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Asqatasun
What Asqatasun is
Asqatasun is a free, open-source web accessibility testing tool released under GNU AGPL v3. It checks pages and websites against RGAA and WCAG, with page, site, scenario, and offline-file audits. Site audits crawl a domain to summarize accessibility and point to pages with issues. Scenario audits use Selenium commands to examine workflows such as registration, form completion, checkout, search results, multi-step forms, and changing page states. Offline audits accept saved pages, including intranet content and templates still being developed. Users can also complete page audits manually and produce reports. The platform provides an API through Swagger, cURL, and an Asqatasun Server client; API endpoints require Basic Auth, and the maker describes continuous-integration use. Audit data can be exported as CSV. Deployment supports regular installation or Docker, with Ubuntu 22.04, Java JRE 17, MariaDB 10.6, libGTK 3, libDbus, and haveged listed for current v6 prerequisites.
Who it suits
Asqatasun suits accessibility teams, developers, and organizations auditing websites, workflows, or offline pages. Its self-hosted and API options fit teams managing their own infrastructure or CI processes.
What it does well
- Free and open source under GNU AGPL v3
- Audits pages, sites, scenarios, and offline files
- Checks RGAA and WCAG accessibility criteria
- API supports Swagger, cURL, and CI use
- CSV export for audit data
What to know first
- API endpoints require Basic Auth
- Regular installation requires server binaries and database configuration
- Scenario audits depend on Selenium commands
- Current v6 prerequisites list Ubuntu 22.04
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Asqatasun | Open source · GNU Affero GPL v3 | Free |
As asqatasun.adullact.org lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Asqatasun combines crawler-based site checks with scenario and offline audits, covering both public pages and workflows. It is a practical option for teams comfortable with self-hosting, Selenium, and the listed infrastructure requirements.
Facts from Asqatasun's own pages
- Accessibility audits
- It assesses accessibility against RGAA and WCAG and can scan a whole site with a crawler. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- API
- The documentation lists ways to use the server through Swagger and cURL, as well as a client for the Asqatasun Server. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yes · asqatasun.adullact.org, 22 Sept 2026
- API and CI
- The maker says Asqatasun can be included in continuous integration through its API. · asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- All API endpoints require Basic Auth. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Audit types
- The documentation describes page, site, scenario, and offline file audits. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The installation guide provides separate downloadable web application and API server binaries for self-hosting. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Export
- The documentation includes CSV export for audit data. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- History
- The maker says Asqatasun was created in 2007 by Matthieu Faure and is a fork of Tanaguru. · asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Infrastructure requirements
- The listed Ubuntu prerequisites include Java JRE 17, MariaDB 10.6, libGTK 3, libDbus, and haveged. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The documentation identifies the license as GNU Affero GPL v3. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Maker site version
- The maker’s site identifies the powered-by version as Asqatasun v6.0.0-rc.6. · asqatasun.adullact.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Manual audits
- Users can scan a page, complete the audit manually, and produce a report. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Offline audits
- Offline file audits let users submit a saved page, including an intranet page or a template still under development. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Offline files
- It can scan offline files such as templates that are not online yet. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Asqatasun is an open-source website analyzer for web accessibility and search engine optimization. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- site · asqatasun.adullact.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Scenario audits
- Scenario audits can assess web applications, multi-step forms, search-result pages, and different states of a page. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Scenario integration
- Scenario audits use Selenium commands, and the documentation describes recording a scenario with Selenium IDE before uploading it. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- The web application installation example configures an OWASP ESAPI property and a token validity duration of 3600 seconds. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting requirements
- Regular installation instructions describe downloading separate server and web application binaries and configuring a database. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Site audits
- Site audits crawl a website to provide an overview of its accessibility and identify pages with issues. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project points users to its forum, an Element room, and an email contact for discussion and help. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Supported operating system
- The current v6 prerequisites page lists Ubuntu 22.04 as a supported operating system. · doc.asqatasun.org, 12 Oct 2026
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