Accessible.org offers transparent per-page audit pricing and excellent educational content. But their default service is audit-only — remediation, validation, VPAT, and certification are all separate line items. Here's how the costs stack up when you need the complete package.
Accessible.org, led by founder Kris Rivenburgh, is one of the more transparent companies in the accessibility space. They publish per-page pricing, offer a public cost calculator, provide excellent educational content, and perform fully manual audits — never relying on copied automated scan results. Their audits are legitimate. The question is whether an audit-only default model serves you as well as a complete audit-and-remediation engagement.
Accessible.org's individual prices are reasonable. But when you add every service you actually need for full compliance, the à la carte model adds up — and the project spans multiple stages.
Two legitimate, manual-audit companies with different delivery models.
| Feature | Accessible.org | Compliapoint |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | ✓ Fully manual WCAG audit — no copied scan results | ✓ Full manual audit with source-code remediation |
| Uses Overlay / Widget | ✓ No | ✓ No |
| Default Service | ⚠ Audit-only. Remediation is a separate engagement | ✓ Audit + remediation bundled in every engagement |
| Pricing Transparency | ✓ Excellent — public per-page rates and cost calculator | ✓ Clear written proposals with scope-based pricing |
| Remediation Included | ⚠ Separate service starting at ~$2,500 | ✓ Included in project scope |
| Validation After Fixes | ⚠ Separate — $195/hr technical support hours | ✓ Included — we do the fixing, so validation is built in |
| VPAT / ACR | ✓ $350+ as a separate add-on | ✓ Included or scoped per engagement |
| User Testing | ✓ $550/session with a blind/visually impaired professional | ⚠ Not a standard deliverable |
| Compliance Certificate | ✓ Free after successful remediation and validation | ✓ Included — dated, signed, permanently yours |
| Consulting / Strategy | ✓ $395/hr with Kris Rivenburgh. "War Room" sessions available | ✓ Included in assessment and proposal process |
| PDF Remediation | ✓ Starts at $7/page | ✓ Included when in scope |
| Delivery Timeline | ✓ 1–3 weeks for audit. Remediation timeline depends on client's team | ✓ 7–10 business days for complete delivery. Rush 1–3 days |
| Who Does the Fixing | ⚠ Your team fixes — Accessible.org validates | ✓ Compliapoint fixes — you receive the completed work |
This is the most important distinction between these two companies.
Accessible.org's primary service is the audit. They deliver a detailed Excel spreadsheet listing every WCAG violation found on your site. Your development team then uses that report to make the fixes. When your team is done, you purchase technical support hours ($195/hr) for Accessible.org to validate that the fixes were implemented correctly.
This model works well if you have an in-house development team with accessibility experience, want to build internal capability, and have the time to manage a multi-stage project. The audit report itself is high quality, actionable, and well-organized.
The limitation: if you don't have a developer who understands WCAG, you'll need to hire one or purchase additional consulting hours. The total cost and timeline depend on your team's ability to execute the remediation correctly.
Compliapoint's model is done-for-you. We perform the audit, execute the remediation directly in your source code, and deliver the completed work with compliance documentation. You don't need to interpret an audit report, assign tickets to developers, or purchase validation hours.
This model works well if you don't have in-house accessibility expertise, need compliance achieved quickly (7–10 days standard, 1–3 for rush), want a single fixed price for the entire scope, or received a demand letter and need everything handled immediately.
The limitation: if you want to build internal accessibility competency through the remediation process, an audit-first model like Accessible.org may teach your team more. Compliapoint does the work for you — your team doesn't go through the learning process of fixing each issue.
Accessible.org's cost calculator lets you estimate your project cost instantly by entering your page count and complexity. This is one of the most transparent pricing tools in the accessibility industry. Compliapoint provides written proposals based on an assessment — equally transparent, but not self-service in the same way.
For $550/session, Accessible.org offers testing with a blind or visually impaired accessibility professional. This provides experiential validation and a recorded session you can reference. Compliapoint does not offer user testing as a standard service.
At $395/hour, you can get direct strategic advice from the founder — including their "War Room" session package for ADA lawsuit defense strategy. This level of named-expert consulting is a unique offering. Compliapoint's consultation is built into the engagement process rather than offered as a standalone service.
Kris Rivenburgh has published a book on accessibility compliance available on Amazon and maintains one of the more educational blogs in the space. If you want to learn about accessibility as a discipline, their content is valuable regardless of which provider you choose for remediation.
If you have an in-house development team that can execute WCAG remediation from an audit report, Accessible.org is a strong choice. The audit quality is excellent. The question is whether you want to manage the remediation process internally or have it done for you. If you don't have a developer who understands heading hierarchy, ARIA attributes, focus management, and form label associations, you'll need to either hire one or pay for additional support hours — and the total project cost and timeline will expand accordingly.
You could, but it would be redundant. Compliapoint performs its own comprehensive WCAG 2.2 AA audit as part of every engagement. Our audit may identify issues that any prior audit missed. You'd be paying for two audits when one is sufficient. Start directly with Compliapoint if you want audit and remediation in one engagement.
For audit-only, yes — their pricing is very competitive at $1,250–$2,750. But most businesses need more than an audit. When you add remediation ($2,500+), validation hours ($390–$975), VPAT ($350), and user testing ($550), the total can reach $5,000–$6,000+ for a typical site. Compliapoint's single project fee covers audit, remediation, documentation, and certification — often at a comparable or lower total cost with faster delivery.
Accessible.org's audit takes 1–3 weeks. After that, your team needs to implement the fixes. Then validation hours are purchased. The total timeline from first contact to documented compliance depends on your team's speed. Compliapoint delivers complete remediation with compliance documentation in 7–10 business days standard, or 1–3 days for rush. For active legal situations, the done-for-you model eliminates the variable of internal team execution speed.
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