Best Accessibility Testing Software in 2026
Updated
Teams responsible for digital products can use accessibility testing software to examine experiences and identify issues for review. Compare automated scans with manual review tools, then consider browser extensions, CI/CD integration and mobile testing in light of your workflow. WCAG coverage and remediation guidance show additional listed dimensions; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer cost context. WAVE, Axe DevTools and Pope Tech are among the tools covered. Weigh the stated testing capabilities against the platforms and review practices that matter to your work.
Accessibility Testing Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 25 of 25 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Axe DevTools API yesOSS yesFREE yesDOCS 9.8Free
- 02 WAVE API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.9$10/mo
- 03 IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.7Free
- 04 Axe Developer Hub API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.7Free
- 05 axe-core API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.6Free
- 06 Alfa API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.6Free
- 07 Scanpoof API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.6$2.30/mo
- 08 TestParty API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.5Free
- 09 Pope Tech API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.5$25/mo
- 10 AccessLint API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.4$19/mo
- 11 Welcoming Web API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.4$19/mo
- 12 Level Access Platform API yesDOCS 8.3
- 13 Limina API yesDOCS 8.3
- 14 Access Continuum API yesDOCS 8.3
- 15 Total Validator API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.3Free
- 16 Evinced API yesFREE noDOCS 8.2
- 17 axe Monitor API yesDOCS 8.2
- 18 pour API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.2Free
- 19 Pa11y API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.2Free
- 20 AccessiScan API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.2$29/mo
- 21 Accessibility Cloud API yesDOCS 8.1€165/mo
- 22 DubBot API yesDOCS 8.1
- 23 ADAGuard API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.1$49,490/mo
- 24 Siteimprove Accessibility API yesDOCS 8.0
- 25 DARTSuite API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.0$59/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | WCAG coverage | Automated scans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axe DevTools | 9.8 | Free plan | Yes | wcag 2.2 | Yes | ||
| 2 | WAVE | 8.9 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Free | Many accessibility and WCAG errors | Yes |
| 3 | IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 4 | Axe Developer Hub | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | No | wcag 2.2 | Yes | |
| 5 | axe-core | 8.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 6 | Alfa | 8.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | wcag 2.2 | Yes | |
| 7 | Scanpoof | 8.6 | Free plan | $2.30/mo | No | $29/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 8 | TestParty | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 9 | Pope Tech | 8.5 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | $25/mo | Yes | |
| 10 | AccessLint | 8.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 11 | Welcoming Web | 8.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 12 | Level Access Platform | 8.3 | wcag 2.2 | Yes | ||||
| 13 | Limina | 8.3 | wcag 2.2 | Yes | ||||
| 14 | Access Continuum | 8.3 | wcag 2.1 | Yes | ||||
| 15 | Total Validator | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | wcag 2.2 | Yes | |
| 16 | Evinced | 8.2 | No | No | ||||
| 17 | axe Monitor | 8.2 | wcag 2.2 | Yes | ||||
| 18 | pour | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 19 | Pa11y | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 20 | AccessiScan | 8.2 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | $29/mo | wcag 2.1 | Yes |
| 21 | Accessibility Cloud | 8.1 | €165/mo | Yes | ||||
| 22 | DubBot | 8.1 | wcag 2.2 | Yes | ||||
| 23 | ADAGuard | 8.1 | Free plan | $49,490/mo | Yes | $49/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 24 | Siteimprove Accessibility | 8.0 | No | |||||
| 25 | DARTSuite | 8.0 | Free plan | $59/mo | Yes | $59/mo | wcag 2.1 | Yes |
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