Siteimprove is an enterprise accessibility platform costing thousands per year. PageGuard delivers accessibility, SEO, and performance monitoring starting at $9/mo — free to try, no sales call required.
ADA Title II Deadline: April 24, 2026
State and local government websites must meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Siteimprove's enterprise pricing puts compliance monitoring out of reach for many organizations. PageGuard provides automated WCAG monitoring from $9/month — no enterprise contract required.
| Feature | PageGuard | Siteimprove |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ✓ Free + from $9/mo | Enterprise pricing — custom quote, typically $1,000s/year |
| Who is it for? | Small businesses, designers, agencies — affordable site monitoring | Large enterprises, government agencies, universities with compliance teams |
| Free tier | ✓ Yes — unlimited one-off scans, no signup required | No — demo only, no self-serve free tier |
| Accessibility audit | Yes — WCAG 2.1 AA scored 0–100 with issue list | ✓ Yes — deep WCAG 2.1/2.2 with 200+ checks, PDF remediation |
| SEO audit | Yes — technical SEO checklist and SEO score | Yes — SEO module with keyword tracking |
| Performance audit | ✓ Yes — Core Web Vitals, LCP, CLS, FCP scored 0–100 | Limited — not a primary focus |
| Best Practices audit | ✓ Yes — security headers, HTTPS, mobile-friendliness | Partial — focus is primarily on accessibility and content |
| Automated monitoring | Yes — weekly or daily scans, email alerts on score drop | Yes — continuous crawling and monitoring |
| AI-generated report | ✓ Yes — plain-English explanation of all issues | No — rule-based issue descriptions |
| Shareable report URL | ✓ Yes — public link, no login required to view | No — reports locked inside enterprise platform |
| Setup complexity | ✓ Zero — paste URL, get results in 30 seconds | High — enterprise onboarding, account managers, SLAs |
| Scan multiple sites | Yes — up to 50 sites (Agency plan) | Yes — enterprise-scale crawling |
| ADA compliance monitoring | Yes — WCAG audit + ADA Title II urgency tracking | Yes — enterprise WCAG compliance reporting |
| Content quality checks | Not covered | ✓ Yes — readability, spelling, broken links, content policy |
| Small business friendly | ✓ Yes — from $9/mo, no sales call required | No — requires enterprise sales engagement |
Accessibility + Performance + SEO + Best Practices in 30 seconds. No demo, no sales call, no credit card.
Results in ~30 seconds. 4 scores: Performance, Accessibility, SEO, Best Practices.
Yes, for most small businesses and agencies. Siteimprove is built for enterprise organizations with dedicated compliance teams and budgets in the thousands per year. PageGuard covers the core needs — WCAG accessibility audits, performance scoring, SEO checks — at a fraction of the price, starting free. If you need PDF remediation workflows or content governance at scale, Siteimprove has those enterprise-specific features.
Siteimprove doesn't publish pricing — you need to contact their sales team for a quote. Based on public reports, plans typically run from several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars per year. PageGuard is free to scan any website, with paid monitoring plans from $9/month (Starter) to $79/month (Agency for 50 sites).
Siteimprove has some performance features, but its strength is accessibility and content quality — not deep performance scoring. PageGuard specifically measures Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, FCP) and provides a 0–100 Performance score alongside accessibility, SEO, and best practices in every scan.
PageGuard is the practical choice for small businesses facing the ADA Title II deadline on April 24, 2026. It automatically checks WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, tracks your score over time, and alerts you when updates break accessibility — all starting free. Siteimprove is excellent but targets enterprise organizations with compliance teams and larger budgets.