Alternatives to AccessibilityChecker.org
Web accessibility scanner that audits a site against WCAG and ADA and explains how to fix issues. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
AccessibilityChecker.org
Web accessibility scanner that audits a site against WCAG and ADA and explains how to fix issues.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as AccessibilityChecker.org.
WAVE
A suite of web accessibility evaluation tools, available online and as browser extensions.
WAVE shows accessibility issues in place on the page, with extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Edge, though bulk testing needs its paid API or engine.
axe DevTools
Accessibility testing tools and browser extension from Deque, built on the axe-core rules engine.
axe DevTools runs Deque's axe-core rules in the browser while you build, and adds IDE and CI toolkits, with advanced features sold as enterprise products.
AudioEye Website Accessibility Checker
A free online scanner that checks a website for ADA and WCAG accessibility issues.
AudioEye Website Accessibility Checker scans a URL and maps prioritized issues to WCAG criteria, but serves as an entry point to a commercial service with sales prompts.
UserWay Accessibility Checker
Online scanner that checks a website for ADA and WCAG accessibility issues and gives a score.
UserWay Accessibility Checker gives a one-click overall accessibility score, but the free check is one-time and high level and the page promotes a paid widget.
EXPERTE Accessibility Checker
An online checker that crawls a website and tests each page for accessibility problems.
EXPERTE Accessibility Checker crawls an entire site in one free run with 41 checks across eight categories, instead of auditing a single page.
AChecker
Online accessibility checker that tests a URL, uploaded file or pasted HTML against WCAG and Section 508.
AChecker is fully free and accepts a URL, file upload or pasted HTML, but its guidelines stop at WCAG 2.0 and fix explanations are limited.
AccessMonitor
A Portuguese government web service that checks web pages against WCAG 2.1 accessibility practices.
AccessMonitor is a free government-run service checking against WCAG 2.1 with a 0 to 10 score, though its interface is primarily in Portuguese.
ARC Toolkit
Browser extension from TPGi that finds accessibility issues on individual web pages.
ARC Toolkit is a free browser extension using TPGi's ARC rules engine, checking one page at a time rather than offering a web scan.
Also worth comparing
These listings name AccessibilityChecker.org as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Accessibility Insights
Microsoft's open-source tools for finding and fixing accessibility problems in web pages and Windows apps.
AccessibilityChecker.org is a freemium web scanner and extension auditing against WCAG and ADA, with paid monitoring and no Windows desktop app testing.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SortSite
Website quality scanner testing accessibility, broken links, browser compatibility and SEO against over 1200 checkpoints.
Rocket Validator
A hosted crawler that runs HTML, CSS and accessibility checks across thousands of site pages.
WebAIM Contrast Checker
An online checker that tests foreground and background color contrast against WCAG AA and AAA levels.
Tanaguru Engine
An automated accessibility testing engine that checks websites and web applications against RGAA and WCAG.
WooRank
A web-based website review that audits a URL for SEO, usability and accessibility issues.
Toptal Colorblind Web Page Filter
A web tool that renders a web page through color blindness filters to test its design.
