Continuous accessibility testing alternative to WAVE

A11y Pulse helps you find accessibility issues across your whole website and fix the ones that matter most.

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WAVE

  • Price: Free for the public web interface
  • Data Retention / History: None — on-demand, per-page scans
  • Testing Engine / Features: Provides manual audit overlay, issue indicators, contrast checks, ARIA alerts, etc. for individual pages
  • Usage Mode: Manual, one page at a time via web interface or browser extension
  • Best For: Developers or auditors doing spot checks or manual review of particular pages

A11y Pulse

  • Price: Starts at $19 /month (billed monthly)
  • Data Retention: 2 years
  • Testing Engine: Uses axe-core
  • Automation / Scope: Scheduled daily scans; can crawl your site or use sitemap to scan all pages or specific ones
  • Best For: Small teams wanting continuous, automated accessibility monitoring

Summary

FeatureA11y PulseWAVE (WebAIM)
Price$19 /monthFree
Data Retention / History2 yearsNone
Scan ModeSite-wide, scheduled, automatedManual, per-page only
Automation
Best Use CaseOngoing monitoring for many pagesAd hoc checks and manual testing

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