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IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker vs ANDI: catalog facts
IBM Equal Access Accessibility CheckerANDI
Free

Free and open source, published by IBM on GitHub.

Free

Free to use, provided by a US government agency.

Browser extension, Command line Web
  • Same rule engine in the browser and in automated builds
  • Integrations for Cypress, Karma, Vitest and Java
  • Shows the accessible name a screen reader should announce
  • Nothing to install beyond a bookmark
  • Automated checks cannot catch every accessibility problem
  • Build integrations need some setup in a test suite
  • Can be blocked by a page's Content Security Policy
  • Desktop browsers only
Downloadable app, Browser extension Web application
Open source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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