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Rocket Validator vs W3C Markup Validation Service: catalog facts
Rocket Validator	W3C Markup Validation Service
Paid Paid subscription service with a free trial.	Free A free service run by the W3C.
Web	Web
Site-wide HTML and accessibility checks in one report Up to 5,000 pages per report	Validate by URL, file upload or direct input Choice of character encoding and document type
Paid service after the trial Requires an account	HTML5 validation is marked experimental Modern HTML is better served by the separate Nu Html Checker
Hosted service	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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