EqualWeb alternative: fixes in the code, not on top of it

What EqualWeb does, why "no code changes required" is exactly the problem, and what a report with the corrected code delivers instead.

Facts checked on Sep 16, 2026

What EqualWeb is

EqualWeb is an accessibility overlay from an Israeli company founded in 2015: a script with a floating widget and automatic adjustments in the visitor's browser, sold by subscription, with managed remediation services on higher plans.

What EqualWeb does not do

• Its marketing promises "full ADA and WCAG 2.1 compliance" with "no code changes required". No script can describe a photo it has never seen or rebuild a menu the keyboard cannot reach; the vendors' own compliance claims are catalogued at overlayfalseclaims.com.
• It does not change your site's code. The script runs in the visitor's browser; the HTML your developer sees, and a lawsuit cites, stays the same.
• Screen-reader users typically already have their own settings; a second layer of "profiles" can conflict with them.
• It cannot write a description for a product photo it has never seen, or fix a checkout button that the keyboard cannot reach.
• Lawsuit trackers (UsableNet, yearly reports) count hundreds of ADA web lawsuits per year filed against sites that had an overlay installed.

Where it is fair to say it helps

EqualWeb also sells manual audits and remediation done by people. That part is real work on the code; the widget alone is what this page is about.

What changes with Rampa

• Scans every page that matters (up to 100 per site), on desktop and on a phone, with axe-core in a real Chromium browser.
• Writes the corrected HTML for each failure, tests it in an isolated browser, and gives it to your developer with a copy button. Your code changes; the visitor's browser does not have to.
• Explains every finding twice: for the owner, in plain words, and for the developer, with the WCAG criterion and the fix.
• Gives you the manual half of WCAG as 7 one-minute tests with a pass criterion, and re-scans every week so a new plugin or theme does not undo the work.

Questions people ask

Does EqualWeb protect me from an ADA lawsuit?

No tool can promise that. What lawyers look for is whether the code fails WCAG and whether you are fixing it. An overlay leaves the code as it was; lawsuit trackers count hundreds of cases per year against sites with an overlay installed.

Can I keep EqualWeb and use Rampa too?

Yes. Rampa audits the underlying code, not the widget. Many sites remove the widget once the code is fixed because the fixes make it redundant.

Is Rampa a widget?

No. Rampa does not add anything to your page. It gives you a report, the corrected code and a public accessibility statement. There is an optional temporary patch that applies only the fixes we verified, element by element, while your developer moves them into the source.