Scrutia vs AudioEye
One-Time Audit vs Subscription

AudioEye is a SaaS platform priced as a monthly or annual subscription. Scrutia is a one-time $499 audit you pay for once and own forever. Different models, different economics.

Get the one-time audit — $499

Two very different models

AudioEye is a publicly traded US company offering an accessibility platform structured as a recurring subscription. Its offering has historically combined automated scanning, manual testing options, and an overlay / user tools menu, billed per site per year. Depending on the plan and site count, US customers typically pay from several hundred to several thousand dollars per year per site.

Scrutia is the opposite structure. You pay $499 once, you run an audit of 10 key pages against WCAG 2.1 AA, you receive a detailed PDF report with copy-paste HTML/CSS/JS fixes, and a re-audit is included after corrections. No subscription, no overlay, no ongoing fee. When you want another audit — after a redesign, new feature, or quarterly check — you pay $499 again. Over three years that is $1,497 in total for three full audits.

The right choice depends on what you value: predictable recurring cost with monitoring features, or ownership of the code fixes and no vendor lock-in.

Scrutia vs AudioEye: side by side

Comparison of Scrutia and AudioEye
FeatureScrutiaAudioEye
Pricing$499 one-timeMonthly / annual subscription
Cost over 3 years (single site)$1,497 (3 audits)Varies by plan; commonly higher
DeliverableDetailed WCAG report + code fixesPlatform subscription
What you ownCode fixes, foreverAccess while subscribed
Overlay / widgetNoneIncluded historically
Ongoing feeNoneYes
Re-auditIncluded after correctionsContinuous scans (platform feature)
Vendor lock-inNoneSubscription-dependent

AudioEye pricing varies by plan; figures reflect publicly available information at time of writing.

Frequently asked questions

Why does AudioEye charge monthly while Scrutia charges once?
The products are structured differently. AudioEye sells an ongoing SaaS offering that typically includes monitoring, scanning, and overlay components — delivered as a monthly subscription per site. Scrutia sells a focused WCAG 2.1 AA audit with copy-paste code fixes as a one-time deliverable. You pay once, you get the report, and you own the fixes. There is no subscription.
Which is cheaper over three years?
For a single site, a Scrutia audit once a year for three years totals $1,497 ($499 × 3). Published AudioEye pricing starts around $490/year for entry-level plans and scales up substantially for business and enterprise tiers — multi-site organizations often pay several thousand dollars per year. The specific comparison depends on your plan and site count, but the Scrutia model is designed to avoid recurring lock-in.
Does AudioEye include an overlay?
AudioEye's offering has historically included an overlay / tools menu as part of its product. That component has drawn the same kind of criticism from the accessibility community that applies to other overlay products. Scrutia does not use any overlay — the entire value of a Scrutia audit is in the code-level changes you apply to your source.
Do I really need ongoing monitoring?
Accessibility is ongoing in the sense that every release can introduce new issues. But 'ongoing monitoring' as a SaaS feature often amounts to re-running automated scans on a schedule — something you can do yourself with free tools like axe, or by running Scrutia periodically. The question is whether continuous monitoring justifies a recurring subscription, or whether a scheduled re-audit is enough. Most of our customers choose the latter.
Can I use Scrutia alongside an existing AudioEye subscription?
Yes. A Scrutia audit is purely diagnostic and delivers code-level findings. Many customers use Scrutia to get an independent, detailed view of their site even while a SaaS tool is deployed — and then decide whether to keep the subscription or rely on code fixes alone.

Related resources

One audit. No subscription.

Pay $499 once, get a full WCAG 2.1 AA audit and code fixes you own. Re-audit included.

Get the one-time audit — $499

Scrutia provides technical accessibility audits. This is not legal advice. For ADA legal matters, consult an attorney.