Accessibility checker alternatives
Scanners report issues for you to fix. Overlays change the page in the visitor’s browser. Here is how common options compare.
| Tool | What it is | Published pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Check Web | Automated scanner (axe-core) with weekly monitoring and change emails; installs nothing on your site | Free single-page scans; Solo $29/mo (1 site, 25 pages/week); Studio $79/mo (5 sites); Agency $249/mo (25 sites, 50 pages); Agency 100 $699/mo | Small businesses and agencies who want a free check and inexpensive weekly monitoring, and will fix issues in their own code or CMS. |
| Pope Tech | Automated scanning platform (WAVE engine) with dashboards | Free plan (25 pages); Team from $25/mo billed annually ($30 monthly) for a 50-page tier; Business Plus from $225/mo annually; Professional from $400/mo annually (source) | Organizations that want multi-user dashboards, large page counts and training. |
| WAVE (WebAIM) | Free browser tool and extension, plus a paid API | Browser tool free; API credits from $0.04 each (250-credit, $10 minimum), down to $0.025 at 10,000+; stand-alone engine licenses from $4,000/yr (source) | Manual, page-by-page review in the browser, and developers who want per-request API pricing. |
| accessiBe accessWidget | JavaScript overlay widget installed on your site | Micro $490/yr (or $59/mo) up to 5,000 visits/mo; Growth $1,490/yr; Scale $3,990/yr; custom above 100,000 visits/mo (source) | Teams that specifically want an on-page widget. It works differently from a scanner: it changes the page at runtime instead of reporting issues for you to fix in your code. |
Competitor prices are as listed on each vendor’s own pricing page, checked October 14, 2026. Prices change; confirm on the vendor’s site. Names are trademarks of their owners; we are not affiliated with them.
Free tools worth knowing
- axe DevTools browser extension (Deque): free extension using the same axe-core engine we use.
- Lighthouse: built into Chrome DevTools, includes an accessibility audit based on axe-core.
- WAVE extension: free visual overlay of issues in your browser.
Those are great for checking one page while you work. Welcome Check Web adds weekly multi-page monitoring and change emails.
Automated accessibility scan. Results are informational and may not identify every accessibility issue. This service is not legal advice, a compliance certification, or a substitute for comprehensive manual accessibility testing.