How AI lends a hand with the European Accessibility Act

What does it cost to make your website compliant with the European Accessibility Act (EAA)?

So, you’re looking to make your website digitally accessible to meet the new European Accessibility Act (EAA). Smart move — not only does it help you avoid fines, but it ensures that all visitors, including those with disabilities, can use your site. But what does it actually cost? The short answer: there’s no fixed price tag. Every website is different, and some are simply more complex (and harder to make accessible) than others. Still, we can give you a rough idea of what to expect.

Manual adjustments or smart tools?

Making your website accessible under the EAA can be done manually or with the help of smart tools. The best approach depends on the size and complexity of your site.

Manual work:

• Developers and editors need to check and adjust every single page

• It’s time-consuming and requires specialist knowledge

• You’ll likely need expensive external experts

• It takes longer to reach full accessibility

• It’s error-prone — it’s easy to miss something, so there’s no guarantee you’ll meet EAA standards

With smart tools:

• All issues are instantly identified

• Automated analysis and reporting

• You get clear, actionable fixes you can implement straight away

• Still some manual work, but much faster and more reliable

• Your site is continuously monitored

• Compliance: you can demonstrate active efforts to meet EAA standards, helping avoid fines during inspections

Using smart tools not only saves you a huge amount of time (and stress), but also ensures your site genuinely meets accessibility requirements. Plus, it stays accessible as new content is added.

Cost estimates by website size

Manual accessibility work is painstaking — and that’s reflected in the cost. External experts often charge around €4,000 per 10 pages. Below is a rough comparison between manual work and smart automation:

Small website (up to 50 pages)

• Manual (internal/external team): €5,000 – €10,000

• Smart tool + support: €1,500 – €3,000

Medium website (50–200 pages)

• Manual: €10,000 – €25,000

• Smart tool + support: €3,000 – €7,500

Large website (200+ pages, complex systems)

• Manual: €25,000 – €60,000

• Smart tool + support: €7,500 – €20,000

What affects the cost?

Several factors influence the final price, especially the complexity and type of content on your site:

• The CMS you use

• Number of published pages and volume of content

• Interactive features like forms

• Integration with external systems

• Use of multimedia and video

• Frequency of content updates

• Type of pages: custom-built or standard templates

Is an overlay tool enough?

An overlay tool adds a layer over your site, often improving usability for visitors with disabilities. They can click an icon to access extra features — like text-to-speech, colour adjustments, or font resizing — without changing your site’s source code.

We’ve developed our own: Eye-Able Assist, which offers these enhancements. But it’s important to know that just installing a plug-in isn’t enough to meet EAA requirements. The law demands that your site’s source code complies with WCAG 2.2 standards. So while a plug-in is a helpful addition, it’s not a full solution — and won’t protect you from fines.

Want to know the cost for your website?

Because every site is unique, we always provide a tailored quote. That way, you know exactly where you stand. One thing’s for sure: with our smart tools and expert guidance, you’ll get there faster, more reliably — and at a lower cost than doing it all manually.

The benefits of Eye-Able

With Eye-Able Report, you can analyse all your content in seconds and instantly see where improvements are needed. Eye-Able Audit lets you work directly in the browser to fix elements that don’t meet WCAG standards. Combined with our ongoing support — audits, statements, training, and AI solutions — we help your organisation stay compliant with the European Accessibility Act.