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What is Silktide
Silktide is a website quality and governance platform that helps organizations monitor and improve accessibility, content quality, and compliance across web properties. It is used by digital teams in higher education, government, and enterprises to audit pages, identify issues, and manage remediation workflows. The product combines automated accessibility testing with content checks (such as broken links and readability) and reporting to support ongoing governance rather than one-time audits.
Broad site quality auditing
Silktide scans websites for multiple issue types in one workflow, including accessibility, content quality, and technical problems like broken links. This reduces the need to switch between separate point tools for audits and ongoing monitoring. It also supports continuous governance through recurring scans and trend reporting rather than ad hoc checks.
Actionable issue reporting
The platform surfaces issues with page-level detail and guidance that helps teams prioritize and remediate findings. Reporting is oriented toward operational use (what to fix, where, and why) rather than only high-level metrics. This is useful for organizations that need to demonstrate progress over time to internal stakeholders.
Governance for large websites
Silktide is designed for organizations managing many pages and contributors, where standards enforcement is difficult. Centralized dashboards and scheduled monitoring support consistent policies across departments. This governance focus differentiates it from tools that primarily emphasize competitive research or keyword/rank tracking.
Not a full analytics suite
Silktide focuses on site quality and compliance monitoring rather than behavioral analytics depth. Organizations looking for advanced attribution, product analytics, or detailed journey analysis typically need a dedicated digital analytics platform alongside it. Some CRO and heatmap use cases may require specialized tools for session-level behavior insights.
Automation limits for accessibility
Automated testing can miss context-dependent accessibility issues that require manual review (for example, appropriateness of alt text or complex interaction flows). Teams still need human validation and user testing to reach higher assurance levels. This can affect how Silktide outputs are used for formal compliance claims.
Scope depends on crawl access
Coverage and accuracy depend on the crawler’s ability to access pages, templates, and authenticated areas. Sites with heavy client-side rendering, complex routing, or restricted content may require additional configuration or may have partial visibility. This can limit completeness for intranets, gated experiences, or highly dynamic applications.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Custom / contact sales
- Public pricing: Not published on Silktide's official pricing page.
- Minimum contract: Most contracts are a minimum of 12 months (per Silktide FAQ).
- Pricing factors: Price depends on website size (pages), level of support, and which parts of the platform you need.
- Free consultation/demo: Available ("Get in touch for a free consultation" / Request demo).
- Free tools: Silktide provides free tools (Chrome accessibility checker, accessibility book) but the product itself is not free.
