accessiBe is an accessibility widget. EqualWeb is a complete accessibility platform - an AI widget plus certified IAAP/CPWA experts, managed compliance with liability & warranty, a full PDF accessibility suite, and 24/7 monitoring. Compare for yourself.
EqualWeb products and services, next to what accessiBe offers.
| Capability | EqualWeb | accessiBe |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility widget | ||
| AI-powered accessibility widget | ||
| Accessibility profiles & assistive tools | ||
| 100+ interface languages | Partial | |
| Full branding control (colors, icon, position) | Partial | |
| Human expertise | ||
| Certified IAAP/CPWA experts in-house | — | |
| Expert manual remediation of complex content | Limited | |
| Accessibility training for your team | — | |
| Managed Compliance | ||
| Fully managed compliance program | — | |
| Liability & Warranty | — | |
| Litigation support with expert documentation | — | |
| Signed compliance certificate & VPAT/ACR | Partial | |
| PDF & document accessibility | ||
| Free PDF accessibility checker (80+ checks, 0-100 score) | — | |
| AI auto-remediation of PDFs | — | |
| Expert manual PDF remediation | — | |
| Accessible in-browser PDF viewer | — | |
| PDF Audit REST API | — | |
| PDF integrations: WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, Shopify, Canvas LMS | — | |
| Cloud Connect: SharePoint, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, S3-compatible storage | — | |
| Batch processing - up to 1,000 PDFs at a time | — | |
| Testing & monitoring | ||
| 24/7 monitoring with a live 0-100 compliance score | Partial | |
| Full-domain accessibility crawler | Partial | |
| Lawsuit-risk rating | — | |
| Trust | ||
| ISO/IEC 27001 certified | ||
| GDPR & CCPA aligned | ||
| G2 rating | 4.6 | |
Public statements and public records - judge for yourself.
The headline of a June 2021 Forbes article, after the National Federation of the Blind - the largest organization of blind Americans - banned accessiBe from its national convention, citing conduct harmful to the blind community. Read on Forbes ↗
The title of a widely-cited June 2020 review by independent accessibility consultant Adrian Roselli - reflecting a broader industry consensus that an automated widget alone does not stop ADA lawsuits. Industry litigation data shows 25%+ of sued companies had an accessibility widget installed. Read the article ↗
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ordered accessiBe to pay $1 million over claims that its automated product could make any website compliant with accessibility standards, and over undisclosed paid endorsements. FTC consent order, Matter No. 2223156 - public record, announced January 2025. FTC case record ↗
The three gaps a widget alone cannot close.
WCAG, ADA and the EAA apply to your PDFs too. EqualWeb ships a free PDF checker, AI auto-remediation, an accessible viewer, an API and 16 platform integrations - from WordPress and Shopify to SharePoint, Google Drive and Canvas LMS. No widget vendor offers automated PDF tooling.
Automated fixes resolve the mechanical majority - complex tables, forms, and judgment calls need people. EqualWeb employs certified IAAP/CPWA experts in-house who finish the work, certify it, and stand behind it with liability & warranty and litigation support.
Sites change daily. EqualWeb's 24/7 monitoring tracks a live 0-100 compliance score across your whole domain, rates legal risk, and catches regressions before a complaint does.
A 30-minute walkthrough of the widget, managed compliance, PDF suite and monitoring - with your own site and documents on screen. Free accessibility checks included, no credit card required.
Comparison based on publicly available information, August 2026, and subject to change. Quoted statements are drawn from public announcements and public records (Forbes / National Federation of the Blind, June 2021; A. Roselli, June 2020; U.S. Federal Trade Commission, January 2025) and are linked above for factual reference. All product and company names are trademarks of their respective holders; accessiBe is a trademark of accessiBe Ltd. EqualWeb is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by accessiBe. No accessibility product makes an organization legally compliant on its own; EqualWeb supports and documents your accessibility program.
