Reviewed by Misha Gavura, founder of Inclusely. Last reviewed . Written by the Inclusely team at EVDEV, Toronto.
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The short answer
accessiBe's accessWidget costs $59, $179 or $479 a month, or $490, $1,490 or $3,990 a year, based on how many visits your site gets. Sites above 100,000 visits a month get a custom quote. You get a toolbar for shoppers and automatic changes made in the browser. Your theme code stays the same.
accessiBe plans and prices (October 2026)
Prices are in US dollars. The pricing page also has a selector for accessFlow (a developer tool) and accessServices (audits, VPATs and user testing), but it showed prices only for accessWidget. Subdomains, such as a separate blog or wholesale site, need their own plan.
On Shopify, the same three plans appear on the accessiBe App Store listing at the same prices, billed through Shopify every 30 days, with a free Explorer plan that is a 7-day trial. The Shopify listing words some things differently from the pricing page. It shows a $15,000 “pledge” with litigation support on Growth and a $20,000 pledge on Scale, and lists “ADA, AODA, EAA & WCAG compliance” and “Accessibility certifications” on Micro. The pricing page did not mention a pledge. If any of this matters to you, ask accessiBe what it covers and get it in writing.
Monthly or yearly: what accessiBe costs over a year
accessiBe says yearly billing saves 30%. Here is the math over 12 months, using its listed prices. The yearly plan only saves money if you keep it for the whole year, so check the cancellation and refund terms before you pay up front.
| Plan | 12 months, paid monthly | Paid yearly | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro | $708 | $490 | $218 |
| Growth | $2,148 | $1,490 | $658 |
| Scale | $5,748 | $3,990 | $1,758 |
For comparison, UserWay listed Shopify plans at $49, $149 and $349 a month on the same day. Our comparison of accessiBe, UserWay and AudioEye puts all three side by side.
How accessiBe counts your visits
Your plan depends on traffic, but not your own numbers. accessiBe's pricing page says it uses Similarweb, a third-party traffic estimate, to work out “the average monthly visits (non-unique, desktop, and mobile)” to your domain over the past six months.
To see where your store sits before you talk to them:
- In your Shopify admin, go to Analytics > Reports and open Sessions over time.
- Set the date range to the last six months and divide the total by six.
- If you are close to a limit (5,000, 30,000 or 100,000), expect to be placed on the higher plan, and ask how they handle a busy season such as November.
Shopify sessions and a Similarweb estimate will not match exactly. If the plan you are offered looks wrong, show them your own report.
What you get on each accessiBe plan
Included, in accessiBe's own words (pricing page, October 17, 2026)
- Micro
- The accessWidget toolbar, scans and automatic fixes every 24 hours, an accessibility report and documentation, and help centre, email and chat support.
- Growth
- Everything in Micro, plus litigation support: a claims portal and a dedicated case manager. Also built-in Google Analytics, team accounts and an assistant. Replies within 2 days.
- Scale
- Everything in Growth, plus a consultation with an ADA attorney (the comparison table shows 1 hour), yearly testing by accessibility experts, and custom fixes.
- Enterprise
- Everything in Scale, plus 5 to 10 hours with an attorney, on-demand testing, single sign-on and a dedicated account manager.
Three details are worth reading twice:
- Where the fixes happen. accessWidget is a script. The pricing page describes its toolbar as making “session-based UI modifications”, and the Shopify listing says it applies changes “without altering your design or layout”. Your theme files and product data are not changed. If the script is slow, blocked or removed, shoppers get the original store.
- What “custom fixes” means. On Scale, the pricing page says “accessiBe developers will customize your widget” based on the manual test. The fixes are made in the widget, not in your theme.
- Proof of effort. The pricing page offers monthly audit and remediation reports under the heading “automated proof of effort”. A report shows what the tool did. It does not show that a disabled shopper can use your checkout.
What independent sources say about overlays like accessiBe
Most accessiBe reviews online are written by vendors, affiliates or software directories. These sources are independent of the company and of us:
To be fair to accessiBe, the App Store listing also has 12 five-star reviews, and its app carries the Built for Shopify badge. Shopify gives that badge for speed, design and how well an app fits the admin. It is not a check of accessibility results. Our page on whether accessibility overlays work covers the evidence in more depth.
The FTC order against accessiBe
On April 22, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission voted 3 to 0 to approve a final order requiring accessiBe to pay $1 million. The FTC had alleged that accessiBe claimed its accessWidget could make any website WCAG compliant when it could not, and that it formatted third-party articles and reviews to look independent.
The order:
- bars accessiBe from claiming its automated products can make any website WCAG compliant, or keep it compliant over time, without competent and reliable evidence
- bars it from presenting paid reviews, posts or articles as independent opinions
- lasts 20 years
Keep that in mind when you read pricing pages and reviews. On October 17, 2026, accessiBe's pricing page FAQ still asked “When I subscribe to an accessiBe plan, will my entire domain become accessible?” and answered “Yes.” Read any claim like that against what you find when you test your own store.
Is accessiBe worth it?
It can make sense if:
- you want a toolbar that lets shoppers change text size, spacing and contrast
- you want one vendor to handle reports and help with paperwork if a letter arrives
- you are also fixing the store itself, so the widget is an extra, not the plan
It is a poor fit if:
- you expect it to fix the theme, alt text, forms or checkout for you
- you are buying it mainly to avoid a lawsuit
- your budget is small and has to go where it removes the most barriers
Put the price next to what the same money buys in real fixes: developer time on your theme, or an app that changes the theme with your approval. That work stays done after you stop paying. Our guide to accessiBe alternatives that fix the code compares those options, and the Shopify ADA compliance guide lists the fixes most stores need first.
How to check what accessiBe does on your own store
Trials are short, so test during the trial, not after you have paid. This takes about an hour and needs no developer.
Pick five pages that make you money
Your home page, a collection, a product with variants, the cart and a page with a form, such as contact or newsletter sign-up.Put the mouse away and use the Tab key
On each page, press Tab to move and Enter to choose. Open the menu, pick a variant, add to cart, open the cart drawer and close it. Note anywhere you get stuck or cannot see where you are.Run a free checker with the widget on
Use our free accessibility checker or the WAVE browser extension on the same pages. These read the page after the widget has loaded, so they show what is left.Turn the widget off on a copy of your theme and repeat
In Online Store > Themes, duplicate your live theme. On the copy, click Edit theme, open the App embeds icon in the sidebar, switch the accessiBe embed off and save. Preview the copy and run the same checks. The difference is what the widget changes.Write down what you found, with the date
Whatever you decide, a dated list of problems and fixes is useful if you ever need to show the work you have done.
Removing it later
Questions about accessiBe pricing
How much does accessiBe cost per month?
On October 17, 2026, accessiBe's pricing page listed accessWidget at $59 a month (Micro, up to 5,000 visits a month), $179 (Growth, up to 30,000) and $479 (Scale, up to 100,000). Sites above 100,000 visits a month get a custom Enterprise quote. Prices are in US dollars.
How much is accessiBe per year?
Yearly billing was $490 for Micro, $1,490 for Growth and $3,990 for Scale on October 17, 2026. Paying monthly for 12 months instead costs $708, $2,148 and $5,748, so the yearly plan is about 30% cheaper if you keep it for a full year.
Is there a free trial of accessiBe?
Yes. The Shopify App Store listing offered a 7-day free trial with no credit card on October 17, 2026. accessiBe's own pricing page had a Start Free Trial button but did not state the length or terms, so read them before you sign up.
Is accessiBe worth it?
It depends on what you need. You get a toolbar for shoppers, daily automatic changes made in the browser, reports, and legal support on higher plans. It does not change your theme code, and in 2025 the FTC ordered accessiBe to pay $1 million over claims that its product could make any website WCAG compliant. If you want the barriers in your store fixed, that money may go further on real fixes.
Does accessiBe make a website ADA compliant?
No tool can promise that. The FTC's 2025 order bars accessiBe from claiming its automated products can make any website WCAG compliant, or keep it compliant, without competent and reliable evidence. A store moves toward WCAG 2.2 AA by fixing its theme, content and apps, and by testing with people.
Does accessiBe slow down a Shopify store?
accessiBe says accessWidget loads asynchronously and does not affect loading speed. One Shopify App Store reviewer wrote in July 2026 that it slowed their site enough to uninstall it. Test your own store with the widget on and off using PageSpeed Insights before you decide.
What to do next
This page reviews a product using its public pricing, listings and government records as of October 17, 2026. Prices change, so check accessiBe's page before you buy. It is not legal advice. For advice about your business, speak with a lawyer.