CheckBarriere scans German, Austrian, and Swiss online shops for BFSG/WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance in about 60 seconds, with plans from free to 79…
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Security
Pricing
Freemium with paid tiers: Free (limited scans/pages), Starter at 29 EUR/month, Pro at 79 EUR/month, and a custom-priced Business & Agentur plan; one-time manual expert audits also available for 249-449 EUR.
CheckBarriere is an automated accessibility compliance scanner built for German, Austrian, and Swiss online shops. Founded in 2025 by developer Engin Yildirim after he found existing accessibility tools too technical or enterprise-focused, the platform lets merchants enter a shop URL and receive a WCAG 2.1 Level AA assessment within about 60 seconds, complete with a traffic-light rating and specific fix recommendations. Reports are written in plain German, and the tool tracks progress over time through scan history and comparisons. Beyond the core scanner, CheckBarriere offers a WordPress plugin, a Shopify app, API access, PDF compliance reports, and optional manual expert audits for shops that want a professional review on top of the automated scan. The company positions itself around helping merchants avoid legal warning letters (Abmahnungen) tied to Germany's Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) accessibility law, which took effect in 2025.
Key Features
Automated WCAG 2.1 AA scanning — Scans a shop's pages (up to 25 on the top plan) against WCAG 2.1 Level AA and returns a traffic-light compliance rating with a specific fix list.
German-language recommendations — Findings and fix recommendations are written in plain German covering alt text, color contrast, keyboard navigation, and heading structure.
Scheduled monitoring — Weekly or daily automatic rescans with email notifications to track ongoing compliance.
WordPress and Shopify integrations — Dedicated WordPress plugin and Shopify app let merchants run and monitor scans from their existing store platform.
PDF compliance reports — Downloadable PDF exports for documenting BFSG compliance, useful for legal and audit purposes.
Manual expert audits — Optional paid add-on where a human expert reviews the site and provides a video consultation on top of the automated scan.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Delivers a full accessibility scan and traffic-light rating in about 60 seconds
Reports and recommendations are written in plain German rather than technical jargon
Offers a free tier plus WordPress and Shopify integrations for easy setup
Includes optional manual expert audits for shops that want human review on top of automated scans
Cons
Focused specifically on the DACH region's BFSG/BaFG/BehiG laws, so it may be less useful outside Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Free and Starter plans cap page coverage (5-10 pages), so larger shops need the Pro or custom Business plan for full-site scanning
As a newer product (founded 2025), it has a shorter track record than established accessibility-testing tools