AUDIOEYE VS ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTANTS
Manual accessibility consultants can’t keep up — but you can
Relying only on manual accessibility testing leaves you exposed. AudioEye’s combination of expert-led testing and industry-leading automation delivers 300% more protection from legal claims than traditional accessibility consultants.
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WHY BRANDS CHOOSE AUDIOEYE
Fast, scalable compliance — with less strain on your teams
If you're considering consultants like Level Access or Deque, you may think manual testing is the best way to comply with digital accessibility laws. However, trying to stay compliant without the aid of technology is a bit like running on a treadmill: you put in effort, but you don't get to a destination since new accessibility issues are constantly arising and your developers are busy.
AudioEye offers a different approach. We use cutting-edge technology combined with humans to save you time and money. And unlike many consultants, we actually fix the issues we uncover during Expert Audits.
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BY THE NUMBERS
Real customers, real results
Here's how we've helped customers streamline and simplify accessibility compliance.
+90%
Developer time saved
saving thousands of developer team hours+75%
Annual cost savings
using AudioEye's accessibility platform<30 days
To achieve compliance
rather than 6-12 months traditionally
Our Approach
Three ways we beat manual consultants on compliance
1. Our experts actually fix accessibility issues for you
- Learn about Expert Audits
Although vendors like Level Access and Deque offer testing of key pages and may include people with disabilities in their testing process, they don’t actually fix any of the issues they identify. Instead, they leave the heavy lifting to your team — which can overwhelm internal resources and delay compliance efforts.
At AudioEye, we don’t just send you a report of what’s wrong. Our certified experts write custom fixes for accessibility issues that can’t be fixed by automation — and then update our platform so they don’t happen again. And if something does need to be fixed by your team, we provide detailed guidance on how to do it.
2. We back expert custom testing with industry-leading automation
- Learn about Custom Fixes
One major drawback of relying solely on manual accessibility testing is that it doesn’t scale with the size or fluid nature of most websites. Most websites are changing all the time, and each change is a chance to accidentally introduce new accessibility issues.
Our automated accessibility platform is built to fill in the gaps between Expert Audits. We automatically find and fix more issues than anyone else in the industry – giving you peace of mind.
3. Our legal protection extends all the way to court, if needed
- Learn about AudioEye Assurance
Traditional consultants don’t offer legal guarantees because they can’t. Instead of fixing issues, they leave all of the work (and risk) to you — even if you don’t have accessibility experts on your team. At AudioEye, we stand behind our solution and pay out a set amount for any page we certify that receives a valid claim, if you purchase AudioEye Assurance.
We don’t just rely on our real guarantee, either. If you receive a demand letter or lawsuit about your website’s accessibility, our legal experts will work with you to examine the claims and craft a line-by-line response to each one. We've even appeared in court to defend our clients — and are the only accessibility vendor to get a lawsuit dismissed in court for no settlement.
“We appreciate how AudioEye stepped in to stand by their work and how effective they were in resolving the claim. AudioEye was an invaluable partner throughout the entire process.”
— Andrew Mirra | Babylon Marine
CASE STUDY
AudioEye Successfully Defends Babylon Marine in Precedent ADA Case
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Competitor comparison
How does AudioEye stack up to manual accessibility consultants?
AudioEye
Streamline and simplify accessibility compliance with a scalable solution that pairs human experts with industry-leading automation
Enjoy peace of mind with 24/7 automated accessibility monitoring
Stay ahead of compliance with the industry’s most automated accessibility fixes
Free up your team to focus on what they do best while we handle your toughest accessibility challenges
Level Access
Expensive and time-consuming, with limited support and no legal guarantee.
Does not offer any kind of managed solution, leaving customers to fix accessibility issues on their own.
Packages start at $20K and go up to $60K — not including the cost of fixing issues, which is often multiples of that.
Manually fixing issues can require hundreds or thousands of developer hours per year.
Does not offer any kind of legal guarantee, since the onus to fix issues is on the customer.
UsableNet
Consulting-only solution that forces users to opt into an accessibility mode.
Requires users to opt into an accessibility mode — an approach that has led to companies being sued.
Does not offer any automated accessibility fixes, meaning issues can go unfixed for months.
Charges a significant implementation fee alongside high annual costs.
Deque
Primarily a testing and training tool for internal development teams.
Offers manual audits but leaves remediation and implementation up to the client.
High reliance on clients to interpret reports and implement fixes, putting strain on internal teams.
Can be cost-prohibitive for small-to-medium-sized businesses.
Tired of accessibility audits with no fixes? Let our experts handle it for you.
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“What I like best about AudioEye is the peace of mind that as soon as it is turned on, my accessibility has already improved. There are corrections made through AI, then there will be human intelligence reviewing the site and also making corrections.”
— Keven Grasso, Partner Program Manager | Finalsite
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