The European Accessibility Act is no longer coming — it applies.

Accessibility audits,
mapped to the law.

Since June 2025, online stores selling to EU consumers are expected to meet accessibility requirements — in Germany under the BFSG. a11y-guard finds storefront issues, helps you act on what matters, and keeps a verifiable record of every step you took.

Free plan available · 14-day trial on Growth · billed through Shopify

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WCAG 2.1 AAEN 301 549EU Accessibility Act · BFSG

Two honest numbers. No fake score.

A single “accessibility score” hides what was actually tested and what was left unchecked. a11y-guard reports criteria tested and issues open as separate numbers — criteria that cannot be checked automatically are never counted as passed. That honesty is exactly what makes your audit journal worth keeping.

27 of 50success criteria tested in this audit
3 open1 critical · 1 serious · 1 moderate

How it works

01

Audit your storefront

Scheduled scans load your real pages in a real browser — desktop and mobile — and check them against WCAG 2.1 AA and EN 301 549, the technical standard behind the European Accessibility Act.

02

Act on what matters

Every issue is mapped to its success criterion and ranked by severity. You get developer notes for theme code, and AI-drafted alt text that you review — nothing is written to your store without your approval.

03

Keep verifiable proof

Every audit and action is recorded in a tamper-evident, hash-chained journal you can export. Draft an accessibility statement from your latest audit facts in English or German.

Plans

Start free. Upgrade when you want proof you can hand to a lawyer.

Free

€0/month

  • 5 pages per audit · monthly audits
  • Desktop viewport
  • 25 alt-text drafts / month
  • 30-day journal history
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14-day trial

Growth

€49/month

  • 11 pages per audit · weekly audits
  • Desktop + mobile viewports
  • 500 alt-text drafts / month
  • Full journal history
  • Exportable PDF audit report
  • Accessibility statement draft (EN/DE)
  • Developer fix package
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Business

€149/month

  • 25 pages per audit · daily audits
  • Desktop + mobile viewports
  • 3000 alt-text drafts / month
  • Full journal history
  • Exportable PDF audit report
  • Accessibility statement draft (EN/DE)
  • Developer fix package
  • Custom page selection
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Prices shown for orientation; the authoritative price is the one Shopify bills. Your audit journal stays exportable on every plan — including after downgrade.

Straight answers

Will this make my store compliant?

No tool can promise that, and we don't. Automated testing covers only a portion of the success criteria — many require human judgement. What you get is honest coverage reporting, prioritised issues, and dated evidence of the steps you took.

Why is this a subscription?

Accessibility is not a one-time fix: themes change, products change, rules evolve. Recurring audits catch regressions, your journal keeps growing as evidence, and your statement stays anchored to recent facts.

Do you access my customers or orders?

No. The app requests no customer or order scopes at all. It reads your theme, products, files and content pages — and it can never modify your theme (write_themes is never requested).

What happens to my data if I uninstall?

Scan artifacts and sessions are deleted, your store record is pseudonymised, and the non-personal audit journal is retained for a limited period as evidence — see the privacy policy for details.