Oobee

Oobee is a free website accessibility scanner powered by GovTech Singapore. It suits teams that need to find and prioritise WCAG issues across a site, with a route from a pasted URL to remediation guidance. Its value is strongest when website checks are the goal; teams assessing native apps will need another tool.

Overview

Oobee checks websites against WCAG 2.2 and can scan either one page or a whole site. Findings are grouped by severity and affected elements, with suggested fixes that can include code-level improvements. That gives developers a useful place to start remediation and helps product owners, designers, content managers, and accessibility consultants decide which issues to tackle first.

The checks cover common barriers: low contrast, unclear form labels, images missing alternative text, unlabeled buttons or links, and missing language tags. This is a practical scope for improving website accessibility, but the scan scope is sites, so it does not cover native mobile app testing.

GovTech describes Oobee as open source. Its homepage reports more than 790,000 pages scanned, over 11.5 million accessibility issues discovered, and use by 99 government agencies. Those figures indicate substantial use in government settings, while the tool's direct appeal remains its free access and website-focused workflow.

Key features

Oobee combines a web interface with API access and CI/CD pipeline integration. Teams can run a scan manually or build checks into their development workflow; that makes it more useful for recurring review than a tool limited to occasional manual scans. Reports can be exported as HTML, PDF, or CSV, giving teams options for sharing results or working with them in different formats.

Issue severity, affected elements, and suggested fixes make reports more actionable than a bare list of rule failures. Still, the findings are a starting point for remediation: teams must interpret them and make the changes to their sites.

Pricing

Oobee's Free scan plan costs nothing and allows users to scan a page or a whole site. The maker describes website scans as available at zero cost, with no paid plan or usage cap stated. That makes it a straightforward fit for public sector teams and other organisations that want website checks without adding a scanning fee.

The free plan's stated scope is website scanning, so it does not replace a broader accessibility testing setup for native apps. Oobee is powered by GovTech Singapore, and its privacy statement says personal data is shared only with government agencies or authorised entities carrying out specific government services; it also says electronic storage and transmission are secured with appropriate security technologies.

Platforms

Oobee is available on the web and as a desktop application for Windows and macOS, with API access for programmatic use. These options support browser-based scans, desktop use, and integration into CI/CD workflows. The platform list does not include mobile operating systems, which reinforces Oobee's focus on websites.

Who it's for

Oobee is a sensible choice for government officers, product owners, developers, designers, content managers, and accessibility consultants responsible for website accessibility. Developers benefit from API and pipeline integration, while teams that need to share scan outcomes can use the HTML, PDF, and CSV reports. It is less suited to organisations whose priority is testing native apps or managing accessibility across a wider range of software.

Pros and cons

• Free page and site scans: Teams can check individual pages or whole websites without a scanning charge.
• Actionable issue guidance: Severity, affected elements, and suggested fixes help teams prioritise and begin remediation.
• Several workflow options: Web, API, and CI/CD support suit both manual scans and recurring development checks.
• Useful report formats: HTML, PDF, and CSV exports give teams flexibility in how they share and handle results.
• Website-only scope: Teams assessing native mobile apps will need a separate tool for that work.

Alternatives

Website Accessibility Tools is a useful starting point for comparing options across the category. Choose WAVE if you want browser extensions or Linux support alongside web and API access; it has a free plan, with its Subscription API starting at $10 a month for a 250-credit minimum purchase. Octopus Scanner (formerly A11y Scanner) is another free option for Windows and macOS desktop use, with optional support payments.

Pa11y is worth considering if you want free open-source tools with self-hosted and Linux support. IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker offers free open-source browser extensions and CI/CD and automated testing packages. Choose Evinced if you need broader platform coverage, including Android and iOS, and are willing to evaluate a paid product through its 14-day free trial, which allows up to 50,000 URLs crawled.

Axe DevTools has a free extension plan limited to one page at a time, so it fits page-by-page checks. axe-core is a free open-source accessibility testing engine under the MPL-2.0 license. Pope Tech may suit a small team that wants a free tier capped at 25 pages, two users, one website, and one group.

Verdict

Oobee is a strong fit for teams that need free, repeatable website accessibility checks and clear guidance for prioritising fixes. Its page and site scans, CI/CD integration, API access, and report exports make it practical across both manual and development workflows. Look elsewhere if native app testing is central to your work; Oobee's focus is website accessibility.