The AudioEye Alternative: Compliapoint vs AudioEye
AudioEye (Nasdaq: AEYE) markets itself as a "hybrid" combining automation with human experts. But the foundation is still a JavaScript overlay — and their own data shows automation only catches about half the issues. Here's what that leaves exposed.
📊 What AudioEye's Own Data Reveals
AudioEye's 2025 Digital Accessibility Index found an average of 297 accessibility issues per page across 15,000 websites scanned. Their own marketing materials state that automation corrects "up to 50%" of issues. Their CEO has acknowledged that businesses relying solely on automation face significant compliance gaps.
— AudioEye 2025 Digital Accessibility Index, published March 2025The 50% Problem
AudioEye's automation handles about half of detectable WCAG issues. What happens to the other half depends entirely on which tier you're paying for.
AudioEye's entry-level plan relies entirely on automated JavaScript fixes — the same overlay approach used by accessiBe and UserWay. This means roughly half of WCAG violations on your site remain unaddressed at the basic tier.
Human expert fixes are only available on AudioEye's higher-priced "Managed" and "Enterprise" tiers. AudioEye no longer publishes its rates — all plans are quoted on request. Even then, those experts are writing custom JavaScript overrides — not fixing your actual source code. If you cancel, those expert-written overrides disappear along with the automated ones.
Compliapoint fixes every identified violation directly in your HTML, CSS, and template source files. There is no automation layer, no JavaScript injection, and no subscription required to keep your fixes in place. The repairs exist in your codebase permanently.
AudioEye's Pricing Tiers — What You Actually Get
Not all AudioEye plans are equal. The "hybrid" human expertise they market is only available at premium pricing — and even then, it's still overlay-based.
- JavaScript overlay injection only
- Automated scanning and "fixes"
- Accessibility toolbar on your site
- Basic legal support
- No human expert remediation
- Based on monthly pageviews
- Everything in Automated tier
- IAAP-certified expert audits
- Custom JavaScript overrides by experts
- AudioEye "Trusted" Certification
- Enhanced legal support
- Expert fixes are still overlay-based
- Full manual WCAG 2.2 AA audit
- Source-code remediation — no JavaScript overlay
- Accessibility test record for legal defense
- Complete audit and remediation report
- VPAT available for procurement
- 7–10 day delivery. Rush in 1–3 days
Full Feature Comparison
How AudioEye's hybrid overlay approach compares to Compliapoint's source-code remediation across compliance, legal defense, cost, and permanence.
| Feature | AudioEye (AEYE) | Compliapoint |
|---|---|---|
| Core Approach | ◐ JavaScript overlay + optional human-written overrides | ✓ Direct fixes in HTML, CSS, and template source code |
| Source Code Modified | ✗ No — all changes are runtime JavaScript injection | ✓ Yes — violations fixed permanently in your source files |
| Automation Coverage | ⚠ Claims up to 50% of issues via automation | ✓ 100% of identified violations remediated by humans |
| Human Expert Fixes | ⚠ Only on Managed and Enterprise tiers | ✓ Included in every engagement |
| Pricing Model | ⚠ Subscription, quoted on request — AudioEye does not publish its rates | ✓ One-time project cost. No recurring subscription required |
| What Happens If You Cancel | ✗ All automated and expert-written overrides disappear | ✓ Fixes are permanent in your source code |
| Visible Widget on Site | ⚠ Accessibility toolbar displayed on every page | ✓ No widget. Accessibility is built into the code |
| Accessibility Test Record | ◐ "AudioEye Trusted" badge — Managed tier only, requires active subscription | ✓ Dated accessibility test record — yours permanently |
| Legal Defense Documentation | ◐ Legal response templates — varies by tier | ✓ Full audit report, accessibility test record, and defense documentation |
| VPAT / ACR Available | ✗ Not available as a standard deliverable | ✓ Full VPAT for government and enterprise procurement |
| PDF Remediation | ◐ Document remediation listed but not core to the platform | ✓ Full PDF tagging and remediation for screen readers |
| Video Captioning | ◐ Closed captioning mentioned as available | ✓ Full video captioning services in standard formats |
| Delivery Timeline | ⚠ Overlay deploys quickly; expert fixes require ongoing subscription | ✓ 7–10 business days standard. Rush in 1–3 days |
| Screen Reader Compatibility | ⚠ JavaScript modifies DOM at runtime — timing conflicts with assistive tech | ✓ Source-level fixes work natively with all assistive technology |
What "Hybrid" Actually Means
AudioEye's marketing implies a best-of-both-worlds approach. Here's what the two models look like in practice.
AudioEye's "Hybrid" Model
- A JavaScript toolbar is injected into every page of your site
- Automated AI attempts to fix ~50% of detectable WCAG violations at runtime
- At the Managed tier, IAAP-certified experts review your site
- Expert fixes are written as custom JavaScript overrides — not source code edits
- All fixes — automated and expert-written — depend on the overlay script running
- The "AudioEye Trusted" certification requires an active paid subscription
- Cancelling any tier removes all modifications from your site immediately
- As a publicly traded company, recurring subscription revenue is the business model
Compliapoint Source Remediation
- A full manual audit evaluates every page against WCAG 2.2 AA standards
- Every violation is fixed directly in your HTML, CSS, and template files
- No JavaScript overlay, toolbar, or runtime script is installed on your site
- Human expertise is included in every engagement — not locked behind a premium tier
- Fixes belong to you permanently in your source code
- A dated accessibility test record is issued — no subscription required to keep it valid
- Your relationship with Compliapoint can end and every fix remains in place
- One-time project cost aligned to the scope of your site
5-Year Cost Comparison
AudioEye's pageview-based subscription model compounds over time — and removing the subscription removes every fix, automated and expert-written alike.
| Cost Factor | AudioEye | Compliapoint |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 (Automated tier) | Not published | One-time project fee (varies by site scope) |
| Year 1 (Managed tier) | Not published | |
| 5-Year Total (Automated) | Not published — recurring, and ~50% of issues addressed | One-time fee. 100% of identified violations fixed permanently |
| 5-Year Total (Managed) | Not published — recurring, and the fixes depend on the subscription | |
| If You Stop Paying | ✗ All modifications — automated and expert — disappear | ✓ Nothing changes. The code is yours |
| Tax Credit Eligible | ⚠ May qualify — check with your CPA | ✓ IRS Form 8826 — some small businesses may qualify; ask your tax professional |
Common Questions When Evaluating
AudioEye says they're different from other overlays. Are they?
AudioEye positions itself as a hybrid — automation plus human expertise — which distinguishes its marketing from pure-overlay products like accessiBe and UserWay. However, the underlying technology is the same: a JavaScript file is injected into your site, and modifications happen at runtime in the browser. The human expertise at higher tiers produces better-quality JavaScript overrides, but those overrides still depend on the script running. They do not modify your source code. If you cancel, every fix disappears — automated and expert-written alike.
What does "AudioEye Trusted" certification actually mean?
The AudioEye Trusted certification is a badge indicating that your site is actively receiving AudioEye's monitoring and remediation services. It is only available on the Managed and Enterprise tiers and requires an active paid subscription. If you stop paying for the Managed tier, the certification is no longer valid. This is fundamentally different from a accessibility test record documenting completed remediation work — which remains valid regardless of any ongoing business relationship.
AudioEye is publicly traded. Does that matter?
AudioEye trades on Nasdaq under the ticker AEYE. As a publicly traded company, AudioEye has a fiduciary obligation to maximize shareholder value, which in a subscription SaaS business means maximizing recurring revenue. This creates a structural incentive to keep customers paying monthly rather than delivering a permanent fix. Compliapoint's model is the opposite: a one-time project engagement that delivers permanent results. There is no financial incentive to leave problems unfixed.
AudioEye offers legal support. How does that compare?
AudioEye provides legal response resources, including a “Legal Action Response Plan” for sites on its platform with active monitoring and automated fixes. It is tied to an active AudioEye subscription. Compliapoint delivers a accessibility test record, a complete audit report, and legal defense documentation as permanent deliverables. You own these documents. They don't expire if you stop paying, and they document actual source-code remediation — not overlay-based modifications.
Can AudioEye's automation really fix 50% of WCAG issues?
AudioEye claims their automated testing covers 32 WCAG criteria — roughly double the industry average for automated scanners. Their marketing states automation can fix "up to 50%" of detected issues. The key phrase is "up to." Complex violations involving content structure, keyboard navigation flow, form logic, meaningful alt text for complex images, and document reading order require human judgment and cannot be resolved by JavaScript injection. These are also the violations most likely to cause real barriers for users with disabilities.
I already have AudioEye. What should I do?
Start with our free Site Accessibility Assessment. We evaluate your site's actual source-code compliance beneath the AudioEye overlay layer. Many businesses discover that the violations causing the greatest legal risk — broken navigation, missing form labels, inaccessible document downloads — are in the category that automation cannot address. We audit, remediate the source code, deliver your compliance documentation, and you can remove the AudioEye script. Your site becomes natively accessible without any overlay dependency.
Does Compliapoint offer monitoring after remediation?
Yes. We offer optional monthly monitoring to catch new violations introduced by content updates or site changes. The critical difference: monitoring is optional, not required to maintain compliance. Your source-code fixes are permanent regardless of whether you continue monitoring. With AudioEye, stopping your subscription removes both monitoring and every fix they've ever applied.
The Two Questions That Decide This
Most of the detail on this page comes down to two things: whether your actual code gets fixed, and what it costs you over time.
| AudioEye | Compliapoint | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Does it change your source code? | No. The widget runs on every tier. Managed adds expert-written JavaScript overrides — still not source changes | Yes — fixes are written into your HTML, CSS and templates |
| If you stop paying | Every modification disappears, expert-written ones included | Nothing changes. The code is yours, the test record is yours |
| 2. What does it cost, and does it stop? | Not published. Every plan is quoted on request, and every plan recurs | $4,995–$19,995 once, published in full |
| Over five years | Not published, and recurring | The same figure. There is no year two |
When the product is an overlay this is not a close call. Nothing the widget does reaches your source code — which is what a plaintiff’s expert examines, and what a screen reader reads from before any script has run. In 2025 the FTC ordered accessiBe to pay $1 million over how its product was marketed, and in the first half of 2025, 22.6% of ADA website lawsuits were filed against sites that already had a widget installed. The entry subscription is genuinely cheaper per year. It is buying something different. AudioEye’s Assurance programme offers limited, guaranteed financial protection subject to the terms of an applicable Order, on a per-certified-page basis — it is scoped to the pages they certified, not to your exposure. See our published pricing.
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