Proofly · Design verification
UX Audit & Design Verification Before Development
Verify product designs against requirements, UX principles, accessibility, and consistency before development with Proofly.
A UX audit is a structured evaluation of a digital product to identify usability, accessibility, consistency, and interaction problems. Proofly helps product teams verify designs against product requirements, UX principles, accessibility standards, and design consistency before development starts.
- Structured UX audit before development
- Requirements + UX + accessibility + consistency
- Evidence-based findings with severity
What is a UX audit?
A UX audit reviews screens, flows, and interaction patterns against heuristics, accessibility standards, and product requirements. Unlike usability testing with live users, an audit evaluates the design artifact itself — catching gaps before engineering begins.
What does a UX audit check?
Effective audits cover requirement traceability, Nielsen heuristics, WCAG accessibility, visual and component consistency, error prevention, and clarity of primary user tasks.
Why traditional reviews miss issues
Manual design reviews depend on reviewer memory, informal checklists, and subjective opinions. Requirements drift, accessibility gaps, and inconsistent patterns slip through when reviews are not evidence-based or repeatable.
How Proofly works
Upload your PRD or specs and design screens. Proofly extracts requirements, analyzes each screen with AI-assisted engines, and produces evidence-based findings with severity, UX principle references, and recommendations.
What Proofly verifies
Requirement coverage, UX heuristics, accessibility (WCAG-oriented), and cross-screen design consistency — the pre-development verification layer between design and code.
Real findings examples
Common findings include missing error states on forms, unclear primary CTAs, insufficient color contrast, undocumented edge cases, and requirements listed in the PRD but absent from designs.
UX audit report example
Proofly reports include an executive summary, verification score, prioritized findings with screenshots, severity matrix, and actionable recommendations your team can track to completion.
Who uses Proofly?
Product designers running self-review, design leads preparing handoff, QA leads preventing pre-dev defects, PMs validating requirement alignment, and agencies scaling client deliverables.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a UX audit and usability testing?
A UX audit evaluates design artifacts against heuristics and requirements. Usability testing observes real users completing tasks. Both are valuable; audits are faster and ideal pre-development.
Can Proofly replace a senior UX reviewer?
No. Proofly accelerates evidence collection and checklist coverage. Professional judgment remains essential for product context and prioritization.