What does BFSG monitoring cost?

Basic monitoring starts at €49 per month (net) and suits smaller websites with stable content. Standard monitoring with weekly scans, monthly spot checks and prioritized alerting starts at €149 per month and is recommended for BFSG-obligated corporate websites. Premium monitoring for complex websites and online shops starts at €349 per month and includes quarterly checks of keyboard operation and screen reader output and an annual WCAG 2.2 full audit. We define the right plan and exact price after a free initial consultation.

Can monitoring replace a one-time WCAG audit?

No, monitoring is not a substitute for a complete WCAG 2.2 audit. The audit systematically checks all Level A and AA success criteria, including context-dependent aspects a rule check alone does not capture. Monitoring helps maintain the conformance status achieved after the audit and identifies regression errors early. Ideally monitoring starts directly after audit remediation is complete. Our Premium plans include an annual full audit.

How quickly does monitoring respond to new barriers?

Scans run weekly or monthly depending on the plan and detect technical regression errors at the next scan. For critical findings — violations of WCAG conformance level A or severe impairments of screen reader operability — you receive a separate, structured notification with description, location and solution proposal. Less critical findings are captured in the monthly monitoring log and summarized in the quarterly report.

How is monitoring connected to our accessibility statement?

Our monitoring reports provide the data foundation for updating your statutory accessibility statement as required by BFSG §14. Under Annex 3 of the BFSG this includes, among other things, a general description of the service, an explanation of how it meets the accessibility requirements and the name of the competent market surveillance authority. We update this explanation based on monitoring results, document known limitations and keep the date of the last review current.

Which pages and paths are covered by monitoring?

At the start of monitoring we jointly define the scope: all representative page types (homepage, product pages, listing pages, detail pages, landing pages) and critical user paths (search, navigation, forms, login, checkout for online shops). Newly added page types can be incorporated into the scan scope on request. We recommend monitoring at least 15 to 20 page types to achieve representative coverage.

Do you also handle the remediation of found barriers?

Yes, on request we handle remediation of identified barriers within a time budget included in the monitoring plans or separately bookable. Small and medium findings (missing alt attribute, label error, contrast issue) can often be resolved with little effort. Structural barriers (missing focus management, ARIA errors in complex components) are treated as standalone tasks with their own effort budget. Alternatively we coordinate remediation with your own development team.

BFSG Monitoring: keep accessibility in view, not just audit it once

A one-time WCAG audit only captures status at the moment of testing — new content, CMS updates and features continuously introduce new barriers. Our monitoring watches your website continuously, reports new findings and documents your conformance status in regular reports — from €49 per month.

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In short and in plain language

This page is about checking your website on an ongoing basis. The goal is accessibility. That means all people can use the site, including people with disabilities.

A single test only shows the state at that moment. New text, images or updates can bring new problems.

So we check your site on a regular basis. We check against fixed rules for accessible websites. If we find a serious problem, we send you a separate alert.

You get regular reports. They show the state of your site. They also help you keep your accessibility statement up to date. You can cancel with one month's notice to the end of a month.

Which plan fits you? The first talk is free. Write to us or give us a call.

Key figures

WCAG 2.2 AA

Benchmark for scans and spot checks

weekly

scans in the Standard and Premium plans

EN 301 549

Structure of the conformance report

monthly

cancellable in all plans

Ongoing conformance assurance

from €49 per month net

Regular scans against WCAG 2.2 AA
Spot checks against the WCAG success criteria
Regular conformance report for documentation
Alert for critical findings

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Entry-level Basic monitoring, no fixed term, can be canceled with one month's notice to the end of a month. More extensive plans with weekly scans, prioritized alerting and an annual full audit from €149 and €349 per month.

Prices as of October 2026.

BFSG in force since 28 June 2025 — fines up to €100,000

Since 28 June 2025 the Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz applies; violations can carry fines of up to €100,000 (BFSG §37). We assess our own website against WCAG 2.2 AA ourselves; status and known limitations are set out in our accessibility statement.

Accessibility is not a one-time project milestone but an ongoing quality property of your digital product. The Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) requires not just a single moment of conformance but lasting compliance. Our monitoring service bridges the gap between the one-time WCAG audit and long-term conformance assurance: scans detect technical regression errors at the agreed interval, monthly spot checks assess context-dependent quality per success criterion, and quarterly reports document conformance status for your compliance management and potential market surveillance authorities. Monitoring starts at €49 per month.

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Monitoring control room: conformance trend, alerts and reviewed pages at a glance. Example view — values are illustrative.

Why one-time audits are not a lasting solution

After a successful WCAG 2.2 audit and subsequent accessible web development, your website is conformant at a defined point in time. But the everyday reality of a digital product looks different: editors add new content, developers extend features, extensions get updated, CMS versions change. Each of these modifications can introduce new barriers — often unintentional and unnoticed. Conformance at audit time provides no assurance during ongoing operations.

BFSG obligation: ongoing, not one-off

The Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz does not prescribe a snapshot but the lasting conformance of your digital products. Market surveillance authorities can inspect at any time. An outdated audit report only shows the status at the time — a current monitoring record documents the ongoing status and your measures.

What our monitoring service covers

Our BFSG monitoring combines three complementary components that together achieve broad coverage of the relevant accessibility aspects. Rule-based scans quickly detect technical barriers, spot checks against the WCAG success criteria identify context-dependent quality issues, and structured reporting makes conformance status provable and manageable.

Rule-based scans

Weekly rule-based scans (including axe-core) of all defined page types and critical user paths. Detected regression errors are classified, compared with the last scan, and reported separately for critical findings.

Spot checks

Monthly review of a representative page selection against the WCAG success criteria. Focus on areas a rule check alone cannot cover: understandability of new content, alt text quality, heading hierarchy consistency and new interactive components.

Quarterly reports

Quarterly reports with conformance status, trend development, identified findings and prioritized recommendations. The report can serve as evidence of your ongoing measures towards market surveillance authorities and includes an updated WCAG conformance matrix.

Prioritized alerting

For critical findings (WCAG conformance level A violated, fundamental screen reader operability impaired), you receive a separate notification with finding description, affected page and recommended solution path.

Accessibility statement

The monitoring results provide the basis for keeping your accessibility statement current as required by BFSG §14. The update itself is not included in monitoring and costs €149 net per update. With an update, the date of the last review is adjusted, known limitations are documented and planned measures are communicated transparently.

Keyboard and screen reader output

Quarterly checks of keyboard operation and screen reader output for critical user paths (navigation, search, forms, login). Identification of regression issues that scans alone do not detect, such as changed output order or new ARIA errors.

Process: how continuous monitoring works

Step 1

Onboarding and baseline assessment

At the start of the monitoring contract we conduct a complete baseline review. We record all page types and user paths to be monitored, set up scan configurations and document the initial state. The baseline serves as the reference for all subsequent comparisons.

Will your website stay conformant after the audit?

We monitor your accessibility continuously and report new barriers early — from €49 per month.

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What monitoring detects — and what it does not

Transparency about the limits of our monitoring service matters to us so you have realistic expectations. Rule-based scans detect a defined set of technical barriers: missing alt texts, insufficient color contrasts, missing form labels, invalid ARIA attributes and structural HTML errors. The spot check extends coverage to context-dependent quality issues that a rule check alone does not capture.

Coverage: scans and spot checks

What rule-based scans detect

Rule-based scans cover technical barriers that can be identified by fixed rules. They form the foundation of continuous monitoring and run regularly across the agreed page scope.

Missing or empty alt attributes on images
Insufficient color contrasts (text on background)
Missing or incorrectly linked form labels
Invalid ARIA roles and attributes
Missing page titles and language attributes
Incorrect heading hierarchies (level jumps)
Links without recognizable link text
Form error messages without programmatic association

Scan · weeklyrule-based

Missing or empty alt attributes

Insufficient colour contrast

Form labels not associated

Invalid ARIA roles and attributes

Heading level skips

Context-dependent criteriaspot check

What spot checks add

Spot checks close the gaps a rule check alone leaves open. They run monthly against the WCAG success criteria and focus on new and changed content.

Understandability and meaningfulness of new alt texts
Logical consistency of heading hierarchy
Understandability of error messages and help texts
Screen reader output of new interactive components
Keyboard navigation through new forms and dialogs
Color contrast review for new design elements and graphics

Spot check · monthlyper success criterion

Meaningfulness of new alt texts

Logic of the heading hierarchy

Clarity of error messages

Screen reader output of new components

Keyboard navigation of new dialogs

Test depthKeyboard · screen reader output

Monitoring plans: scope and monthly prices

We offer three monitoring plans scaled to the size and complexity of your website and your compliance requirements. All plans include regular scans, spot checks and reporting; the difference lies in check frequency, page scope and included remediation budget. Larger portals and online shops are quoted individually by page type.

Monitoring plans: transparent monthly prices

All prices net per month, no fixed term, cancelable with one month's notice to the end of a month. Every plan includes scans, spot checks and reporting — the tiers differ in check frequency, page scope and remediation budget.

Basic monitoring

For smaller websites and landing pages with stable content.

from €49 per month

Monthly scans against WCAG 2.2
Quarterly spot checks (5 pages)
Semi-annual conformance report
Email alert for critical findings
Basis for your accessibility statement

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Standard monitoring

For BFSG-obligated corporate websites with ongoing changes.

from €149 per month

Weekly scans
Monthly spot checks (10 pages)
Quarterly report with WCAG conformance matrix
Prioritized alert for critical findings
Time budget for remediation of minor findings

Request Standard

Premium monitoring

For complex websites, online shops and high-traffic portals.

from €349 per month

Weekly scans plus quarterly screen reader output checks
Monthly spot checks (20+ pages)
Monthly reports and a dedicated point of contact
Extended remediation budget
Annual WCAG 2.2 full audit included (otherwise from €2,480)

Request Premium

All prices net plus VAT. The annual full audit is included in the Premium plan and otherwise bookable from €2,480 as a WCAG 2.2 audit. We define the right scope together in the free initial consultation.

New WCAG 2.2 criteria in the monitoring focus

Since October 2023 WCAG 2.2 has been the current W3C Recommendation, and Level AA is our testing benchmark. WCAG 2.2 builds on WCAG 2.1, on which EN 301 549 version V3.2.1 is based; version V4.1.1, published in September 2026, adopts WCAG 2.2. Our monitoring covers the six new Level A and AA criteria: Focus Not Obscured (2.4.11), Dragging Movements (2.5.7), Target Size Minimum (2.5.8), Consistent Help (3.2.6), Redundant Entry (3.3.7) and Accessible Authentication (3.3.8). CMS updates and new extensions can violate these newer criteria if they are not yet aligned to WCAG 2.2.

The monitoring report: your compliance record

Our quarterly report is more than a list of findings. It is a structured compliance document containing all relevant information for your internal quality management and for potential review by market surveillance authorities. The report is based on the VPAT format (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) and the structure of EN 301 549, but is designed to be understandable and usable for organizations of all sizes.

Conformance assessment per WCAG 2.2 AA success criterion (passed / failed / not applicable)
Trend comparison: number of open findings compared to the previous quarter
Prioritized findings list with WCAG reference, severity and solution recommendation
Documentation of barriers resolved since the last report
Recommendations for the following quarter with effort estimates
Basis for updating your statutory accessibility statement under BFSG §14

Integration with existing development and editorial processes

BFSG monitoring delivers its full value when integrated into existing workflows rather than running alongside them. We support you in routing monitoring results directly into your ticketing or issue-tracking system: new findings are created as prioritized tasks, so your development team can begin remediation immediately without additional communication overhead. For content teams we recommend a short CMS checklist that helps avoid typical editorial barriers (missing alt texts, missing heading hierarchy, non-descriptive link text) from the outset. We create this checklist individually based on your website's monitoring findings.

For development teams we recommend integrating automated accessibility tests into the CI/CD pipeline as a complementary measure to external monitoring. A testing plugin such as axe-core in the build process can prevent automatically detectable technical barriers from reaching production. The external monitoring then catches barriers the automated build check does not detect: context-dependent issues, new content and subtle regression errors. Together both layers form a robust line of defense for lasting accessibility quality. On request we support CI/CD integration setup as part of our developer training.

Monitoring after launch: the right entry point

The optimal time to start monitoring is directly after the successful completion of a WCAG 2.2 audit and remediation. At that point a validated baseline is available, conformance status is documented and monitoring can observe ongoing changes from this clean starting position. You can also start directly with monitoring without a prior full audit. In this case we conduct the baseline review as the first step of the monitoring contract, establishing a clear foundation for all subsequent comparisons.

Monitoring is particularly important for websites that regularly publish new content: news portals, blog sites, product catalogs with frequent assortment expansions and websites with regular campaign or promotion pages. Every new piece of content is a potential entry point for new barriers. Monitoring helps detect such barriers early so the website can meet the requirements of the BFSG on an ongoing basis — tested against WCAG 2.2 AA. Contact us to discuss the monitoring model that suits your website and receive an individual proposal — request your free consultation.

Why conformance erodes

Monitoring pays off because accessibility is a process, not a state. Which tools cover which share is described in the article on accessibility testing tools. New barriers after an audit can also come from embedded third-party components — see the article on third-party widgets and BFSG duties. And anyone wanting to know where the standard is heading will find the current status in the article on the WCAG 3.0 draft.

BFSG monitoring — the essentials at a glance

BFSG monitoring from €49 per month — three plans with monthly to weekly scans, spot checks and regular reports
Scans detect technical regressions weekly or monthly depending on the plan; we report critical findings separately
The quarterly report documents conformance status for market surveillance authorities and provides the basis for your accessibility statement under BFSG §14
Spot checks and quarterly checks of keyboard and screen reader output against the WCAG success criteria cover what a rule check alone does not capture
The BFSG has applied since 28 June 2025; violations can carry fines of up to €100,000 (BFSG §37)

Frequently asked questions about BFSG monitoring

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