Assistiv Labs vs Oobee

Assistiv Labs connects users remotely to real assistive technologies so they can test websites and apps through a modern web browser. It covers WCAG 2.2 and lists manual review tools, mobile testing, automated scans, CI/CD integration, and remediation guidance. Available technologies vary by plan and include NVDA, Narrator, JAWS, VoiceOver, Android TalkBack, Windows High Contrast, Edge Reader mode, Windows Reduce Motion, Windows Screen Magnifier, and ZoomText/Fusion. Sessions start clean and stay within the browser tab. Debugging tools include Chrome DevTools, inspect.exe, and Xcode Accessibility Inspector. AssistivTunnel provides a secure connection for testing localhost, VPN-protected, and intranet sites. New accounts receive a 14-day Professional trial for one user without a credit card, with sessions limited to 10 minutes each. Freelancer costs $19 a month and includes 120 testing minutes monthly; Professional costs $99 a month with unlimited testing minutes. The company plan has unlimited users and minutes, with price not listed. The company says it holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification and a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation for Security criteria.

Oobee is a free automated accessibility testing tool powered by GovTech Singapore. It checks websites against WCAG 2.2 and can scan a page or an entire site from a URL. Reports identify issues by severity and affected elements, then suggest fixes that can include code-level improvements. Checks cover low-contrast text, unclear form labels, images without alternative text, unlabeled buttons or links, and missing language tags. Reports can be produced in HTML, PDF, or CSV. Teams can use the web interface, API, or desktop application for Windows and macOS, and scans can be integrated into CI/CD pipelines. GovTech describes Oobee as open source, and its listed Free scan plan costs nothing. The tool is intended for government officers, product owners, developers, designers, content managers, and accessibility consultants. Its homepage reports more than 790,000 pages scanned, more than 11.5 million accessibility issues discovered, and use by 99 government agencies. Its privacy statement says personal data is shared only with government agencies or authorized entities performing specific government services.