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Comparison

accessiBe vs Pa11y

On the evidence we track, accessiBe leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★accessiBe55
Pa11y47
Score
vioscaleAI score
accessiBe55 / 100medium · 57%
Pa11y47 / 100low · 30%
Pricing
Free tier
accessiBe✗
Pa11y✓
Model
accessiBecommercial
Pa11yopen_source
Price level
accessiBemid
Pa11yfree
Starting price
accessiBe$59
Pa11y–
Transparent
accessiBe✓
Pa11y✓
Integrations
Count
accessiBe14
Pa11y–
Security
Gdpr
accessiBe✓
Pa11y–
Scorecard
accessiBe–
Pa11y6.9
Soc2
accessiBe✓
Pa11y–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
accessiBe–
Pa11y1,668
Github stars
accessiBe–
Pa11y4,577
Activity
Commits last 30d
accessiBe–
Pa11y4
Release
Cadence days
accessiBe–
Pa11y135
History
accessiBe–
Pa11y7 items
License
Spdx
accessiBe–
Pa11yLGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
accessiBe–
Pa11yJavaScript
Market
Availability
accessiBeAvailable worldwide
Pa11y–
Content
Faq
accessiBe6 items
Pa11y5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for accessibility testing. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Scan method
accessiBeAutomated rules engine
Pa11yAutomated rules engine
Wcag level
accessiBeAA
Pa11yAAA
Ci cd integration
accessiBe✓
Pa11y✓
Browser extension
accessiBe✓
Pa11y-
Design stage plugin
accessiBe-
Pa11y-
CMS plugins
accessiBe✓
Pa11y-
Continuous monitoring
accessiBe✓
Pa11y✓
Vpat acr generation
accessiBe✓
Pa11y-
Manual audit service
accessiBe✓
Pa11y-
Overlay widget
accessiBe✓
Pa11y-
Document PDF testing
accessiBe✓
Pa11y-
Open source
accessiBe-
Pa11y✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

accessiBe

Leader

A cloud-based platform that automatically identifies accessibility barriers on websites and suggests fixes to help businesses meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards and legal requirements including ADA and EAA compliance.

Independently observed

Pa11y

A command-line and Node.js-based utility that performs automated accessibility testing on web pages to identify compliance issues against WCAG standards.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

accessiBe

Leader
from $59/moSubscription

From $59/month. Save 30% with annual billing.

  • Micro$59/month, $490/year
    • Automated web accessibility
    • Ongoing scans and fixes every 24 hours
    • Accessibility report and documentation
    • Email support with help center guides
  • Professional$179/month, $1,490/year
    • Automated web accessibility
    • Ongoing scans and fixes every 24 hours
    • Accessibility report and documentation
    • Comprehensive litigation support
    • Dedicated case manager
    • +4 more
  • Premium$479/month, $3,990/year
    • Automated web accessibility
    • Ongoing scans and fixes every 24 hours
    • Accessibility report and documentation
    • Comprehensive litigation support
    • Dedicated case manager
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Pa11y

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
accessiBe✓
Pa11y✗
macOS
accessiBe✗
Pa11y✓
Windows
accessiBe✗
Pa11y✓
Linux
accessiBe✗
Pa11y✓
CLI
accessiBe✗
Pa11y✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
accessiBe✓
Pa11y✗
Self-hosted
accessiBe✗
Pa11y✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

accessiBe

Leader
26 total
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • GitLab
  • Jira
  • Asana
  • ClickUp
  • WordPress
  • Concrete CMS
  • OpenCart
  • Google
  • Chrome
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Shopify
  • Squarespace
  • Wix
  • BigCommerce
  • Drupal
  • Joomla
  • Magento
  • Weebly
  • Volusion
  • Google Analytics
  • +2 more
Independently observed

Pa11y

Not documented yet.

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