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Evinced vs Functional Accessibility Evaluator

Both stand on website accessibility tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Evinced

Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+5

Evinced combines automated accessibility analysis with workflow, design and developer integrations. Its broad tooling suits teams, but there is no free plan and regular pricing is not published.

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Functional Accessibility Evaluator

Free plan Web

FAE combines whole-site spidering, categorized rules, and summary reporting in a free web tool. Its unsupported status and required manual checks should be considered before adoption.

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The facts

	Evinced	Functional Accessibility Evaluator
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, Extension, iPhone, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows	Web
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Evinced	Not published
Website	evinced.com	accessibleit.disability.illinois.edu
On website accessibility tools	#84 of 133	#88 of 133

Evinced: what it does well

Supports web and mobile UI test frameworks
CI integrations provide JSON, JUnit and CSV output
Scans pages requiring login
Creates Jira and Azure DevOps tickets
Free accessibility courses available

What to know first

Pricing is available on request
No free plan
Trial is limited to 14 days
Some tools require supported integrations

Functional Accessibility Evaluator: what it does well

Free, open-source web application
Scans whole sites with spidering controls
Over 120 accessibility evaluation rules
Aggregated website summary reports
Rules grouped into familiar categories

What to know first

No longer supported by the University of Illinois
About one third of rules require manual checks
Evaluates against WCAG 2.0

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