AltGuard vs Honest A11y — Accessibility
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Honest A11y lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for AltGuard and $19/month for Honest A11y.
- AltGuard lists 3 features Honest A11y’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI-powered, Alt text, Reporting.
Head to head
Starter
- · 2,000 product images per month
- · AI-generated alt text via GPT-4o Vision
- · Apply alt text to Shopify with one click
- · WCAG 2.1 AA & EAA compliant
Growth
- · 5,000 AI alt text generations per month
- · AI vision by GPT-4o — highest accuracy
- · Apply alt text to Shopify in one click
- · Bulk scan your entire product catalog
- · Instant EAA & WCAG 2.1 AA compliance
- · Priority email support
Pro
- · 15,000 AI alt text generations per month
- · AI vision by GPT-4o — highest accuracy
- · Apply alt text to Shopify in one click
- · Bulk scan unlimited product catalog
- · EAA, WCAG 2.1 AA & ADA compliant
- · Multi-run batch processing
Free
- · 10 AI alt-text fixes (lifetime)
- · On-demand store audit
Starter
- · 250 AI alt-text fixes per month
- · Accessibility statement generator
- · Weekly monitoring for violations
Pro
- · Accessibility statement generator
- · Daily monitoring and alerts
- · Unlimited AI alt-text fixes
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMissing alt text breaks accessibility law AND costs Google rankings. The EAA is now enforceable. ADA lawsuits hit record highs in 2025. Missing alt text on product images is the #1 violation in both. AltGuard fixes your entire catalog in one click. GPT-4o Vision writes accurate alt text directly to Shopify — no copy-paste. EAA · ADA · WCAG 2.1 AA compliant. Better SEO too. Free 3-day trial. No credit card.
The European Accessibility Act is now enforced, and US stores face thousands of ADA lawsuits a year — missing image alt text is the most-cited violation. Honest A11y scans your store for real WCAG issues, then AI writes alt text for your product images; you approve every fix before it goes live. No overlay widgets that lawyers see through — real, code-level fixes.
- AI-powered alt text generation using GPT-4o Vision for accurate descriptions
- Bulk scan your entire catalog to find all product images missing alt text
- One-click apply—writes alt text directly to Shopify, no copy-paste needed
- The usage dashboard tracks images scanned and applied each billing cycle
- AI writes WCAG-compliant alt text for product images — you review, then apply
- One-click write-back to your products; nothing changes without your approval
- Continuous monitoring flags new violations as your catalog changes
- Accessibility statement generator — publish to your store as a page
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  AltGuard |  Honest A11y |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | AltGuard | Honest A11y |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AltGuard | Honest A11y |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | AltGuard | Honest A11y |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #154 | #153(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | AltGuard | Honest A11y |
FAQ
AltGuard and Honest A11y: common questions
- Is AltGuard or Honest A11y cheaper?
- Only Honest A11y lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for AltGuard and $19/month for Honest A11y. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AltGuard lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered, Alt text, Reporting. Honest A11y lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as ADA, Statement. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.