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Best Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from website accessibility tools ranked against Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    WAVE Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb $10/mo8.2
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs WAVE
  2. 3
    IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker
  3. 4
    Oobee Free plan apiMacWebWin Free7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Oobee
  4. 5
    Pa11y Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Pa11y
  5. 6
    Axe DevTools Free plan api Free7.8
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Axe DevTools
  6. 7
    Accessibility Insights for Web Free plan extensionWeb Free7.7
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Accessibility Insights for Web
  7. 8
    axe-core Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.7
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs axe-core
  8. 9
    Pope Tech Free plan api $25/mo7.7
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Pope Tech
  9. 10
    AccessLint Free plan apiextensionMacWeb $19/mo7.7
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs AccessLint
  10. 11
    A11y Check Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.6
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs A11y Check
  11. 12
    A11yInspect Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin $10/mo7.6
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs A11yInspect
  12. 13
    ADA Scanner Free plan api $9/mo7.5
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs ADA Scanner
  13. 14
    Assistiv Labs Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $19/mo7.5
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Assistiv Labs
  14. 15
    AccessMonitor Free plan Web Free7.4
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs AccessMonitor
  15. 16
    GitHub Accessibility Scanner Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free7.4
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs GitHub Accessibility Scanner
  16. 17
    Tanaguru Engine Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Tanaguru Engine
  17. 18
    TestParty Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.4
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs TestParty
  18. 19
    Total Validator Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb Free7.4
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Total Validator
  19. 20
    Squidler Free plan apiWeb $49/mo7.3
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Squidler
  20. 21
    Free Website Accessibility Checker Free plan Web $9/mo7.3
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Free Website Accessibility Checker

Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1WAVE8.2Free plan$10/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker7.9Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
4Oobee7.9Free planFreeAPI, Mac, Web, Windows
5Pa11y7.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Axe DevTools7.8Free planFreeAPI
7Accessibility Insights for Web7.7Free planFreeBrowser, Web
8axe-core7.7Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
9Pope Tech7.7Free plan$25/moAPI
10AccessLint7.7Free plan$19/moAPI, Browser, Mac, Web
11A11y Check7.6Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
12A11yInspect7.6Free plan$10/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
13ADA Scanner7.5Free plan$9/moAPI
14Assistiv Labs7.5Free plan$19/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15AccessMonitor7.4Free planFreeWeb
16GitHub Accessibility Scanner7.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
17Tanaguru Engine7.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
18TestParty7.4Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
19Total Validator7.4Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20Squidler7.3Free plan$49/moAPI, Web
21Free Website Accessibility Checker7.3Free plan$9/moWeb
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Questions about Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) alternatives

What is the best alternative to Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner)?

WAVE, number 1 in website accessibility tools with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker, Oobee, Pa11y and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner)?

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.