When to order a manual audit (auditor) and when automatic?
To clarify the difference and choose the appropriate report, just answer a few basic questions.
Do you know what the current accessibility state of our site is?
If you haven't previously performed a site audit - we recommend doing an automatic audit as the first step. After performing such an audit - you'll see what level of site compliance with accessibility principles is. If it's low, you should change it as soon as possible. You can always send the automatic report for a more detailed manual audit (auditor).
I don't have experience or technical skills, what should I do?
Definitely at the beginning, perform an automatic audit. If its result is bad, you can contact us and perform an in-depth audit, where you can see what needs to be changed on your site to be accessible. In the recommendations of such an audit, there is information - how to implement the change. Such an audit can be sent to the company taking care of the site - it is sufficient to implement changes. You can always contact us, we will help with implementing changes.
Why spend more money on a manual audit? The price difference is very large.
That's true. This is because in the case of a manual audit, an experienced auditor reviews every element of the site very thoroughly, tests it on many devices and subjects it to several tests. This is a complicated and labor-intensive activity. Manual audit is the best way to verify a site in terms of WCAG, but not for everyone the costs that need to be incurred are acceptable. Remember that after an automatic audit, you can always commission a manual audit - financially on package upgrade - you won't lose anything.