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Remedify vs. accessiBe: overlay widget or real code fixes?
accessiBe is one of the best-known accessibility overlay widgets: a script you add to your store that tries to adjust the experience at runtime.
Remedify takes the opposite approach. Instead of layering a widget on top, it edits the real theme and store data, then hands you a dated record of exactly what changed.
| Dimension | Overlay widget | Real, code-level fix |
|---|---|---|
| Where the fix lives | accessiBe injects a JavaScript layer that sits on top of your storefront at runtime; the underlying theme markup is unchanged. | Remedify edits the actual theme and store data — alt text, labels, focus order, contrast — so the correction is in the code itself. |
| What screen readers and keyboards see | Assistive tech reads whatever the script manages to re-write on the fly, which can drift, conflict, or break as a shopper navigates. | Assistive tech reads the corrected, semantic markup directly, because that is what the theme now ships. |
| Auditability | The behaviour is a third-party black box you cannot inspect line by line. | Every change is shown as a before/after diff you approve before it ships, and is kept in a dated remediation record. |
| Storefront performance | Adds a runtime script every shopper downloads and executes on every page. | Adds no runtime widget for shoppers; the fixes are static markup with effectively no load cost. |
| Ownership after you leave | Remove accessiBe and the storefront reverts — the script was doing the work, so nothing underneath improved. | Uninstall Remedify and the corrected markup stays in your theme; you keep the improvements. |
| What we claim | Marketed by some vendors with sweeping accessibility promises that regulators have challenged. | We promise real fixes and a dated, good-faith record of the work — never an outcome or a legal shield. |
Both aim at accessibility barriers. Remedify fixes them in your actual code and documents the work honestly — without promising an outcome no tool can promise.