# WCAG Audits for Agencies - Beanstalk Governance Studio Source: https://getbgs.com/agencies {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":\[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://getbgs.com"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"For Agencies & Consultants","item":"https://getbgs.com/agencies"}\]} For Web Agencies & Accessibility Consultants # Run a Full Audit. Hand the Client a Professional Package. Scan any client site against WCAG 2.2 AA, simulate screen readers, run AI & search readiness checks, complete the manual checklist - then generate 11 white-labeled WCAG reports plus 7 AEO/SEO reports in one click. $399/month flat. One engagement pays for months. **$399**per month, flat rate **Unlimited**audits, pages & clients **18**white-label report formats The Audience ## Built for the people who deliver the work. Governance Studio is for web agencies, freelance consultants, and accessibility specialists who run audits as a professional service - and need to hand clients formal documents, not a cloud dashboard login. ### Web Agencies Adding accessibility audits to your service line. You need client-grade deliverables - Word reports, VPAT, Excel trackers - not a SaaS dashboard the client logs into. ### Freelance Consultants Independent accessibility specialists handling multiple clients. You need a professional, repeatable workflow without per-user SaaS rates built for monitoring a single organization. ### Legal & Compliance Firms Advising clients on ADA, Section 508, or EAA compliance. You need ACR/VPAT documentation and evidence-grade audit reports for legal proceedings or government procurement. ### Digital Marketing & SEO Agencies Adding AI search readiness to your service line. Sell AEO/SEO audits - 7 dedicated reports per client - without licensing a separate enterprise SEO platform. The Problem ## Every existing tool was built for the wrong use case. Enterprise accessibility platforms are built for large organizations monitoring their own digital property - metered by page volume, billed by named user seat. That is not what an agency needs when auditing someone else's site. ### What agencies deal with today - Browser-extension scanners charge per named user - 5 team members means 5x the annual bill - Enterprise monitoring platforms commonly start at $15,000-$40,000/year - built for enterprise, not agencies - No existing tool generates ACR/VPAT, Word, Excel, and HTML reports in one workflow - Manual report assembly adds 4-8 hours per engagement on top of actual scanning - ADA website lawsuits hit 5,000+ filings in just the first half of 2026\[1\] - client demand surging with no affordable tool - Cloud tools mean client data and source environments leave your system entirely ### What Governance Studio does instead - One flat $399/month license - unlimited team size, 5 simultaneous sign-ins each with their own login, all roles - Runs entirely on your desktop - no cloud subscription, no data leaving your machine - Unlimited pages, crawls, and clients - the 100th audit costs the same as the first - Generates all 18 report types - 11 WCAG, 7 AEO/SEO - in one click after the audit workflow is complete - White-labeled output - your company name on every document, not ours - Scan live sites or localhost staging environments before anything goes to production **Sources:** \[1\] Seyfarth ADA Title III Mid-Year Review, September 2026. The Opportunity ## Enterprise SEO platforms weren't built for AI search (AEO) - or for agencies. Enterprise SEO platforms are priced the same way enterprise accessibility platforms are - annual contracts, per-domain and page-volume tiers, seat-based licensing. Most were also built before AI search existed, so AI crawler access and citation likelihood (AEO) are not something they measure at all - which means there is no affordable way for an agency to offer AEO audits as a client service today. ### What agencies deal with today - Enterprise SEO platforms commonly run $25,000-$150,000+/year\[2\] - not priced for an agency reselling audits client by client - Most platforms report traditional SEO signals only - no AEO coverage, so no way to tell a client whether AI crawlers like GPTBot or ClaudeBot can even access their pages - No visibility into citation likelihood - whether ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity would actually cite a client's content in an answer - Per-named-seat licensing means your whole team cannot access the tool without multiplying costs per engagement - No existing tool bundles AEO/SEO reporting into the same white-labeled client deliverable as a WCAG audit ### What Governance Studio does instead - One flat $399/month license - the same subscription that covers your WCAG audits also covers AEO/SEO, no separate platform to license - Checks real AI crawler access for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and 5 others, not just traditional SEO signals - Scores citation likelihood using a multilingual language model that runs entirely on your desktop - how likely each client page is to be cited by AI engines - 7 dedicated AEO/SEO reports per audit - a new white-labeled service line, not a bonus feature - Same audit session, same client engagement - AEO/SEO reports generate alongside the WCAG package **Sources:** \[2\] Enterprise SEO platform pricing: seoClarity published tiers $30,000-$54,000/year; Conductor contract data $26,800-$500,000+/year (median ~$49,000); BrightEdge contract-analysis average ~$12,000-$127,000+/year; Botify $75,000-$400,000+/year for mid-size to enterprise sites. Figures reflect 2026 published pricing and third-party contract-data analysis; none of these vendors publish full list pricing. The Differentiator ## The only tool that treats audit output as a deliverable. Every competitor gives you a dashboard your client has to log into. Governance Studio gives you documents you hand to the client - 18 white-labeled formats across WCAG, AEO/SEO, and Site Health, in one click, branded with your company details. ### The gap nobody else fills Client-deliverable, white-label report generation - formal documents an agency can hand over directly, not a dashboard the client has to log into - is genuinely rare among accessibility tools, and rarer still as a single package spanning three service lines. Governance Studio generates 11 WCAG formats, 7 AEO/SEO reports, and a consolidated Site Health report simultaneously, natively, with no manual assembly - three new, sellable deliverables from one audit session, not one. 18 White-label report formats across WCAG, AEO/SEO, and Site Health, generated in one session 5,000+ Federal ADA Title III filings in just the first half of 2026\[1\] $399/mo vs $15,000-$150,000+/year for nearest enterprise alternatives\[2\] **The ROI that closes the deal:** A web agency charging $2,500 for an accessibility audit covers the entire annual cost of Governance Studio in a single job - and AEO/SEO and Site Health audits are new line items you can sell to the same client on top of that, straight to your bottom line. Every subsequent engagement that month is pure margin. **Sources:** \[1\] Seyfarth ADA Title III Mid-Year Review, September 2026. \[2\] Enterprise accessibility-monitoring platform pricing reflects 2026 published tiers and contract-data ranges for comparable platforms (commonly $15,000-$150,000+/year, per-domain and page-volume tiered). Team Access ## Unlimited team members. 5 simultaneous sign-ins. Most tools charge per named user seat. Governance Studio gives every team member their own login - with up to 5 people able to work at the same time. No per-user billing. No seat management conversations when someone new joins the project. HOW IT WORKS ### Concurrent sessions, not named seats 5 simultaneous sign-ins, each with their own login - your whole team gets individual access, billed at one flat rate with no per-person counting as the team grows. - Developer auditing a staging build - QA tester reviewing screen reader results - Compliance lead generating the VPAT - Account manager producing the executive briefing - Project lead reviewing the interactive HTML report COMPARE TO PER-SEAT ### What 5 users costs elsewhere Browser-extension scanners commonly charge around $45/month per named user.\[1\] For a 5-person team that is over $2,500/year - and each user is still locked to single-page, single-session scanning, not a full-site crawl. - Per-seat browser-extension scanner x 5 users = $2,700/year\[1\] - Enterprise monitoring platform x 5 users = $15,000-$50,000/year\[2\] - Enterprise compliance platform x 5 users = $40,000+/year\[2\] - Governance Studio x entire team = $4,450/year **Sources:** \[1\] Published 2026 per-user pricing for leading browser-extension accessibility scanners (commonly ~$45/month per named user, Pro tier). \[2\] Enterprise accessibility-monitoring and compliance platform pricing reflects 2026 published tiers and contract-data ranges for comparable platforms. Capabilities ## A complete audit workflow, not just a scanner. Every stage of a professional WCAG 2.2 AA engagement - automated scanning, screen reader simulation, manual checklist, AI-powered guidance, and full report generation - in a single desktop application. - **Automated WCAG 2.2 AA Scanning** Crawl by sitemap, URL list, or spider. Runs axe-core on every page - 60+ rules covering WCAG 2.2, Section 508, ADA, and EN 301 549. - **Screen Reader Simulation** Real accessibility-tree extraction via Chrome DevTools Protocol, analyzed to predict exactly what a screen reader announces. Failing elements show their HTML snippet for instant developer handoff. - **Manual Compliance Checklist** Captions, cognitive criteria, OS display settings. Answers feed directly into VPAT tables. - **AI & Search Readiness (AEO/SEO)** 7 dedicated reports per audit. Checks GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and 5 others, structured data, Open Graph, indexability, and citation likelihood - a new service line most accessibility tools do not offer at all. - **AI-Powered Fix Guidance** Bring Your Own API key - Claude, OpenAI, or Gemini. Client explanations and developer fix instructions per issue. - **11 White-Label WCAG Report Types** One click generates everything: Word, Excel, VPAT, interactive HTML, executive briefing, accessibility statement, and more - plus 7 more AEO/SEO reports and a Site Health report, all white-labeled. Site Health Tools ## Four standalone site crawl tools - included. Beyond the WCAG audit, Governance Studio includes four independent site health tools. Use them standalone or bundle into your engagement deliverable as added value at no extra cost. ###  Regex Finder Find every page where a pattern matches - disclaimer text, phone numbers, deprecated UI strings, brand terms, legal copy. Use it for compliance sweeps, brand audits, or content migration validation. ###  Broken Link Detection Crawls every internal and external link and checks for 4xx/5xx HTTP responses. Results show source page, broken URL, and status code - ready to hand to a developer immediately. ###  Page Meta Information Audits every page for missing title tags, meta descriptions, Open Graph tags, JSON-LD, H1 headings, and canonical tags. Surfaces gaps affecting SEO and AI discoverability. ###  Broken Image Detection Detects images that fail to load and images with missing alt text. Both are WCAG 2.2 criteria - caught in a single crawl pass across every page. Development Workflow ## Fix issues before they reach production. Because Governance Studio runs on your desktop, it can audit anything your local machine can reach - staging environments, localhost builds, VPN-accessible development URLs. ### Uncapped local scanning. Total privacy sovereignty. Your code never leaves your machine. No cloud upload, no data transmission, no third-party server ever sees your source or your client's pre-production content. LOCAL SCANNING #### Audit localhost and staging before launch Point the scanner at localhost:3000, a VPN-accessible staging URL, or any internal environment. Catch WCAG violations before the client ever sees the build. PRIVACY SOVEREIGNTY #### Client source code never leaves your system For agencies working under NDAs or with healthcare, legal, or government clients - no cloud tool sees your client's unreleased code or pre-production content. DEV TO QA TO COMPLIANCE #### One tool across the whole team workflow Developer audits the local build. QA tests on staging. Compliance generates the VPAT from the live site. Same tool, same license - no handoffs, no tool-switching. UNLIMITED CRAWLS #### Run as often as needed - zero metering Fix an issue, re-scan, fix another, scan again. No per-crawl charges, no API quotas, no usage caps. The 500th scan costs the same as the first. Report Output ## 11 client-ready WCAG documents. One click. Every report is white-labeled with your company name and assessor details - set once in Settings, applied automatically to every engagement. .docx Web Accessibility Audit Report 11-section formal audit report. The main client deliverable. .docx ACR / VPAT VPAT® Version 2.5, the current ITI standard, in the correct edition for your client's jurisdiction - US, EU, UK, Australia, India, or International. Required for government and enterprise procurement. .xlsx Excel Workbook 7 sheets: issues, progress tracker, developer fix guide, screen reader results. .html Interactive Issues Report Filterable issue table with detail panel and contrast checker. Offline. Best for developer handoff. .html Screen Reader Report Template-by-template findings with HTML snippets for failing elements. .html Executive Briefing One-page management summary with risk rating. Print to PDF for stakeholders. .html Accessibility Statement Ready to publish at /accessibility on the client's site. .docx Accessibility Statement (Word) Same statement in an editable Word document, for client legal review and sign-off before publishing. .html Per-Page Reports One report per audited page. Hand specific pages to specific developers. .html + .docx Verification Report Before/after comparison proving what is fixed. Fix rate % auto-calculated. .html Accessibility Badge Embeddable trust signal for the client's footer. Score-free. ### 7 more reports for AI & search readiness Every AEO/SEO audit produces its own documentation package - a new service line you can sell alongside the WCAG audit, not a single bonus page. .html Executive Summary Leads the package - overall AEO/SEO score and the highest-impact fixes across every dimension below. .html AI Crawler & Technical Report AI crawler access, robots.txt/llms.txt, schema, and sitemap health. .html AI Citation & Discoverability Report How likely each page is to be cited by AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity. .html On-Page SEO Report Titles, meta descriptions, headings, thin content, and Core Web Vitals. .html Site Reliability Report Broken links, broken images, mobile-friendliness, mixed content, and HTTPS. .html Content Structure Report How well your client's content is structured for AI discoverability. .html E-E-A-T & Trust Report Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness, and site-level trust signals. ### Plus a consolidated Site Health report .html Site Health Report Consolidated findings from regex search, broken links, page meta audit, and broken images - a bundled add-on you can include in the engagement at no extra cost. Return on Investment ## One audit typically pays for the tool for months. Agencies typically charge $1,500-$5,000 per accessibility audit engagement. At $399/month ($4,450/year), a single engagement typically covers 5-12+ months of the license. Agency Profile Audit Fee Audits / Year Annual Revenue Tool Cost / Yr Months covered per audit Solo consultant $2,000 6 $12,000 $4,450 **~5.0 months** Small agency $2,500 12 $30,000 $4,450 **~6.3 months** Mid-size agency $3,500 24 $84,000 $4,450 **~8.8 months** Specialist firm $5,000 36 $180,000 $4,450 **~12.5 months** **The time saving is the second ROI.** Manual report assembly typically takes 4-8 hours per engagement. Governance Studio generates all 11 formats automatically. At $100/hour, recovering 5 hours is $500 saved per job - more than one month's subscription. Pricing ## One plan. No tiers. No surprises. Single price point. No seat counting, no page volume tiers, no overage invoices, no tool access to ration across your team. Agency License $399 / month $4,450 billed annually - or month-to-month at $399 - 5 simultaneous sign-ins, each with their own login - Unlimited audits - no cap on run count - Unlimited clients - no per-domain fees - Unlimited page scanning - no volume tiers - All 11 white-label WCAG report formats - WCAG 2.2 AA + Section 508 + ADA - VPAT® Version 2.5 - US, EU, UK, Australia, India & International editions - Real screen reader simulation via Chrome DevTools Protocol - AI & Search Readiness (AEO/SEO) - 7 reports, 8 AI crawler checks - Site tools: broken links, regex, meta, images - Bring Your Own AI - Claude, OpenAI, Gemini - Localhost & staging environment scanning - 7-day free trial - no credit card required Common Questions ## Things prospects ask us. Automated tools only catch ~30% of WCAG issues. Why pay for this? + Governance Studio combines automated scanning (axe-core, 60+ rules), real screen reader simulation via Chrome DevTools Protocol, and a manual compliance checklist for criteria automation cannot touch. Your VPAT tables are populated from the manual checklist - not just the scan. It is a complete audit workflow, not just a scanner. We already use a browser-extension scanner. Why switch? + A browser-extension scanner shows one developer what is wrong on the page they are looking at right now. Governance Studio crawls an entire site, generates formal client documents, produces VPAT, handles screen reader simulation, and manages the complete engagement workflow. Different tools, different problems, different stages of the process. Is $399/month justifiable for a small agency? + If you charge $2,500 for an accessibility audit, one engagement covers about 6 months of the tool. At $100/hour, recovering five hours of report assembly per engagement is $500 per job recovered - more than the monthly cost. What is AEO and why does it matter to my clients? + Answer Engine Optimization - how well your client's site is readable by AI systems like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overview. Governance Studio checks 8 AI crawler access rules, structured data quality, citation likelihood, and Open Graph completeness - a capability most accessibility tools don't offer at all. The same audit session produces both the 11 WCAG reports and 7 AEO/SEO reports your client did not expect - a second service line in the same engagement. Can it scan our staging environment or localhost builds? + Yes - and this is something no cloud tool can offer. Because Governance Studio runs on your desktop, it can reach any URL your local machine can access: localhost builds, VPN-gated staging URLs, and internal environments. No cloud tool ever touches your source code or pre-production content. A client already has an accessibility overlay widget installed. Should I recommend they keep it? + No, and this is worth explaining to the client directly, not just technically. Overlay widgets patch a site live with JavaScript but never touch the actual source code - they don't produce a real audit, a VPAT, or defensible documentation. Courts and plaintiffs' attorneys increasingly treat an overlay as a signal that no real remediation happened, and the FTC took formal action against an overlay vendor in April 2025 for false compliance claims. A Governance Studio audit tests the client's actual rendered page and produces real evidence - the documentation their legal or procurement team will actually accept. {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":\[{"@type":"Question","name":"Automated tools only catch ~30% of WCAG issues. 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