How much does an enterprise accessibility audit cost?

Enterprise-tier platforms and audit programs (comparable to Level Access or Siteimprove's higher tiers) typically run from about $15,000 to $150,000 per year, depending on site complexity, number of properties, and whether ongoing monitoring and legal support are included.

What does an agency manual accessibility audit cost?

A one-off manual audit from a specialized accessibility agency typically costs between $3,000 and $15,000, depending on the number of pages or templates reviewed and whether it includes assistive-technology user testing.

How much do AI-powered accessibility remediation services cost?

Per-issue AI code-remediation services can run from a few hundred dollars up to roughly $1,000-5,000 per month at the higher end, depending on the volume of pages and how much ongoing fixing is included.

Are cheap accessibility overlay widgets a good deal?

They're cheap upfront ($5-100/month) but the data doesn't support them as a safe deal: about 1 in 4 sites hit with a 2025 ADA lawsuit already had an overlay installed, and the FTC fined overlay vendor accessiBe $1 million in January 2025 for deceptive compliance claims.

What's the cheapest honest way to monitor accessibility?

Honest automated monitoring — real scanning with two engines plus AI review, a maintained statement, and a dated audit trail — starts at around $39/month with tools like Abledly. It won't replace a full manual audit for complex sites, but it closes the gap between doing nothing and paying enterprise rates.

Website Accessibility Audit Cost in 2026 (Real Numbers)

"How much does an accessibility audit cost?" gets answered with wildly different numbers depending on who you ask — because there isn't one product category, there are four, and they solve different problems at different price points. Here's an honest map of what's actually on the market in 2026, with real numbers, so you can figure out where your budget should go.

Enterprise platforms: $15,000-$150,000/year

At the top of the market sit enterprise accessibility platforms — the tier occupied by vendors like Level Access and Siteimprove's higher plans. These typically bundle automated scanning across large site portfolios, dedicated audit hours from accessibility specialists, legal/compliance consulting, and sometimes assistive-technology user testing panels.

$15k-$50k/yr

Mid-enterprise

Single large site or a handful of properties, automated scanning plus periodic manual review.

$50k-$150k/yr

Large enterprise

Multi-property portfolios, dedicated specialist hours, legal consulting, ongoing AT user testing.

This tier makes sense for large organizations with regulatory exposure across many properties and the budget to match. It's overkill for a single small-to-mid-sized business site, and the price alone puts it out of reach for most companies that still need to take accessibility seriously.

Agency manual audits: $3,000-$15,000 one-off

A step down, specialized accessibility agencies offer one-time manual audits: a human expert (sometimes paired with an assistive-technology user) works through your site against WCAG, documents every issue with severity and a fix recommendation, and delivers a report. Pricing scales with the number of templates or page types reviewed, not raw page count — auditing ten product-listing pages that share one template costs about the same as auditing one.

These audits are thorough and genuinely valuable, particularly the parts automation can't do — real keyboard-only navigation, screen-reader walkthroughs, cognitive load assessment. The catch: it's a snapshot. The moment your dev team ships a new feature, the audit starts going stale, and most agencies don't include ongoing monitoring in the base price.

AI code-remediation services: up to $1,000-5,000/month

A newer category sells continuous, per-issue AI-assisted code fixes — detecting violations and generating suggested (or even auto-applied) code patches on an ongoing basis. Pricing is usually tiered by page volume or issue volume, and can climb to $1,000-5,000/month at the higher end for larger sites with a lot of ongoing churn.

This can be a genuinely useful accelerant for remediation, especially for teams without in-house accessibility expertise. The honest caveat: AI-suggested fixes still need review before shipping, and this category solves "how do I fix known issues faster," not "what does my current status actually look like" or "do I have a compliance record I can point to."

Overlay widgets: $5-100/month — and why "paid" doesn't mean "safe"

Overlay widgets are the cheapest option on this list, and the numbers explain why that's a trap, not a bargain. About 1 in 4 sites hit with a 2025 US ADA web-accessibility lawsuit already had an overlay widget installed. The FTC fined overlay vendor accessiBe $1 million in January 2025 specifically for deceptive compliance claims. Overlays inject a script that tries to patch accessibility at runtime; they don't fix the underlying code, and both plaintiffs' firms and regulators increasingly recognize the pattern. Cheap and "paid and still sued" is a worse outcome than free and unaddressed, because it creates a false sense of security.

The missing middle

Honest automated monitoring + evidence, from $39/month

Between "do nothing" and "hire an enterprise platform" sits a gap most businesses actually live in: a real automated scan (not an overlay), run on a schedule, that documents your status over time. Abledly runs two independent engines plus an AI review layer, generates a maintained accessibility statement, and keeps a dated audit trail — starting at $39/month, with guided manual review and VPAT/ACR generation on higher tiers. It's not a replacement for a full manual audit on a complex, high-risk site, but for most small-to-mid-sized businesses it closes the real gap: continuous, honest, and priced for reality.

See Abledly pricing →

Which one should you actually buy?

If you are…	Consider
A large org, many properties, real legal budget	Enterprise platform ($15k-150k/yr)
Launching or redesigning a complex site	One-time agency manual audit ($3k-15k), then ongoing monitoring
A dev team drowning in known issues	AI remediation service, alongside a real scan to verify fixes
A small-to-mid business needing continuous, honest coverage	Automated monitoring + evidence from ~$39/mo
Considering an overlay to save money	Reconsider — the lawsuit and FTC data above suggest it's a false economy

Whatever tier you choose, start with a free scan to see your actual current state before committing budget — it costs nothing and takes under a minute.