AccessLint vs Welcoming Web

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.

Welcoming Web is a website accessibility management platform combining a visitor-facing widget, automated audits, remediation support, and ongoing monitoring. The widget lets visitors change text size, contrast, spacing, and motion, and offers profiles for common accessibility needs. Teams can use guided fixes and AI-assisted remediation suggestions, with manual review tools and reports. Welcoming Web says it supports WCAG 2.2, ADA Title III, EN 301 549, and the Equality Act 2010, but does not issue or guarantee compliance certification. Listed website integrations include WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Drupal, Magento, Joomla, WooCommerce, React, Angular, and Vue.js; workflow connections include GitHub, Jira, Slack, and CI/CD pipelines. Setup options are an embedded script, Google Tag Manager, or API. Scans are read-only, and the first free browser scan checks one page. The Free plan includes the core widget and basic features. Pro starts at $19/month with traffic-based pricing and adds remediation, reports, analytics, and priority email support.