Asqatasun

Spec sheet

Purpose

Asqatasun is an open-source website analyzer for web accessibility and search engine optimization.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Deployment

The installation guide provides separate downloadable web application and API server binaries for self-hosting.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

API

The documentation lists ways to use the server through Swagger and cURL, as well as a client for the Asqatasun Server.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Support

The project points users to its forum, an Element room, and an email contact for discussion and help.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

License

The documentation identifies the license as GNU Affero GPL v3.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Accessibility audits

It assesses accessibility against RGAA and WCAG and can scan a whole site with a crawler.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

API access

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · asqatasun.adullact.org

API and CI

The maker says Asqatasun can be included in continuous integration through its API.Read 12 Oct 2026 · asqatasun.org

API authentication

All API endpoints require Basic Auth.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Audit types

The documentation describes page, site, scenario, and offline file audits.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Export

The documentation includes CSV export for audit data.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

History

The maker says Asqatasun was created in 2007 by Matthieu Faure and is a fork of Tanaguru.Read 12 Oct 2026 · asqatasun.org

Infrastructure requirements

The listed Ubuntu prerequisites include Java JRE 17, MariaDB 10.6, libGTK 3, libDbus, and haveged.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Maker site version

The maker’s site identifies the powered-by version as Asqatasun v6.0.0-rc.6.Read 12 Oct 2026 · asqatasun.adullact.org

Manual audits

Users can scan a page, complete the audit manually, and produce a report.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Offline audits

Offline file audits let users submit a saved page, including an intranet page or a template still under development.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Offline files

It can scan offline files such as templates that are not online yet.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Scan scope

siteRead 22 Sep 2026 · asqatasun.adullact.org

Scenario audits

Scenario audits can assess web applications, multi-step forms, search-result pages, and different states of a page.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Scenario integration

Scenario audits use Selenium commands, and the documentation describes recording a scenario with Selenium IDE before uploading it.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Security configuration

The web application installation example configures an OWASP ESAPI property and a token validity duration of 3600 seconds.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Self-hosting requirements

Regular installation instructions describe downloading separate server and web application binaries and configuring a database.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Site audits

Site audits crawl a website to provide an overview of its accessibility and identify pages with issues.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Supported operating system

The current v6 prerequisites page lists Ubuntu 22.04 as a supported operating system.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Workflow scenarios

Scenarios can audit workflows such as registration, form completion, or e-commerce checkout.Read 12 Oct 2026 · doc.asqatasun.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Website Accessibility Tools#22 of 1338.5