Total Validator vs WCAG Workflow
Total Validator
totalvalidator.comWCAG Workflow
wcagworkflow.comSide by side
| Figure | Total Validator | WCAG Workflow |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | £5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Accessibility Testing Software | 9.1 (#6) | 8.3 (#46) |
| Browser extension | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Manual review tools | No | Yes |
| Purpose | Total Validator checks website accessibility, HTML, CSS, broken links, and spelling. | WCAG Workflow combines manual and semi-automated WCAG testing, issue tracking, and documentation for accessibility audits. |
| Support | The maker offers a contact form for product issues and questions and recommends checking the FAQ for common issues. | The terms state that support is provided by email and in-app messaging, with response times varying by subscription tier and issue severity. |
| WCAG coverage | wcag 2.2 | wcag 2.2 |
Plans
Total Validator
- TestFree
- Basic$10, paid once
- CI$39, paid once
- Pro$39, paid once
WCAG Workflow
- Basic£19 a month
- Professional£99 a month
- Enterprise£249 a month
- Early Adopter£5 a month
In their own words
Total Validator
Total Validator is a freemium tool for checking website accessibility, HTML, CSS, broken links and spelling. Automated accessibility checks cover WCAG 2.2, 2.1 and 2.0, US Section 508 and ARIA standards. It validates HTML and XHTML against W3C and WHATWG standards, and CSS against W3C standards. The product runs through web, Windows, macOS, Linux, an API and a browser extension, with CI/CD integration. Jenkins, Team City and Selenium can call the CI version, which also provides a Web API. Remediation guidance is included. Pro can test authenticated pages, intranets, private websites and JavaScript-generated DOMs through browser extensions, while returning results locally for security. The free Test version shows only a one-page issue summary. Basic handles one page at a time; whole-site and multiple-site validation are Pro features. Manual review tools and mobile testing are not provided.
WCAG Workflow
WCAG Workflow has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.