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Spec sheet

Purpose
Testaro performs ensemble testing of web pages for accessibility, usability, and conformity to HTML and CSS specifications.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Deployment
The maker documents installation on macOS, Windows, Debian, or Ubuntu with Node.js 22.12 or later, and says Playwright browser binaries must also be installed.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Free plan
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com
License
The repository is licensed under the MIT License.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Automated scans
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com
Browser security
Testaro leaves Playwright Chromium sandboxing enabled by default and warns that non-sandboxed browsers are less secure.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Built-in tests
Testaro includes about 50 of its own tests, mostly intended to complement tests from the other rule engines.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
How it works
A job typically identifies a web page and asks Testaro to run rule engines; Testaro adds test results to the job to create a report.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Job execution
Testaro can run a single job and quit, or run as a daemon that polls a server or watches a directory for jobs.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Maker location
The YRA Tech GitHub organization profile lists the United States of America.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Mobile testing
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com
Remediation guidance
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com
Rule coverage
The README describes about 1,300 rules across all rule engines.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Rule engines
The README lists integrations including Axe, Alfa, Accessibility Checker, ASLint, Editoria11y, HTML CodeSniffer, Nu Html Checker, Pour Engine, QualWeb, SureA11y, Testaro, and WAVE.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Standardized reports
Testaro can provide rule-engine results in a uniform Testaro-defined format, and can include native results as well.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support and issue reporting
The maker welcomes contributions and directs users to report issues and feature requests in the repository.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
TLS handling
Server polling verifies TLS certificates by default; the README warns that certificate tolerance can expose credentials and reports to interception.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
WAVE limitation
The WAVE subscription API accepts a URL rather than a transmitted document, so it cannot test an interaction-reached page state or a page that is not directly URL-accessible.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Open source Free MIT-licensed software; install and run independently Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

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