Best CWAC Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from website accessibility tools ranked against CWAC on the same published basis.
- 1CWAC vs WAVE
- 2CWAC vs Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner)
- 3CWAC vs Axe DevTools
- 4CWAC vs Pope Tech
- 5CWAC vs AccessLint
- 6CWAC vs A11yInspect
- 7CWAC vs ADA Scanner
- 8CWAC vs AccessMonitor
- 9CWAC vs GitHub Accessibility Scanner
- 10CWAC vs Free Website Accessibility Checker
- 11CWAC vs TestParty
- 12CWAC vs Squidler
- 13CWAC vs ADAGuard
- 14CWAC vs AllyShield
- 15CWAC vs A11yScope
- 16CWAC vs ADAWCAG.org
- 17CWAC vs AccessibilityScanner.app
- 18CWAC vs WCAG Toolkit
- 19CWAC vs AccessProof
- 20CWAC vs WCAGWatch
CWAC alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAVE | 8.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Axe DevTools | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | API |
| 4 | Pope Tech | 7.7 | Free plan | $25/mo | API |
| 5 | AccessLint | 7.7 | Free plan | $19/mo | API, Browser, Mac, Web |
| 6 | A11yInspect | 7.6 | Free plan | $10/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | ADA Scanner | 7.5 | Free plan | $9/mo | API |
| 8 | AccessMonitor | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 9 | GitHub Accessibility Scanner | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 10 | Free Website Accessibility Checker | 7.3 | Free plan | $9/mo | Web |
| 11 | TestParty | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API |
| 12 | Squidler | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API |
| 13 | ADAGuard | 7.2 | Free plan | $49/mo | Web |
| 14 | AllyShield | 7.2 | Free plan | €49/mo | Web |
| 15 | A11yScope | 7.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | Web |
| 16 | ADAWCAG.org | 7.1 | Free plan | $149/mo | API |
| 17 | AccessibilityScanner.app | 7.1 | Free plan | $15.83/mo | Web |
| 18 | WCAG Toolkit | 7.1 | Free plan | €7.50/mo | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | AccessProof | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API |
| 20 | WCAGWatch | 6.9 | Free plan | $19/mo | Web |
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Questions about CWAC alternatives
What is the best alternative to CWAC?
WAVE, number 1 in website accessibility tools with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner), Axe DevTools, Pope Tech and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CWAC?
WAVE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.