Alternatives to ARC Toolkit

Browser extension from TPGi that finds accessibility issues on individual web pages. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as ARC Toolkit.

  • axe DevTools

    Accessibility testing tools and browser extension from Deque, built on the axe-core rules engine.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebBrowser extension

    axe DevTools is a freemium browser extension built on Deque's axe-core engine, adding IDE and CI toolkits with advanced features sold to enterprises.

  • WAVE

    A suite of web accessibility evaluation tools, available online and as browser extensions.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebBrowser extension

    WAVE extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Edge show issues in place on the page, and a paid API or engine handles bulk testing.

  • AccessibilityChecker.org

    Web accessibility scanner that audits a site against WCAG and ADA and explains how to fix issues.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebBrowser extension

    AccessibilityChecker.org adds a web scan with fix instructions alongside its extension, while ongoing monitoring and remediation are paid.

  • EXPERTE Accessibility Checker

    An online checker that crawls a website and tests each page for accessibility problems.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    EXPERTE Accessibility Checker is a free web tool that crawls a whole public site, rather than checking one page inside the browser.

  • AChecker

    Online accessibility checker that tests a URL, uploaded file or pasted HTML against WCAG and Section 508.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    AChecker is a free web checker taking a URL, upload or pasted HTML, but its guidelines stop at WCAG 2.0.

  • AccessMonitor

    A Portuguese government web service that checks web pages against WCAG 2.1 accessibility practices.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    AccessMonitor is a free government web service checking pages against WCAG 2.1 with a single score, with an interface mainly in Portuguese.

  • Accessibility Insights

    Microsoft's open-source tools for finding and fixing accessibility problems in web pages and Windows apps.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsBrowser extension

    Accessibility Insights is free and open source from Microsoft, adding a guided WCAG 2.1 AA assessment and Windows app testing, but its extension targets only Chrome and Edge.

  • IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker

    IBM's open-source browser extension and toolkit for automated accessibility checks of web pages.

    FreeOpen sourceBrowser extensionCommand line

    IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker is free and open source, using the same rule engine in the browser and in builds with Cypress, Karma and Vitest integrations.

Also worth comparing

These listings name ARC Toolkit as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • ANDI

    Free bookmarklet from the US Social Security Administration for testing web pages for accessibility.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    ARC Toolkit is a free TPGi browser extension using the ARC rules engine, installed as an extension rather than a bookmarklet, and checks one page at a time.

  • AudioEye Website Accessibility Checker

    A free online scanner that checks a website for ADA and WCAG accessibility issues.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    ARC Toolkit is a free TPGi browser extension that checks the current page, one page at a time.

  • Stark

    A suite of accessibility tools for checking and fixing issues across design and development.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    ARC Toolkit is a free TPGi browser extension that checks one page at a time, without design tools, team reporting or an account.

  • Tanaguru Engine

    An automated accessibility testing engine that checks websites and web applications against RGAA and WCAG.

    FreeProprietarySelf-hosted

    ARC Toolkit is a free TPGi browser extension using the ARC rules engine on the current page, checking one page at a time rather than whole sites.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • WebAIM Contrast Checker

    An online checker that tests foreground and background color contrast against WCAG AA and AAA levels.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

  • SortSite

    Website quality scanner testing accessibility, broken links, browser compatibility and SEO against over 1200 checkpoints.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

  • Rocket Validator

    A hosted crawler that runs HTML, CSS and accessibility checks across thousands of site pages.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

  • WhoCanUse

    A web tool showing how a text and background color pair looks to people with various vision conditions.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

  • Colour Contrast Analyser

    A free desktop app for checking foreground and background color contrast against WCAG, with eyedropper pickers.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOS