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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/mo9.5
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs WAVE
  2. 3
    Pa11y Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Pa11y
  3. 4
    Axe DevTools Free plan api Free8.6
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Axe DevTools
  4. 5
    Pope Tech Free plan api $25/mo8.6
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Pope Tech
  5. 6
    AccessLint Free plan apiextensionMacWeb $19/mo8.6
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs AccessLint
  6. 7
    A11yInspect Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin $10/mo8.6
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs A11yInspect
  7. 8
    ADA Scanner Free plan api $9/mo8.3
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs ADA Scanner
  8. 9
    GitHub Accessibility Scanner Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free8.2
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs GitHub Accessibility Scanner
  9. 10
    AccessMonitor Free plan Web Free8.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs AccessMonitor
  10. 11
    Free Website Accessibility Checker Free plan Web $9/mo8.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Free Website Accessibility Checker
  11. 12
    ADAGuard Free plan apiWeb $49,490/mo8.0
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs ADAGuard
  12. 13
    Accessibility Cloud api €165/mo7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Accessibility Cloud
  13. 14
    Stark WebiOSAndroid $16.50/mo7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Stark
  14. 15
    A11yScope Free plan Web $10/mo7.9
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs A11yScope
  15. 16
    IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker Free plan apiextensionWeb Free7.8
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker
  16. 17
    AllyShield Free plan Web €49/mo7.8
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs AllyShield
  17. 18
    WCAG Toolkit Free plan extensionLinuxMacWebWin €7.50/mo7.8
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs WCAG Toolkit
  18. 19
    Level Access Platform 7.7
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Level Access Platform
  19. 20
    AudioEye Web 7.7
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs AudioEye
  20. 21
    Limina Web 7.7
    Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) vs Limina

Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1WAVE9.5Free plan$10/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Pa11y8.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Axe DevTools8.6Free planFreeAPI
5Pope Tech8.6Free plan$25/moAPI
6AccessLint8.6Free plan$19/moAPI, Browser, Mac, Web
7A11yInspect8.6Free plan$10/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
8ADA Scanner8.3Free plan$9/moAPI
9GitHub Accessibility Scanner8.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
10AccessMonitor8.0Free planFreeWeb
11Free Website Accessibility Checker8.0Free plan$9/moWeb
12ADAGuard8.0Free plan$49,490/moAPI, Web
13Accessibility Cloud7.9€165/moAPI
14Stark7.9$16.50/moWeb, iOS, Android
15A11yScope7.9Free plan$10/moWeb
16IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker7.8Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
17AllyShield7.8Free plan€49/moWeb
18WCAG Toolkit7.8Free plan€7.50/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Level Access Platform7.7
20AudioEye7.7Web
21Limina7.7Web
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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 9.5 out of 10. The others here: Pa11y, Axe DevTools, Pope Tech 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. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.