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Lumtera vs accessiBe

An accessiBe alternative that fixes your WordPress content

accessiBe is the best-known overlay vendor. Here is how its widget differs from Lumtera's approach, from accessiBe's own pages and the FTC record.

Facts about other products checked on September 28, 2026, with sources below.

The short version

accessiBe's accessWidget adds a visitor interface and applies session-based fixes in the browser without touching your source code; plans start at $490 a year for up to 5,000 visits a month. On 22 April 2025 the US Federal Trade Commission approved a final order requiring accessiBe to pay $1 million and barring it from claiming that its automated products can make a website WCAG-compliant without evidence; the order lasts 20 years. Lumtera helps you fix the content itself, as you write and on the rendered page, so the fix is part of your site for every visitor. It adds nothing for visitors and never claims your site is compliant.

Side by side

Lumtera compared with accessiBe
Feature Lumtera accessiBe
Approach Fix the content and theme, with a checker inside WordPress Session-based fixes in the browser, without touching your source code
Added for visitors Nothing A widget script and visitor interface
Shows authors what to fix Yes, as they write, with plain-language fixes A separate free scanner (accessScan) and a developer product (accessFlow)
Price Free plugin; Pro from $149/year From $490/year ($59/month) for up to 5,000 visits a month; $1,490 and $3,990 tiers by traffic
Compliance claims Never Barred by an FTC order from claiming automated compliance without evidence
If you stop paying Your fixes stay in your content; Pro keeps working if you don't renew The session-based fixes go away with the widget
Availability and installs Available now: version 1.2.2, a direct download from mantrabrain.com 10,000+ active installs; rated 4.1 out of 5 from 32 ratings

Information about other products comes from their public websites and WordPress.org, checked on September 28, 2026. Lumtera prices are our everyday prices; an offer, when one runs, is shown next to them.

What accessiBe does offer

  • Clear, published prices by traffic, monthly or yearly, and a free trial.
  • Human help on higher plans: expert manual testing and custom fixes on the Scale plan, and litigation support from the Growth plan.
  • A free scanner, a developer product for CI pipelines, and a widget in many languages.

Why teams choose Lumtera

  • Fixes live in your content, so they work for every visitor and every assistive technology, with or without a script.
  • No price by traffic: the free plugin checks every page, and Pro is priced by the number of sites.
  • Your team learns to write accessibly as they work, so problems stop being published.
  • Honest reporting: "no automated issues found", never a compliance badge.

Sources

Questions

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Can I use Lumtera while accessiBe is installed?

Yes. Lumtera checks your content and pages, not what the widget changes in the browser. Fix what Lumtera finds, then decide whether you still want the widget.

What did the FTC order say?

The final order, approved on 22 April 2025, requires accessiBe to pay $1 million and bars it from claiming that its automated products can make a website WCAG-compliant, or keep it compliant, unless it has evidence. It also covers how reviews are presented. It lasts 20 years.

Are these details current?

They come from accessiBe's pricing page, WordPress.org and the FTC on the date shown. Check their site before you decide.

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Start with the free plugin today

All 69 content checks and 33 whole-page checks, fixes you approve with undo, and the site report — free, with no account and no page limits.

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