Best Accessibility Testing Software in 2026
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Finding accessibility issues involves choosing how to test, what to cover, and how to act on results. Compare automated scans with manual review tools, and check whether browser extensions, CI/CD integration, or mobile testing suit the stages and platforms you work with. WCAG coverage and remediation guidance describe further dimensions of the tools, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost context. WAVE, Welcoming Web, and A11yInspect are among the options. Use these factors to focus on the testing approaches and support that are relevant to your digital products.
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24free plans on this page
$2.30/molowest paid tier
12 Oct 2026last checked
Accessibility Testing Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.25 of 25 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 WAVEPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 ScanpoofPaid from $2.30/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 3 Welcoming WebPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 Total ValidatorFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 A11yInspectPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Assistiv LabsPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 AccessLintPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 8 Accessibility TrackerPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 9 AlfaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 Evinced
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Axe DevToolsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 GamyataFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 13 AccessiCompliancePaid from $49/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 14 axe-coreFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 15 TestPartyFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 IBM Equal Access Accessibility CheckerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 17 AllyShieldPaid from €49/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 Pope TechPaid from $25/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 Pa11yFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 AccessiToolPaid from $49/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 21 PDFix DesktopFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 22 GitHub Accessibility ScannerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 pourFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 Accessibility Insights for WebFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 25 AccessiScanPaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | WCAG coverage | Automated scans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAVE | 9.0 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Free | Many accessibility and WCAG errors | Yes |
| 2 | Scanpoof | 8.9 | Free plan | $2.30/mo | No | $29/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 3 | Welcoming Web | 8.9 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 4 | Total Validator | 8.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | wcag 2.2 | Yes | |
| 5 | A11yInspect | 8.9 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Free | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 6 | Assistiv Labs | 8.9 | Free plan | $19/mo | No | $19/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 7 | AccessLint | 8.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 8 | Accessibility Tracker | 8.7 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | $19/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 9 | Alfa | 8.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | wcag 2.2 | Yes | |
| 10 | Evinced | 8.5 | No | No | ||||
| 11 | Axe DevTools | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | wcag 2.2 | Yes | |
| 12 | Gamyata | 8.3 | Free plan | Yes | $49/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes | |
| 13 | AccessiCompliance | 8.3 | Free plan | $49/mo | Yes | $49/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 14 | axe-core | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 15 | TestParty | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 16 | IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 17 | AllyShield | 8.1 | Free plan | €49/mo | Yes | wcag 2.2 | Yes | |
| 18 | Pope Tech | 8.1 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | $25/mo | Yes | |
| 19 | Pa11y | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 20 | AccessiTool | 8.1 | Free plan | $49/mo | Yes | $49/mo | wcag 2.2 | Yes |
| 21 | PDFix Desktop | 8.1 | Free plan | Yes | wcag 2.2 | Yes | ||
| 22 | GitHub Accessibility Scanner | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | wcag 2.2 | Yes | |
| 23 | pour | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 24 | Accessibility Insights for Web | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 25 | AccessiScan | 7.9 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | $29/mo | wcag 2.1 | Yes |
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