About UserWay
UserWay is an accessibility platform that straddles the line between overlay widgets and scanning tools. Their core product is a JavaScript widget that adds an accessibility menu to your website — similar to accessiBe's approach. However, they've also built scanning and monitoring tools to supplement the widget.
UserWay positions itself as more "developer-friendly" than pure overlay solutions, and they do offer audit services. Still, their primary product remains the widget, and it shares the same fundamental limitations as other overlay approaches.
Pricing Comparison
RatedWithAI
$29/month
- ✓ Unlimited axe-core scans
- ✓ Real violation reports
- ✓ Brand monitoring
- ✓ No overlay widget
- ✓ Cancel anytime
= $348/year
UserWay
$49+/month
- • Widget + scanning combo
- • Accessibility menu for visitors
- • Compliance monitoring
- • VPAT/ACR documentation (enterprise)
- • Various plan tiers
= $588+/year
Feature Comparison
| Feature | RatedWithAI | UserWay |
|---|---|---|
| Automated WCAG scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open-source engine (axe-core) | ✓ | ✗ Proprietary |
| Widget overlay | Not needed | ✓ |
| Fixes actual source code | ✓ Via reports | ✗ Widget-based |
| No JavaScript dependency | ✓ | ✗ |
| Brand competitor monitoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| User-facing customization | ✗ | ✓ |
| VPAT/ACR documentation | ✗ | ✓ (enterprise) |
| Free scan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Starting price | $29/mo | $49+/mo |
The Widget Debate
UserWay's widget adds an accessibility menu icon to your website, offering visitors controls for text size, contrast, cursor size, reading guides, and more. This is UserWay's most visible feature — and its most debated one.
The case for widgets: Some users find the customization options helpful. The visible icon signals accessibility awareness. Installation is trivially simple.
The case against: Operating systems and browsers already provide these customization features natively. The widget adds JavaScript bloat, can conflict with assistive technology, and doesn't fix the underlying code issues that actually make a site inaccessible.
RatedWithAI takes the position that accessible code shouldn't need a widget. If your site is properly built, it works with every user's existing tools and preferences. Our job is to help you get there.
Where UserWay Shines
- Enterprise compliance documentation — VPAT and ACR reports for procurement requirements
- Quick installation — Widget is live in minutes
- Visible accessibility signal — The icon shows visitors you've invested in accessibility
- All-in-one approach — Widget + scanning in a single vendor
Where RatedWithAI Shines
- Transparent, honest scanning — axe-core is open-source and industry-trusted
- 40% cheaper — $29/mo vs $49+/mo for core scanning functionality
- Permanent fixes — Code-level improvements that don't depend on a widget
- Brand monitoring — Track competitor accessibility scores
- No bloat — No widget JavaScript on your site, faster page loads
- Community-approved approach — Scanning, not overlaying
The Bottom Line
If you want a widget on your site and are willing to pay $49+/month for it, UserWay delivers. They're a legitimate company with real features.
But if your goal is actual accessibility — fixing issues in your code so your site works for everyone without relying on a third-party widget — RatedWithAI gets you there for less money, with more transparency, and with the backing of the open-source axe-core engine.
Our recommendation: Start with a free scan on RatedWithAI. See what's actually broken. Fix the highest-impact issues. You'll be more accessible than any widget can make you, and you won't need ongoing JavaScript patches to stay that way.
See your real accessibility score
No widget, no overlay — just honest scanning that shows you what needs fixing. Free, instant results.
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