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, Google Chrome 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 Koa11y.

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  1. 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.

    50 Google Lighthouse alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Node.JS
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  2. axe DevTools icon
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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
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  3. WCAGScans icon
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    Instant AI WCAG/ADA/508 accessibility audits in 60 seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. A11yied icon
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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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. Koa11y icon
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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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Kontrast icon
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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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  7. Free browser extension that runs axe-core on the page you are viewing and lists WCAG 2.0/2.1/2.2 A and AA issues in a side panel, each with the rule behind it and a link to the fix.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  8. 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.

    7 Colour Contrast Analyser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  9. Who Can Use icon
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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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Loupe runs an instant WCAG 2.1 & 2.2 audit on any page (powered by axe-core), highlights every issue right on the page with plain-English explanations and optional AI-drafted fixes, and exports a white-label PDF report with your own branding.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
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  11. 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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  12. 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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