Perceivly vs Silktide: accessibility monitoring with public pricing
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Silktide calls itself an enterprise-first suite. Its Governance product tests every page and PDF against WCAG and ARIA and can draft an accessibility statement. Other products cover content quality (spelling, readability, links), user experience, search and AI visibility, and analytics. Its listed customers include councils and universities.
Perceivly covers only accessibility monitoring of web pages, with plans and prices on its website, and features for agencies that look after many client sites.
At a glance
| Feature | Silktide | Perceivly |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An enterprise suite: accessibility and content governance, user experience, SEO and AI visibility, analytics. | An accessibility monitor: it crawls your site on a schedule, tests each page in a real browser with axe-core against WCAG 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 (A and AA), and tracks every issue. |
| Script added to your site | No overlay widget on the pages we checked; it scans your pages. | None. Perceivly never changes your site. |
| Pricing | A tailored quote based on your organization's needs. | Published: Starter $29 a month (1 site, 500 pages per check, weekly), Growth $59 (3 sites, 2,000 pages, daily), agency plans $99 to $349. Annual billing is 10 times the monthly price. |
| Free option | Free tools: the Silktide Accessibility Index, a Chrome accessibility toolbar and a free homepage scan. | A free single-page scan without sign-up, a Free plan (1 site, 50 pages, monthly) and a 14-day trial with no card. |
| Scanning and monitoring | Tests every page and PDF against WCAG and ARIA, plus spelling, readability and links. | Daily, weekly or monthly crawls. Issues are open, in progress, fixed or won't fix (with a reason), and close on their own when a check no longer finds them. |
| Accessibility statement | Can draft an accessibility statement. | Hosted accessibility statement that shows the date of the latest check (Starter and up). |
Perceivly prices are in US dollars, from the pricing page.
When to choose which
Silktide may suit you better if
- You want accessibility, content quality, SEO and analytics from one vendor.
- You need PDFs checked along with web pages.
- You need enterprise requirements such as SAML single sign-on and a SOC 2 Type II report.
- You work in the public sector or higher education, where many of its listed customers are.
Perceivly may suit you better if
- You want to see prices up front and start the same day, from a free plan.
- You run an agency and need white-label reports, client workspaces and a client portal.
- You want ADA and EAA (EN 301 549) reports next to the WCAG summary.
- You want a hosted statement that updates with the date of each check.
Check your own site
Run a free single-page scan to see what Perceivly reports on your site: a score, the main issues with screenshots and how to fix each one. No sign-up.
Questions
- What does Silktide cost?
- Silktide gives a tailored quote based on your organization's requirements and does not publish prices. Perceivly's plans start free, with paid plans from $29 a month.
- Does Perceivly check spelling, SEO or PDFs?
- No. Perceivly checks web pages for accessibility only, against WCAG 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2, levels A and AA.
- Do both tools help with accessibility statements?
- Yes. Silktide can draft one. Perceivly generates a statement and hosts it, with the date of the latest automated check kept current.
- Will Perceivly make my site compliant?
- No tool can do that on its own. Perceivly helps you find and track the issues automated tests detect, which is only part of WCAG.
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