AccessLint vs HTML_CodeSniffer
AccessLint
accesslint.comHTML_CodeSniffer
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| Figure | AccessLint | HTML_CodeSniffer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 0 |
| Spec score · Accessibility Testing Software | 9.0 (#10) | 7.4 (#135) |
| Spec score · Website Accessibility Tools | 9.0 (#8) | 7.3 (#111) |
| Browser extension | The a11y agent is a Chrome extension that audits pages in real time and gives AI-generated remediation suggestions in Chrome’s side panel. | No |
| Support | AccessLint directs users who cannot find an answer in Help to email [email protected]. | The project README directs users to its GitHub issue tracker to report problems and welcomes contributions through pull requests. |
Plans
In their own words
AccessLint
AccessLint checks accessibility during development, on pull requests, and on live sites. Its WCAG 2.2 engine has 95 rules and a stated 53ms median audit across 5,000 real-world sites. Pull-request reviews inspect changed files and leave inline comments with the relevant rule and a suggested correction, but do not fail builds or block merges. Deploy-triggered scans require Starter or Pro, run asynchronously, and also do not synchronously fail builds. Saved user journeys can run daily, with email alerts for new violations or changes against a baseline. The toolkit provides checks for Playwright, Vitest, and Storybook, while pull-request reviews use a GitHub App. Starter and Pro include shareable read-only evidence reports with before-and-after screenshots of affected elements. Free covers public-repository pull-request reviews, one daily monitored flow, and violation trends. Starter costs $19 a month or $190 a year; Pro costs $349 a month or $3,490 a year. AccessLint says automated checks alone cannot make a site compliant.
HTML_CodeSniffer
HTML_CodeSniffer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.