The overlay problem, in plain numbers
- • In 2024, over 1,000 companies running an accessibility overlay or automated-remediation widget were still sued under the ADA.
- • 900+ accessibility practitioners have signed the Overlay Fact Sheet, which cautions against relying on automated remediation widgets — including hybrid products — for compliance.
- • 69–72% of disabled users rate overlay-style tools "not effective" (WebAIM screen-reader survey).
Automated fixes applied at runtime can paper over some issues, but the authoritative version of your site — the HTML your team ships — still fails WCAG checks a plaintiff's expert will run. Durable compliance means finding the failures in your real code and fixing them at the source.
What a real AudioEye alternative has to do
A genuine alternative fixes the code, not the appearance of compliance. Look for these four things:
Widget vs. real accessibility monitoring
| Widget (AudioEye) | Code-level monitoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Fixes the underlying code | No | Yes — tells devs what to fix |
| Stops ADA lawsuits | No (1,000+ overlay users sued in 2024) | Reduces exposure + gives evidence |
| Legal / audit evidence | No | Timestamped WCAG/VPAT export |
| Catches regressions | No | Re-scans every deploy |
| Rated effective by users | No (69–72% say not effective) | n/a — it fixes the real barriers |
How to choose — and try one free
The fastest way to see the gap is to scan your own site. If you run a widget today, a real scan will show you the failures it's hiding. Run a free WCAG check (no signup, no widget), or scan a specific URL. You'll get your score, the exact issues ranked by lawsuit risk, and how to fix each.
Where Proveform fits
Proveform is a code-level accessibility monitoring alternative to overlay widgets. We scan your real HTML with the WCAG ruleset, re-check on every deploy, alert you the moment something regresses, and export timestamped WCAG/VPAT evidence for auditors and legal — from $149/mo. We are not an overlay and we don't inject anything into your site. It's the honest version of "are we compliant?" — proof, not a widget.
Frequently asked questions
Does AudioEye make my site ADA compliant?
Not by itself. AudioEye combines automated runtime fixes with optional human audits, but runtime patching leaves your shipped code unchanged — and overlay/widget-run sites continue to be sued. Conformance requires your actual HTML to meet WCAG.
Is there a free AudioEye alternative?
Yes — run a free, real-code WCAG scan with Proveform's free accessibility checker: no signup, no widget, your actual HTML checked against the official WCAG ruleset with failures ranked by lawsuit risk.
What should an AudioEye alternative do?
Four things: scan your real code (not patch it at runtime), give developers per-element fixes, re-check automatically on every deploy, and export timestamped WCAG/VPAT evidence for auditors and legal.
Is a hybrid (widget + audit) approach enough?
The audit half has value; the widget half is where the risk hides. If the remediation lives in a runtime script instead of your codebase, removing the script removes your 'compliance' — which is exactly what plaintiff experts test for.