EAA Compliance Tool

Since June 28, 2025, the European Accessibility Act requires that digital services offered in the EU meet accessibility standards defined in EN 301 549. An EAA compliance tool helps you identify where your website falls short of WCAG 2.1 AA requirements.

Without an automated compliance tool, you face significant risks:

• Enforcement action: National market surveillance authorities can order non-compliant services to be made accessible or withdrawn
• Financial penalties: Member states have implemented fines for non-compliance, varying by country but required to be dissuasive
• Lost market access: Non-compliant digital services risk being blocked or restricted in EU member states
• Reputational damage: Accessibility failures increasingly attract media attention and customer backlash

An automated tool like CompliScan provides the first critical step: identifying which WCAG 2.1 AA criteria your website violates so you can prioritize remediation.

CompliScan uses Playwright and axe-core to perform a deep accessibility scan of your website. The scan evaluates your pages against WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria — the same criteria referenced by EN 301 549 and required by the EAA.

The scanning process:

• Automated page analysis: CompliScan loads your page in a real browser, executes JavaScript, and evaluates the rendered DOM for accessibility violations
• WCAG criteria mapping: Each violation is mapped to specific WCAG 2.1 success criteria (e.g., 1.1.1 Non-text Content, 1.4.3 Contrast, 4.1.2 Name/Role/Value)
• Severity classification: Issues are classified as critical, serious, moderate, or minor to help you prioritize fixes
• AI fix suggestions: Claude AI generates specific code fixes for each violation, showing your developers exactly what to change

The free scan provides instant results for a single page. Paid plans enable multi-page scanning, scheduled monitoring, and PDF reports for compliance documentation.

EN 301 549 is the European harmonized standard for ICT accessibility. The EAA references EN 301 549 as the presumption of conformity — if your product or service meets EN 301 549, you are presumed to comply with the EAA's accessibility requirements.

For web content, EN 301 549 Chapter 9 directly incorporates WCAG 2.1 AA. Key areas tested by CompliScan include:

• Images and media: Alt text, captions, audio descriptions, and media alternatives
• Color and contrast: Minimum 4.5:1 contrast ratio for text, 3:1 for large text and UI components
• Keyboard access: All functionality available via keyboard, visible focus indicators, no keyboard traps
• Forms and inputs: Labels, error identification, instructions, and autocomplete attributes
• Document structure: Proper heading hierarchy, landmark regions, lists, and tables
• ARIA implementation: Correct use of roles, states, and properties for dynamic content

EN 301 549 also covers non-web requirements (software, hardware, documentation) that are outside the scope of automated web scanning.

EAA compliance is not a one-time check — it requires ongoing monitoring as your website content changes. CompliScan offers plans designed for continuous compliance:

• Free Scan ($0): Single page, instant results, basic report with AI fix suggestions. Ideal for an initial assessment of your EAA compliance status
• Shield ($49/mo): Up to 3 sites, weekly automated scans, full AI fix suggestions, scan history. Suitable for individual businesses maintaining EAA compliance
• Shield Pro ($149/mo): Up to 10 sites, daily scans, PDF compliance reports for regulatory documentation. Built for businesses that need to demonstrate ongoing compliance to authorities
• Agency ($299/mo): Up to 50 sites, priority scanning, white-label reports. Designed for digital agencies and consultancies managing EAA compliance across multiple client websites

All paid plans include annual billing discounts. Shield annual is $470/year (save $118), Shield Pro annual is $1,430/year (save $358), Agency annual is $2,870/year (save $718).