AccessiBe partner program alternatives for agencies
Agencies reselling overlay widgets inherited the widget's problem: after the FTC's April 2025 million-dollar order against accessiBe over its compliance claims, an overlay resale line is a liability story, not a service. The agency alternative is white-label accessibility monitoring: continuous scanning, per-store evidence, and client-branded reports your team bills against, with nothing injected into client sites.
Why agencies are re-evaluating overlay resale
The value proposition was speed: install a widget, mark accessibility handled, invoice monthly. The FTC order and the plaintiff community's overlay targeting inverted it. An agency that sold the widget now owns an awkward conversation with every client running it, and no evidence to hand counsel when a client gets a letter anyway.
What the monitoring model gives the agency
Portfolio-wide scanning with per-store regression alerts, client-branded monthly reports that document a real program, and a fix queue your developers bill against. The agency sells verifiable work instead of a badge, and every monthly report is proof of value the client can forward to their attorney. Start with a free accessibility audit of one client store, delivered white-label.