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FirstSpirit Digital Quality Management (DQM) vs WAVE

FirstSpirit Digital Quality Management (DQM)

firstspirit.com

WAVE

wave.webaim.org

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FigureFirstSpirit Digital Quality Management (DQM)WAVE
Price from—$10/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
APIYesYes
Plans published013
Spec score · Accessibility Testing Software7.7 (#99)9.4 (#2)
CI/CD integrationYesYes
Free planNoYes

Plans

FirstSpirit Digital Quality Management (DQM)

No plans published.

FirstSpirit Digital Quality Management (DQM) pricing →

WAVE

  • Subscription API — 250–999 credits$10 a month
  • Subscription API — 1,000–9,999 creditsPrice not published
  • Subscription API — 10,000+ creditsPrice not published
  • Stand-alone API — Basic$4,000 a year
  • Stand-alone API — Expanded$8,000 a year
  • Stand-alone API — Unlimited$12,000 a year
  • Free API creditsFree
  • API credits 10000+$0.03, paid once
  • API credits 1000-9999$0.03, paid once
  • API credits 250-999$0.04, paid once

WAVE pricing →

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FirstSpirit Digital Quality Management (DQM)

FirstSpirit Digital Quality Management (DQM) has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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WAVE

WAVE is a web accessibility tool that identifies many accessibility and WCAG errors and provides tools for human evaluation of web content. Its browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge can examine password-protected, locally stored, and highly dynamic pages. The service supports page scans, scheduled site audits, intranet pages with most authentication types, and custom viewport sizes for checking responsive breakpoints. Stand-alone tools can integrate with continuous-integration systems including Selenium and Puppeteer. The API returns JSON or XML; basic analysis uses one credit, while advanced features may use two or three. New accounts receive 100 free API credits. Subscription API access has a 250-credit minimum purchase for $10 a month. Stand-alone API licenses cost $4,000 a year for Basic, $8,000 a year for Expanded, and $12,000 a year for Unlimited. The stand-alone API runs on Linux, Mac, or Windows web servers with PHP and Node installed; minimum requirements are 1 CPU, 1 GB memory, and 100 MB storage.

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