Remove the overlay and ship genuinely accessible code.
Stop hiding issues behind an overlay. Start fixing them at the source.