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Best Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from website accessibility tools ranked against Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    WAVE Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb $10/mo9.1
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs WAVE
  2. 2
    Evinced Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 8.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Evinced
  3. 3
    Assistiv Labs Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $19/mo8.8
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Assistiv Labs
  4. 4
    A11yInspect Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin $10/mo8.7
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs A11yInspect
  5. 5
    Pa11y Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.6
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Pa11y
  6. 7
    Oobee Free plan apiMacWebWin Free8.5
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Oobee
  7. 8
    AccessLint Free plan apiextensionMacWeb $19/mo8.5
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs AccessLint
  8. 9
    Total Validator Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb Free8.5
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Total Validator
  9. 10
    IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker Free plan apiextensionWeb Free8.1
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker
  10. 11
    axe-core Free plan apiextensionWeb Free8.1
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs axe-core
  11. 12
    Pope Tech Free plan api $25/mo8.1
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Pope Tech
  12. 13
    Axe DevTools Free plan api Free8.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Axe DevTools
  13. 14
    Siteimprove Accessibility AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb 8.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Siteimprove Accessibility
  14. 15
    A11yScope Free plan Web $10/mo8.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs A11yScope
  15. 16
    Accessibility Insights for Web Free plan extensionWeb Free7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Accessibility Insights for Web
  16. 17
    A11y Check Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs A11y Check
  17. 18
    GitHub Accessibility Scanner Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs GitHub Accessibility Scanner
  18. 19
    TestParty Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs TestParty
  19. 20
    WCAG Toolkit Free plan extensionLinuxMacWebWin €7.50/mo7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs WCAG Toolkit
  20. 21
    ADA Scanner Free plan api $9/mo7.8
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs ADA Scanner

Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1WAVE9.1Free plan$10/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Evinced8.9NoAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Assistiv Labs8.8Free plan$19/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4A11yInspect8.7Free plan$10/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
5Pa11y8.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Oobee8.5Free planFreeAPI, Mac, Web, Windows
8AccessLint8.5Free plan$19/moAPI, Browser, Mac, Web
9Total Validator8.5Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker8.1Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
11axe-core8.1Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
12Pope Tech8.1Free plan$25/moAPI
13Axe DevTools8.0Free planFreeAPI
14Siteimprove Accessibility8.0Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web
15A11yScope8.0Free plan$10/moWeb
16Accessibility Insights for Web7.9Free planFreeBrowser, Web
17A11y Check7.9Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
18GitHub Accessibility Scanner7.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
19TestParty7.9Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
20WCAG Toolkit7.9Free plan€7.50/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21ADA Scanner7.8Free plan$9/moAPI
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Questions about Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) alternatives

What is the best alternative to Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner)?

WAVE, number 1 in website accessibility tools with a score of 9.1 out of 10. The others here: Evinced, Assistiv Labs, A11yInspect and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner)?

WAVE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.