Lumtera vs Equalize Digital
An Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker alternative with a more generous free plugin
Same idea — check content inside WordPress, not with an overlay. Here is exactly where the two differ, using Equalize Digital's own published pricing and features.
Facts about other products checked on September 28, 2026, with sources below.
The short version
Equalize Digital's Accessibility Checker is a well-established, well-reviewed plugin, and if you need monthly billing, human consultation calls or a 30-day money-back guarantee it offers things Lumtera does not. If you want site-wide scanning, custom post types, an admin column, a full-site report and CSV export without paying, Lumtera's free plugin includes all of them, along with a keyboard walk, fixes you approve with undo, and an EAA toolkit. Lumtera Pro adds page checks at desktop and phone width, form tests, a tamper-evident evidence log, a bulk fixes queue and the VPAT 2.5 conformance report on every plan.
Side by side
| Feature | Lumtera | Equalize Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Automated checks in the free plugin | 69 checks, mapped to WCAG 2.2 | 40+ checks based on WCAG 2.2 |
| Block editor sidebar and classic editor box | Yes | Yes |
| Issues highlighted on the live page | Yes | Yes |
| Reading level (Flesch–Kincaid in English, plus Spanish, French, German, Italian and Dutch) | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk scan of the whole site | Free | Pro |
| Custom post types | Free | Pro |
| Admin column in post lists | Free | Pro |
| Full-site report and site-wide summary | Free | Pro (the free dashboard widget shows an upgrade prompt) |
| WooCommerce product descriptions | Free, checked by default | Pro (products are a custom post type) |
| Checks when a post is saved | Yes | Yes |
| Fixes Different approaches: Lumtera changes the saved content only after you approve each change; check each product for how its fixes are applied. | Free: each change shown before it is saved, then undoable, and fixed once at the source for shared parts. Pro: a bulk fixes queue | 12 automated fixes free, 16 on Professional and up |
| Keyboard walk and widget tests | Free, in review mode | A static tabindex check; no interactive keyboard test |
| Form tests (submit with required fields empty) | Pro, every plan | Not listed |
| Accessibility statement generator | Free, with EAA, UK, ADA Title II and AODA templates | Free |
| CSV export | Free | CSV Export add-on, Small Business plan and up |
| History of your accessibility work | Tamper-evident evidence log on every Pro plan | Audit History add-on, Small Business plan and up |
| VPAT / Accessibility Conformance Report | Drafted from your results, on every Pro plan | VPAT and ACR preparation sold as a separate audit service |
| Multisite | Free plugin works on multisite; network overview and network license on Agency | Multisite add-on on the Agency plan |
| 1 site, per year | $149 (Personal) (on offer now: $75) | $190 (Professional) |
| 5 sites, per year | $299 (Growth) (on offer now: $150) | $750 (Small Business) |
| 25 sites, per year | $599 (Agency) (on offer now: $300) | $2,250 (Agency) |
| More than 25 sites | $999 a year (Unlimited) (on offer now: $500) | Enterprise: contact sales |
| Lifetime license, 1 site | $499 (on offer now: $250) | Not offered: licenses last 12 months or month to month |
| Monthly billing | No | On 5- and 25-site plans |
| Money-back guarantee | 14 days | 30 days |
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.
Where Equalize Digital is a good fit
- A long track record: 10,000+ active installs and a 4.9 rating from 78 reviews on WordPress.org.
- Monthly billing on the 5- and 25-site plans.
- Human help on higher plans: an accessibility consultation and regular office-hours calls.
- Automated fixes applied site-wide from a settings switch — 12 in the free plugin — if you prefer switches to approving each change.
- A 30-day, 100% money-back guarantee, longer than Lumtera's 14 days.
Why teams choose Lumtera
- Site-wide scanning, custom post types, the admin column, the full-site report and CSV export are free.
- A keyboard walk, widget tests for menus, dialogs and tabs, and a screen reader preview — free.
- Fixes you approve before they are saved, with undo, and fixes made once at the source for headers, footers and menus — free.
- An EAA toolkit — feedback form and inbox, statement templates, ADA Title II exception tags — and WP-CLI baselines for CI, free.
- Pro adds page checks at desktop and phone width, form tests, a tamper-evident evidence log and a bulk fixes queue.
- The VPAT 2.5 conformance report on every Pro plan, and a client portfolio that needs no external service.
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Questions
Something else on your mind? Contact support
Can I run both plugins?
You can, but you will see many issues twice. Most people try Lumtera's free plugin on a staging copy, compare the results, then keep one.
Are these prices current?
Equalize Digital's prices and features are taken from their public pricing page, their free plugin and their WordPress.org listing on the date shown on this page. Always check their site before deciding.
Does either plugin make my site compliant?
No automated tool can. Both help you find and fix a large share of problems in your content; keyboard, screen reader and cognitive testing by people is still needed.
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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.