A11yScope vs Total Validator

A11yScope scans public web pages for accessibility issues and gives practical next steps. It renders pages in a headless browser, including JavaScript, then runs axe-core checks for WCAG 2.1 AA. It also offers guidance on WCAG 2.2 criteria that may require manual review. Findings include fix guidance and copyable code snippets for common failures. Every plan, including Free, includes PDF and emailed reports. Free allows five page scans per hour without an account; a free account allows 50 scan attempts per 30 days and keeps the last three scans in history. Paid plans add weekly rescans and changes with links to page results. Starter costs $10 a month for one monitored site; Pro costs $49 a month for up to 10 sites; Agency costs $149 a month for up to 30 sites. A 7-day trial is available. A11yScope runs on the web and has no browser extension. Automated scans do not certify WCAG conformance, so keyboard and assistive-technology review is still needed.

Total Validator is a freemium tool for checking website accessibility, HTML, CSS, broken links and spelling. Automated accessibility checks cover WCAG 2.2, 2.1 and 2.0, US Section 508 and ARIA standards. It validates HTML and XHTML against W3C and WHATWG standards, and CSS against W3C standards. The product runs through web, Windows, macOS, Linux, an API and a browser extension, with CI/CD integration. Jenkins, Team City and Selenium can call the CI version, which also provides a Web API. Remediation guidance is included. Pro can test authenticated pages, intranets, private websites and JavaScript-generated DOMs through browser extensions, while returning results locally for security. The free Test version shows only a one-page issue summary. Basic handles one page at a time; whole-site and multiple-site validation are Pro features. Manual review tools and mobile testing are not provided.