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IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker vs axe DevTools: catalog facts
IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker	axe DevTools
Free Free and open source, published by IBM on GitHub.	Freemium The browser extension has a free tier; wider toolkits are paid and sold through Deque.
Browser extension, Command line	Web, Browser extension
Same rule engine in the browser and in automated builds Integrations for Cypress, Karma, Vitest and Java	Built on the widely used axe-core rules engine Checks run directly in the browser on the current page
Automated checks cannot catch every accessibility problem Build integrations need some setup in a test suite	Automated checks do not replace manual accessibility testing Advanced features are enterprise products sold through sales
Downloadable app, Browser extension	Hosted service, Browser extension
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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