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Best PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from accessibility testing software ranked against PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    WAVE Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb $10/mo8.9
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs WAVE
  2. 2
    Axe DevTools Free plan api Free8.7
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs Axe DevTools
  3. 3
    Pope Tech Free plan api $25/mo8.5
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs Pope Tech
  4. 4
    AccessLint Free plan apiextensionMacWeb $19/mo8.4
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs AccessLint
  5. 5
    Welcoming Web Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $19/mo8.4
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs Welcoming Web
  6. 6
    TestParty Free plan api Free8.3
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs TestParty
  7. 7
    AccessiScan Free plan apiWeb $29/mo8.2
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs AccessiScan
  8. 8
    IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker api 8.1
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker
  9. 9
    Accessibility Cloud api €165/mo8.1
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs Accessibility Cloud
  10. 10
    axe-core api 8.0
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs axe-core
  11. 11
    Evinced api 7.9
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs Evinced
  12. 12
    AccessibilityChecker.org api $89/mo7.9
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs AccessibilityChecker.org
  13. 13
    Siteimprove Accessibility api 7.8
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs Siteimprove Accessibility
  14. 14
    PDFUA.io Validator Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $19/mo7.6
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs PDFUA.io Validator
  15. 15
    Pa11y api 7.5
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs Pa11y
  16. 16
    A11y Pulse api $19/mo7.5
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs A11y Pulse
  17. 17
    Gamyata Free plan 7.1
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs Gamyata
  18. 18
    AllyShield Free plan Web €49/mo7.0
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs AllyShield
  19. 19
    A11yInspect Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin $10/mo7.0
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs A11yInspect
  20. 20
    Accessibility Tracker Free plan extensionWeb $5/mo7.0
    PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) vs Accessibility Tracker

PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1WAVE8.9Free plan$10/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Axe DevTools8.7Free planFreeAPI
3Pope Tech8.5Free plan$25/moAPI
4AccessLint8.4Free plan$19/moAPI, Browser, Mac, Web
5Welcoming Web8.4Free plan$19/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
6TestParty8.3Free planFreeAPI
7AccessiScan8.2Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
8IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker8.1No—API
9Accessibility Cloud8.1No€165/moAPI
10axe-core8.0No—API
11Evinced7.9No—API
12AccessibilityChecker.org7.9No$89/moAPI
13Siteimprove Accessibility7.8No—API
14PDFUA.io Validator7.6Free plan$19/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
15Pa11y7.5No—API
16A11y Pulse7.5No$19/moAPI
17Gamyata7.1Free plan——
18AllyShield7.0Free plan€49/moWeb
19A11yInspect7.0Free plan$10/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
20Accessibility Tracker7.0Free plan$5/moBrowser, Web
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Questions about PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker) alternatives

What is the best alternative to PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker)?

WAVE, number 1 in accessibility testing software with a score of 8.9 out of 10. The others here: Axe DevTools, Pope Tech, AccessLint and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker)?

WAVE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.