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Best Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from website accessibility tools ranked against Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    WAVE Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb $10/mo9.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs WAVE
  2. 2
    AccessLint Free plan apiextensionMacWeb $19/mo8.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs AccessLint
  3. 3
    A11yInspect Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin $10/mo8.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs A11yInspect
  4. 4
    Assistiv Labs Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $19/mo8.8
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Assistiv Labs
  5. 6
    Total Validator Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb Free8.7
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Total Validator
  6. 7
    Evinced Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 8.6
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Evinced
  7. 8
    Oobee Free plan apiMacWebWin Free8.5
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Oobee
  8. 9
    Pa11y Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.5
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Pa11y
  9. 10
    A11yScope Free plan Web $10/mo8.4
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs A11yScope
  10. 11
    Axe DevTools Free plan api Free8.3
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Axe DevTools
  11. 12
    axe-core Free plan apiextensionWeb Free8.3
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs axe-core
  12. 13
    Pope Tech Free plan api $25/mo8.3
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Pope Tech
  13. 14
    IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker Free plan apiextensionWeb Free8.2
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker
  14. 15
    ADAWCAG.org Free plan api $149/mo8.2
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs ADAWCAG.org
  15. 16
    ADA Scanner Free plan api $9/mo8.1
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs ADA Scanner
  16. 17
    Accessibility Insights for Web Free plan extensionWeb Free8.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Accessibility Insights for Web
  17. 18
    GitHub Accessibility Scanner Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free8.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs GitHub Accessibility Scanner
  18. 19
    TestParty Free plan apiextensionWeb Free8.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs TestParty
  19. 20
    AccessProof Free plan api Free8.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs AccessProof
  20. 21
    A11y Check Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs A11y Check

Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1WAVE9.0Free plan$10/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2AccessLint8.9Free plan$19/moAPI, Browser, Mac, Web
3A11yInspect8.9Free plan$10/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
4Assistiv Labs8.8Free plan$19/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Total Validator8.7Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Evinced8.6NoAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Oobee8.5Free planFreeAPI, Mac, Web, Windows
9Pa11y8.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10A11yScope8.4Free plan$10/moWeb
11Axe DevTools8.3Free planFreeAPI
12axe-core8.3Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
13Pope Tech8.3Free plan$25/moAPI
14IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker8.2Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
15ADAWCAG.org8.2Free plan$149/moAPI
16ADA Scanner8.1Free plan$9/moAPI
17Accessibility Insights for Web8.0Free planFreeBrowser, Web
18GitHub Accessibility Scanner8.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
19TestParty8.0Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
20AccessProof8.0Free planFreeAPI
21A11y Check7.9Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
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Questions about Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) alternatives

What is the best alternative to Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner)?

WAVE, number 1 in website accessibility tools with a score of 9.0 out of 10. The others here: AccessLint, A11yInspect, Assistiv Labs and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner)?

WAVE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.