Total Validator
Total Validator checks websites for accessibility, markup, styles, broken links, and spelling.
What Total Validator is
Total Validator checks websites for accessibility, markup, styles, broken links, and spelling. Its accessibility coverage includes WCAG 2.2, 2.1, and 2.0, US Section 508, and ARIA standards. It validates HTML and XHTML against W3C and WHATWG standards and CSS against W3C standards. Automated scans are available, along with a browser extension, CI/CD integration, and remediation guidance. The listed platforms are API, extension, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows.
The free Test version provides only a summary of issues for one page; full issue details require Basic or Pro. Basic costs $10, paid once and checks one page at a time. Pro costs $39, paid once and lists whole-site and multiple-site validation; it can also test authenticated pages and JavaScript-based sites using browser extensions. CI costs $39, paid once, requires at least two Pro licenses before converting one to CI, and is licensed per installation. The Basic and Pro interfaces and documentation are available only in English. Total Validator was founded in 2005.
Good
- Accessibility checks cover WCAG 2.2, 2.1, and 2.0
- HTML, XHTML, CSS, links, and spelling are checked
- Browser extension and CI/CD integration are available
- Pro supports authenticated pages and JavaScript-based sites
Watch out
- The free Test version shows only a one-page summary
- Basic validates one page at a time
- Manual review tools and mobile testing are not included
- Basic and Pro documentation and interface are English-only
Who it suits
Total Validator suits people who need automated checks of website accessibility and markup, including developers integrating scans into CI workflows. Its plans may also suit users who need to validate private pages or whole sites.
Verdict
Total Validator is focused on automated website checks, with broader site coverage and private-page testing listed for Pro. The free Test version is limited to a summary, so consider whether detailed findings or manual review are needed.
Plans and prices
From Total Validator's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Test | Free | Free download · one-page summary of a single web page |
| Basic | $10, paid once | One page at a time · one person on one computer · updates after the first year require a new licence · Per licence; includes free updates for a year |
| CI | $39, paid once | Requires purchase of at least 2 Pro licences before converting one to CI · licensed per installation · Same cost as Total Validator Pro; updates require annual subscription renewal |
| Pro | $39, paid once | One licence per person · subscription renewals for further updates are GB£ 8.00 per licence · Per licence; includes a subscription allowing free updates for a year |
The facts
Each one read from Total Validator's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- Its accessibility checks cover WCAG 2.2, 2.1, and 2.0, US Section 508, and ARIA standards.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Automated scans
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Basic limit
- Basic validates one web page at a time; whole-site and multiple-site validation are listed as Pro features.checked 11 Oct 2026
- CI/CD integration
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- CI integrations
- The CI version can be called from Jenkins, Team City, and Selenium, and provides a Web API for integration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Evaluation
- A limited CI evaluation is available to existing Pro licensees by request.checked 11 Oct 2026
- JavaScript testing
- Pro can test the DOM for JavaScript-based sites using the browser extensions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Language
- The Basic and Pro user interface and documentation are provided only in English.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Manual review tools
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Mobile testing
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says the company does not track website visitors, regularly purges logs, and does not sell, trade, or rent collected information.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Private pages
- Pro can test pages requiring authentication, intranets, private websites, and pages behind authenticating proxy servers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Total Validator checks website accessibility, HTML, CSS, broken links, and spelling.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says Pro returns local results for security.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker offers a contact form for product issues and questions and recommends checking the FAQ for common issues.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Test version limit
- The free Test version shows only a summary of issues found on one page; full issue details require Basic or Pro.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Validation
- It validates HTML and XHTML against W3C and WHATWG standards and CSS against W3C standards.checked 11 Oct 2026
- WCAG coverage
- wcag 2.2checked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2005checked 19 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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