Pa11y vs Pope Tech

Pa11y is a free, open-source set of tools for checking website accessibility. Its command-line interface loads a page for a one-off test and highlights issues, while Pa11y CI checks a list of pages in continuous-integration workflows. Pa11y Dashboard tests pages daily and graphs improvements or regressions over time. Pa11y Webservice supplies JSON data for the Dashboard or a custom dashboard-style front end. The package runs from the command line or Node.js, uses HTML_CodeSniffer by default, and can also use the axe test runner. WCAG2AA is the default CLI standard, with WCAG2A and WCAG2AAA selectable. Reports can be human-readable CLI output, CSV, HTML, JSON, or TSV. Configuration uses command-line options or JSON and JavaScript files, and local HTML files can be tested with an absolute path. Pa11y provides API access, scheduled scans, site-level scanning, and CI/CD integration across Linux, macOS, Windows, web, API, and self-hosted setups. Pa11y 10 requires Node.js 22.13.0 or newer on an even-numbered release.

Pope Tech provides automated and manual accessibility testing for websites, with reporting and training, and a separate accessibility platform integrated into Canvas LMS. Website scanning uses the WAVE testing engine; scheduled scans, API access and CI/CD integration are listed. Business Plus and Professional include guided manual-testing tools and tracking. Listed integrations include JIRA, Asana, email task and ticketing, GitHub, Bitbucket and YouTube. The free plan covers 25 active pages, two users, one website and one group, with unlimited rescanning within the page allowance. It is free forever and requires no credit card. Team costs $25 a month at the 50-page tier, billed annually. Business Plus costs $225 a month and Professional costs $400 a month, each at the 500-page tier and billed annually; higher page tiers are available in some plans. Monthly and annual billing are offered, and annual plans may qualify for invoicing. Support includes email, a help desk and help center, onboarding, training and consultations. Pope Tech lists Providence, Utah as its headquarters.