WCAGScan

WCAGScan vs other accessibility scanners

28 capabilities, 17 products. Where WCAGScan leads, where it does not, and what each approach costs. We list our own gaps too.

✓ Yes~ Partial✗ No? Not stated on the vendor's public pages
CapabilityWCAGScanSiteimprove AccessibilityDeque axeWAVE (WebAIM)Pope TechSortSiteSilktideaccessiBeAudioEyeLevel AccessGoogle LighthouseMicrosoft Accessibility InsightsEqualize Digital Accessibility CheckerAcquia Web Governance (Monsido)BrowserStack Accessibility TestingEvincedPa11y / Sa11y (open source)
Scanning & standards
Multi-page site crawler Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Unknown Partial Yes Yes Yes Unknown
WCAG 2.2 coverage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Unknown Partial Yes Yes Yes Unknown Partial
A / AA / AAA level tagging Yes Yes Yes Partial Partial Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes Unknown Unknown Yes
Real-browser (JavaScript-rendered) scanning Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes Unknown Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes
Color-contrast checking Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown
PDF document accessibility checks Yes Yes Yes No Partial Yes Yes Unknown Partial Yes No No Unknown Unknown Yes Unknown No
Word / PowerPoint document checks Yes Partial Unknown No Unknown Partial Unknown Unknown Partial Unknown No No Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown No
Accessibility score or grade Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial Unknown Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Yes Unknown Unknown No
Reports & guidance
Plain-English fix guidance with code examples Yes Yes Yes Partial Partial Partial Partial Yes Partial Partial Unknown Partial Unknown Yes Partial Unknown Partial
Report grouped by POUR principles Yes Unknown Unknown No No Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
VPAT / ACR generation Yes Partial Partial Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Partial Partial Yes No No Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown No
CSV / spreadsheet export Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes
PDF report export Yes Yes Yes No Yes Partial Yes Partial Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Page / issue prioritization ranking Yes Yes Yes No Partial Unknown Partial Unknown Partial Unknown Partial Unknown Unknown Partial Unknown Yes Unknown
Monitoring & workflow
Scheduled / continuous monitoring Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Partial Unknown Yes Yes No
Scan history and trend tracking Yes Yes Yes No Yes Unknown Yes Unknown Unknown Yes Unknown Unknown Yes Unknown Partial Yes No
Multi-client / multi-site management Partial Yes Yes No Yes Unknown Yes Yes Unknown Unknown No No Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown No
White-label reports Yes Unknown Unknown No Unknown Partial Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown No No Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown No
API / integrations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Unknown Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown Partial Yes Yes
Browser extension / developer tools No Yes Yes Yes Partial Unknown Yes Unknown Partial Yes Yes Yes Partial Unknown Yes Unknown Partial
CI/CD pipeline integration Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Unknown Yes Unknown Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes Yes Yes
Scanning behind login (authenticated pages) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Partial Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes Yes
Deployment & pricing
Desktop / on-premise option (data stays local) Yes No Partial Yes No Yes No No No Partial Yes Yes Yes Unknown No Yes Yes
Free scan or free tier Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Partial Yes
Pay-per-scan pricing (no subscription required) Yes No No Yes No Partial No No No No No No No No No No No
Entry price Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes No Partial No Yes
Other
Overlay / widget "auto-fix" (uses one = ✓; WCAGScan does not) No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Partial No No No No
Manual expert audit services No Yes Yes Yes Partial Unknown Yes Partial Yes Yes No No Partial Unknown Unknown Unknown No
Features confirmed (Yes)2419211215111798159576789
Features partial14246735821252413
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