Fix the code, no overlay.
AltGrade is for people who run a Shopify or WooCommerce shop, look after client sites, or supply a public body. A scan scores the pages an automated check can reach, then lists the fixes in plain English, including the clicks for your platform.
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The European Accessibility Act has applied to many products and services, including e-commerce, since 28 June 2025. If you sell to customers in the EU, this is the law people will mention. AltGrade does not tell you whether your shop is in scope. That is a question for you or your adviser.
In the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act is used in demand letters and court cases about websites. UsableNet reported 2,019 digital accessibility lawsuits in the first half of 2025, and 69% of them were in e-commerce. A scan is a practical list of issues, not a reply to a lawyer.
The Equality Act 2010 is the main UK equality law. Public sector websites are expected to publish an accessibility statement under the 2018 accessibility regulations. Charities and suppliers are often asked for a statement when they work with those bodies. We can draft the page. We cannot tell you that you have met the duty.
European Accessibility Act guide · ADA and websites · Accessibility statement
You get the issue in normal language, then the place in the theme or product editor where that kind of fix usually lives. Useful when you do not have a developer on the Tuesday the email arrives.
Clients ask what is wrong with a site and want something they can read. Agency plans put your name on the PDF, keep client sites in one login, and let you charge what the work is worth to you.
If a council, a school, or a funder asks for an accessibility statement, you can start from a draft that matches the scan, then edit it before you publish. The scan is the evidence trail, not the last word.
The free scan looks at up to 10 pages: home, menu, a few products, cart, checkout start, contact, and a post when it can find them.
A real browser loads each page at desktop and mobile width. axe-core runs, then a few extra checks for weak alt text, vague links, and a missing focus style.
Checkout and cart count for more than a blog post. Each issue says what is wrong, why it matters, and what to change on your platform.
On a paid plan the site is scanned again on a schedule. You get an email when a new critical issue shows up, and a history of the score.
Only pages the scanner actually checked are included. If a page errors, it is left out and the report says so. It is not filed as an accessibility issue.
Critical first, then serious, moderate, and minor. The same issue on desktop and mobile is grouped, with an example element when we have one.
The one-off audit and the monitoring plans include a dated PDF you can send to a colleague, a client, or a buyer.
A starting page for your own site. You edit the contact details and the known issues before anyone else sees it.
Starter rescans monthly. Pro and Agency rescan weekly. Alerts go out for new critical issues, and the score is kept over time.
Agency plans put your agency name on the PDF and give you a client list. The checks stay the same.
A score from 0 to 100. Cart and checkout count more than a blog post, because that is where people pay. Under the score, issues are grouped so you are not staring at a raw rule dump.
Each issue says what failed, who it blocks, and the step for the platform we detected. Shopify media alt, a WooCommerce swatch and a Wix heading are different screens. The report names the screen.
The free scan covers up to 10 pages and needs no account. You see the top five groups on screen. The rest of that scan arrives by email. The one-off audit is £49 for up to 50 pages, a PDF, and a statement draft you edit. Monitoring starts at £19 a month.
We open the public URL in a real browser at desktop and mobile widths. axe-core runs on each page. Extra checks cover the page language, vague link text, weak alt text, focus visibility, and whether the keyboard reaches the menu.
The crawl prefers the homepage, navigation targets, a product, the cart and the start of checkout. A journal post is included when it is easy to find, and it weighs less. Pages that time out or sit behind a login are skipped and listed.
You do not install anything on the storefront. There is no overlay. You change the theme, the product data or the content, then you rescan.
Shopify and WooCommerce stores that want the edit, not a widget. WordPress, Wix and Squarespace sites get the same scan, with steps for the editor they actually use.
Agencies use it to send a client a dated PDF with their own name on it. The Agency plan is £199 a month for 25 sites. You keep the relationship. We run the scans.
If you are writing an accessibility statement for the UK, the European Accessibility Act or the US, the generator drafts the page. You edit the contact details and the known issues before you publish it.
Start with the cart button, the price colour and the product photos. Name the button. Darken the text until it clears 4.5:1. Replace file-name alt text with the product and the variant.
Then walk the page with the keyboard. The first stop should offer a way past the menu. Every option should be a button or a link. A div with a click handler is invisible to that test.
Publish and scan again. The next report should show those items gone. That difference is the progress you can show a colleague or a client.
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You change the theme, content, or code. The page itself is what improves.
A free scan in minutes. Monitoring from £19 /month.
It cannot see everything a person would. A manual review covers the rest.
A script sits on top of the page. Your templates stay as they are.
Often a monthly fee for the widget.
It does not fix the underlying page. In April 2025 the FTC's final order required accessiBe to pay $1 million.
A person reviews the site and tells you what to change. You or a developer do the work.
Usually hundreds or thousands, and it takes days. Worth it when you need judgement.
It is a point in time. It does not watch the site every week unless you pay for that too.
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready. Pay yearly and get two months free.
£0 free
Scan your site freeYour score and top 5 issues in about a minute.
£49 one-off
Credit the £49 if you subscribe within 30 days.
For procurement, a client, or a complaint. No subscription.
£19 /month
One site, checked every month, with an email when something new appears.
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£49 /month
Three sites, checked weekly, with PDFs. Includes a 7-day trial.
£99 /month
Your name on the report. 10 client sites, checked weekly.
£199 /month
White-label reports for 25 client sites, checked weekly.
£399 /month
Agency, plus API keys and a CI check, for 75 sites.
Agency Starter is £99 a month for 10 sites. Agency is £199 a month for 25. Agency Plus is £399 a month for 75 sites and adds API keys. You keep the client relationship and set your own price.
An overlay is a script placed on top of a page. It does not change the code underneath. AltGrade lists the fixes in your theme, app, or content.
UsableNet's 2025 year-end report recorded ADA digital accessibility lawsuits against companies that were already using an accessibility widget. The monthly counts include 95 in January, 155 in July, and 114 in December.
In April 2025 the US Federal Trade Commission approved a final order requiring accessiBe to pay $1 million. The order bars the company from claiming its automated product makes any website meet WCAG, unless it has the evidence.
You give it a website address. It opens pages in a real browser, at desktop and mobile widths, and runs the open-source axe-core checks plus a few extra ones. You get a score and a fix list written in plain English, with steps for the platform we detect.
The free scan checks up to 10 pages and shows the top 5 issue groups on screen. Leave an email and we send the rest of that scan. It does not rescan the site later. Monitoring plans do that.
No. Automated scans catch some WCAG issues, not all, so pair them with a manual review. Laws and enforcement depend on your business and your customers.
No. AltGrade does not sell an overlay. An overlay sits on top of a page. The fixes we show are changes in your theme, app, or content, so the page itself is better for the next person who uses it.
It can miss whether alt text is actually meaningful, whether a checkout makes sense with a screen reader, whether captions match the audio, and whether the page is understandable. Those need a person. We say so on the report, and a manual review is a separate piece of work.
When the scanner recognises the platform, each issue includes steps for that platform: Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace, Wix, or custom HTML. If it cannot tell, you still get the plain-English fix and the generic steps.
It is a page that says how you are working on accessibility, what you know is still broken, and how to contact you. Paid plans and the one-off audit include a draft you can edit. Publishing a draft is not the same as finishing the work.
Starter is £19 a month for one site. Pro is £49 a month for three sites, with a 7-day trial. Pay yearly and get two months free. The full list is on the pricing page.
Agency Starter, Agency, and Agency Plus put your name on the PDF and include client workspaces. You set the client price. The checks are still AltGrade's.
Helix Platforms Ltd, company number 17032196, registered office Unit 2 Lions Barn, Langham Lane, Colchester, CO4 5HY. The product is at altgrade.com. Questions go to [email protected].
Start with the free scan. You will see a score and the first fixes. The full list is emailed if you ask for it.