Accessibility audit cost: compare the test

The current BIK BITV/WCAG test pricing page says a BITV test is calculated from a base amount, the number of pages in a representative selection, and technical complexity. Its indicative net page prices are €420 for level I, €630 for level II, and €840 for level III. Complex web applications at level IV are estimated from expected test effort.

BIK’s worked FAQ example selects seven pages: one at level III, four at level II, and two at level I. The page prices total €4,200 net, followed by an example €250 administrative base amount. BIK also says the responsible test centre prepares an individual quotation and may deviate from the indicative page price.

That arithmetic is useful because its inputs are visible. It represents BIK’s worked example. A Some Tech Work price, German average, or prediction for your product would require separate evidence. A checkout, authenticated workflow, document library, or complex application can change the representative sample and effort materially.

The W3C WCAG Evaluation Methodology 2.0 starts with the product boundary, conformance target, technologies, representative samples, and complete processes. A login, checkout, application, booking, or multi-step form must be followed through its states. Raw URL count misses that work.

The same methodology warns that evaluating a selected sample usually does not support a conformance claim for an entire website. A quote must say whether the output is a preliminary review, a sampled evaluation statement, a BIK result that may be published, or evidence for an internal remediation backlog.

Documents, mobile apps, videos, third-party widgets, multiple roles, authenticated areas, languages, and user research can each sit inside or outside the quote. Missing scope detail can make a low price describe a smaller product.

W3C’s guidance for selecting evaluation tools says tools cannot automatically check every accessibility aspect, require human judgement, and can produce false or misleading results. A fixed percentage of issues found would be indefensible. Automated coverage varies by tool, rule, technology, and content.

The current WCAG 2.2 Recommendation defines testable success criteria and conformance requirements. W3C advises WCAG 2.2 for future applicability, while WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 remain Recommendations. Your quote should name the required target instead of silently changing a contract, tender, or legal reference.

A useful report follows a declared method. W3C’s evaluation-report template includes scope, reviewers, tools and versions, manual review, results, recommended actions, and detailed criterion-level findings.

German BFSG § 1 lists the covered products and consumer services. The EU summary of Directive 2019/882 likewise names categories including e-commerce, consumer banking, e-books, electronic communications, and parts of passenger transport.

BFSG § 2 defines a microenterprise as employing fewer than ten people and having either annual turnover or an annual balance-sheet total no greater than €2 million. BFSG § 3 exempts microenterprises that provide services from its accessibility duty. Covered products require a separate assessment because the exception has a narrower reach.

The official BMAS microenterprise guidance gives examples for e-commerce and appointment booking. Use those sources to frame a question for counsel. An accessibility audit tests the agreed digital scope; it does not decide every legal fact about your business.

Some Tech Work does not publish an unapproved universal accessibility-audit price. Our proposal names the target, product boundary, representative states, critical processes, test environments, manual checks, report fields, exclusions, and retest. That lets your team compare the work before comparing the number.

The accessibility audit service covers technical evaluation and a remediation-ready record. The proposal lists implementation, content work, documents, legal interpretation, and independent user research separately. For broader applicability context, use the EAA guide.