Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Axe Core
axe-core clearly comes out ahead of Accessibility Insights on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Microsoft | Deque Systems |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Development | DevelopmentLegal & Compliance |
| Categories | testing-tools | testing-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Axe Core
open source
open source
custom
custom
| Feature | accessibility-insights | axe-core |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility Insights For Web | ||
| Ai-Enhanced Features | ||
| Accessibility Insights For Windows | ||
| Api Access | ||
| Basic Automated Accessibility Testing | ||
| Browser Extension | ||
| Central Administration | ||
| Ci/Cd Integration | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Intelligent Guided Testing | ||
| Jira Integration | ||
| Linter Access | ||
| Page-By-Page Testing | ||
| User Flow Analysis |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, axe-core comes out ahead overall, though Accessibility Insights can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Accessibility Insights and axe-core offer a free tier.
