Total Validator vs Web Accessibility Toolkit
Total Validator
totalvalidator.comWeb Accessibility Toolkit
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| Figure | Total Validator | Web Accessibility Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Website Accessibility Tools | 9.0 (#10) | 7.3 (#110) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The maker offers a contact form for product issues and questions and recommends checking the FAQ for common issues. | The maker says support is included without an extra charge and offers setup help by email or, if given an admin login, by logging in to configure the plugin. |
Plans
Total Validator
- TestFree
- Basic$10, paid once
- CI$39, paid once
- Pro$39, paid once
Web Accessibility Toolkit
- 3 Websites$48 a year
- Unlimited Websites$148, paid once
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.
Web Accessibility Toolkit
Web Accessibility Toolkit has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.