Wave (accessibility tool) Alternatives

Wave (accessibility tool) is described as 'WAVE is a visual web accessibility analysis tool that evaluates web accessibility based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Wave (accessibility tool) for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, Linux and SaaS apps. The best Wave (accessibility tool) alternative is Google Lighthouse, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Wave (accessibility tool) are axe DevTools, WCAGScans, A11yied and Kontrast.

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  1. Google Lighthouse icon

    Google Lighthouse

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    Lighthouse is an open-source, automated tool for improving the quality of web pages. You can run it against any web page, public or requiring authentication. It has audits for performance, accessibility, progressive web apps, SEO and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Node.JS
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    • Google Lighthouse is the most popular Web-based alternative to Wave (accessibility tool).

    • Google Lighthouse is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Wave (accessibility tool).

    • Google Lighthouse is Free and Open SourceWave (accessibility tool) is Free and Proprietary
  2. axe DevTools icon

    axe DevTools

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    Built on the world’s most popular accessibility testing library, axe-core. Deque’s suite of axe tools offers full coverage for your testing and compliance needs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     

    • axe DevTools is the most popular SaaS alternative to Wave (accessibility tool).

    • axe DevTools is Freemium and ProprietaryWave (accessibility tool) is Free and Proprietary
  4. WCAGScans icon

    WCAGScans

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    Instant AI WCAG/ADA/508 accessibility audits in 60 seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. A11yied icon

    A11yied

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    A11yied is an automated accessibility compliance testing platform that helps developers and organizations identify accessibility issues across their websites.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     

    • A11yied is the most popular commercial alternative to Wave (accessibility tool).

    • A11yied is Paid and ProprietaryWave (accessibility tool) is Free and Proprietary
  6. Kontrast icon

    Kontrast

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    Kontrast is a color contrast checker that tells you if your color combinations are distinct enough to be readable and accessible. It is part of the Plasma Mobile app collection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Plasma Mobile
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    • Kontrast is the most popular Linux alternative to Wave (accessibility tool).

    • Kontrast is Free and Open SourceWave (accessibility tool) is Free and Proprietary
  7. Koa11y icon

    Koa11y

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    Koa11y is a cross-platform desktop application for finding accessibility issues on public web pages. Simply enter a page's url and the select the standards format (Section 508, WCAG 2.0) and click Run. The app generates an HTML page detailing test results.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Koa11y on Windows
     

    • Koa11y is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Wave (accessibility tool).

    • Koa11y is Free and Open SourceWave (accessibility tool) is Free and Proprietary
  9. Colour Contrast Analyser icon

    Colour Contrast Analyser

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    Colour Contrast Analyser allows you to evaluate the color visibility and contrast of foreground/background color combinations. It provides an initial pass/fail assessment against WCAG 2.0 color contrast success criteria.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  10. Who Can Use icon

    Who Can Use

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    WhoCanUse is a tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect different people with visual impairments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Palette for Mac icon

    Palette for Mac

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    Palette provides a super simple way to analyze colors across RGB, #HEX and CSS formats. Try it online for free or download it for macOS with a donation-based download where you pay what you want (even $0 to try it).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  12. EIII checker suite

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    The checker services can help you to locate and remove barriers on webpages or in PDF-documents. In addition to the reports from the online checker tools we carry out manual evaluations of a selection of resources such as important webpages, templates for webpages or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Accessibility Cloud icon

    Accessibility Cloud

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    Test & monitor your websites and documents against WCAG 2.1 and EN 301 549. Accessibility Cloud offers automatic and manual accessibility tests, monitoring and compliance management within the same powerful platform.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. CynthiaSays

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    Cynthia Says educates users in the concepts behind website accessibility. It is meant for personal, non-commercial use to inform the community on what constitutes accessible web design and content. It helps users identify errors in their Web content related to Section 508...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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