Scanpoof vs WAVE

Scanpoof provides continuous website accessibility monitoring against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 Level AA, with daily crawling, remediation guidance, and a dated record of fixes. Its scanner checks sitemaps, robots.txt, the WordPress REST API, and live links. Issues come with plain-language explanations and code snippets; teams can track corrections, verify them on a later scan, and reopen them if they return. An optional AI Fix add-on suggests fixes and image alt text, and the WordPress plugin and API can apply suggestions for review before release. Scanpoof also monitors performance, SEO, broken links, security headers, uptime, and SSL certificate expiry. Reporting includes a VPAT 2.5 conformance report and timestamped evidence mapped to ADA, Section 508, EN 301 549, and AODA. Its REST scan API and organization keys can fail CI builds when new critical issues appear. Starter is $29 a month; Growth is $99 a month; Agency is $299 a month. A free instant scan is available.

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.