Questions · Procurement, updates and cost
How much does a VPAT cost?
The VPAT® template is free from ITI. You pay for the evaluation and the written report, the ACR. At ACR Desk that is $1,490 for the WCAG edition and $1,990 for the Section 508, EU or INT edition, fixed: hands-on testing of up to 15 screens or key flows, five business days, a fix list and one retest.
What drives the price
- Scope: how many screens and complete flows need testing. Our prices cover up to 15 screens or key flows; if your product can’t be represented fairly in 15, the quote offers a tighter scope or a fixed price for the larger one, and you decide before paying.
- The edition: the Section 508, EU and INT editions report on more than the WCAG criteria — Section 508’s functional performance criteria and software and support chapters, or the EN 301 549 clauses.
- The WCAG version: 50 Level A and AA criteria in WCAG 2.1, 55 in WCAG 2.2.
- What comes with the report: a fix list, a retest, and for federal buyers GSA’s Issue Detail Supplement.
Our prices
| Service | Price | Delivery | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACR — WCAG edition | $1,490 fixed | 5 business days | WCAG 2.1 A and AA (2.2 on request), the ACR on VPAT® 2.5Rev, a fix list, a draft accessibility statement, one retest within 90 days |
| ACR — Section 508, EU or INT edition | $1,990 fixed | 5 business days | Everything in the WCAG edition, on the edition your buyer asks for (Section 508: WCAG 2.0 A and AA plus Chapters 3 to 6); the 508 edition adds GSA’s Issue Detail Supplement and a draft Supplemental Accessibility Report |
| ACR Care | $199 per month | Ongoing | Monthly automated checks, the ACR updated at major releases (up to 2 per 12 months), help with procurement questionnaires |
Half when you accept the written quote, half on delivery, by card. The five business days start when we have the deposit, a working test account and the agreed list of screens and flows; if we miss the delivery date, you don’t pay. We know of no neutral, official source that publishes a market average, so we don’t quote one.
Comparing quotes
- Ask whether the price includes hands-on testing of your product, or only filling in the template from answers you give in a questionnaire. Ours includes the testing: up to 15 screens or key flows, evaluated against WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA.
- Ask how many screens or flows the price covers, and whether a retest after your fixes is included.
- Ask what you receive besides the report: a fix list tells your team what to repair first.
How ACR Desk handles this
Send the buyer’s request and your product’s URL. The written quote states the edition, the scope and the delivery date before you pay anything, and the price in it is the price.
Last reviewed: November 5, 2026. Not legal advice: rules change, and your buyer’s solicitation or contract governs what they require.
Sources
Primary sources only. Each was read on November 5, 2026.
- VPAT® — current version 2.5Rev (April 2025), four editions, FAQs — Information Technology Industry Council (ITI).
- ACR Issue Detail Supplement — Section508.gov, GSA (reviewed/updated October 2026).
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 — W3C Recommendation (current version dated May 6, 2025) — W3C.
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 — W3C Recommendation (current version dated December 12, 2024) — W3C.