53
Web Accessibility by accessiBe
A pricey subscription wrapper that might actually hinder screen reader users.
DecliningPoor rating
53/100
The free version is just an installer for a paid service and may worsen accessibility issues.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.1★
32 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-29%
Declining fast
111 → 78 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORverified rating is 3.79★
- MINORdownloads down 29% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -29% in the last year
111/day a year ago→78/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayaccessiBe is a paid accessibility overlay service with a WordPress plugin wrapper that draws polarized reactions — some users find it genuinely helpful and easy to set up, but a significant number of critics argue it creates real accessibility problems, carries legal risk, and obscures the fact that it is essentially a gateway to a costly subscription with no meaningful free functionality.
What people like
- +Users report it improves site accessibility in a practical, noticeable way×4
- +Quick and simple installation process×3
- +Described as highly customizable with good customer service×2
Common complaints
- −Virtually all functionality is locked behind a paid subscription — the free plugin is only an installer for a paid service×4
- −Pricing is considered high relative to competitors, with no transparent pricing shown during or after the trial×3
- −Credible reports that the plugin can worsen accessibility for screen reader users rather than improve it, and does not constitute a genuine accessibility fix×3
- −Businesses using this plugin have reportedly still received legal letters and lawsuits related to accessibility non-compliance×2
- −The plugin was associated with fake positive reviews that were removed by WordPress.org
Review trustMostly organic
- 3.79★Verified rating — drops from 4.10★ once one-shot reviewers are removed
- 25%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 25% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 32 total
Latest reviews · 32 analyzed
- 2025-09-16★★★★★Added accessibility issues instead of solving them – Risks of lawsuits?Geoffrey
- 2024-10-07★★★★★no free featurealmahmud
- 2024-04-30★★★★★Good for accessibilityadicrasto
- 2023-09-10★★★★★The only free thing is the plugin installationalejandro.moreno.mvd
- 2022-11-22★★★★★Doesn't do as saysBryan202
- 2022-11-11★★★★★Great tool, wish it were more reasonably priced!brtlimited
- 2022-03-07★★★★★amazing Plugin for wordpresstomaviram
- 2022-03-07★★★★★Amazing plugin!mayarad
- 2022-02-07★★★★★No price informationcontixmedia
- 2021-11-04★★★★★Gooddoronamar
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
79
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
73
Prior 7-day baseline
58
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
102
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+8.2%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
25%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.74
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
75%
5★ share in analyzed sample
25%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.09 → 3.79★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered