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WCAG Crawler

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Spec sheet

Purpose
WCAG Crawler scans websites for accessibility issues against WCAG 2.0 A/AA and WCAG 2.1 A/AA criteria.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Intended users
The project describes use by government agencies, web agencies, enterprises, and developers integrating accessibility checks into CI/CD.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Deployment
The repository documents Docker self-hosting and deployment with a Vercel frontend and Railway or Render backend.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
API
The API supports starting, listing, retrieving, deleting, and cancelling scans, plus retrieving and exporting reports as HTML.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Privacy
The project says no data leaves a self-hosted instance and scan history is stored in localStorage.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The repository states that WCAG Crawler is MIT licensed.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Headquarters
Sarasota, Florida, USRead 28 Sep 2026 · github.com
Authentication and access
Signed-in users authenticate with verified Google ID tokens and access only scans they own; anonymous scan creation is rate-limited by IP.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
CI/CD integration
A GitHub Action can scan a URL in a workflow and fail based on a score threshold or critical issues.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Credential handling
Target-site credentials are used only during a scan and are not persisted; credential-like URL values are rejected or sanitized.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Issue grouping
It groups shared component issues across pages and detects duplicate pages and repeated failing selectors.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Reports
Reports include severity filters, before-and-after code suggestions, WCAG references, and links to Deque University.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Scan limits
Anonymous scans are capped at 10 pages and depth 2; verified Google users at 50 pages and depth 3; allowlisted admins at 100 pages and depth 5.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Site crawling
It automatically discovers and scans pages within a domain using Playwright, with configurable depth and URL patterns.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Testing limits
Automated scans cover only programmatically identifiable issues and do not certify compliance or replace expert manual evaluation.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

WCAG Crawler Free Hosted use: no account needed · anonymous scans: 10 pages, depth 2, concurrency 1 · self-hostable under MIT license Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

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