Your site might pass tests —
but still fail real users.

We scan for all automated WCAG 2.1 Level AA violations using the axe-core engine — the same library used by Microsoft, Google, the BBC, and thousands of teams worldwide. This covers: missing or inadequate alt text on images and icons, color contrast ratios below 4.5:1 (text) or 3:1 (large text), unlabeled form fields and buttons, missing page language declarations, broken or misused ARIA attributes, keyboard traps and inaccessible navigation, focus order problems, and more. In total we check over 80 individual WCAG rules and surface each one with the exact HTML element, selector, and a suggested fix.

WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) is the international standard for web accessibility, published by the W3C. It defines three compliance levels — A (minimum), AA (standard), and AAA (enhanced). Level AA is the legal benchmark referenced by the ADA (US), Section 508 (US federal), the Equality Act (UK), EN 301 549 (EU), and dozens of other national laws. Simply put: if your website isn't WCAG 2.1 AA compliant and you serve customers in the US, UK, EU, or Canada, you're exposed. Courts have consistently ruled that websites are public accommodations subject to accessibility law — even for businesses operating exclusively online.

Yes, and the risk is growing fast. US web accessibility lawsuits exceeded 4,600 in 2023 — up 300% since 2018 — and demand letters (pre-lawsuit) are far more common. Targets range from Fortune 500 retail sites to small Shopify stores with 10 products. Courts in the Second, Sixth, and Ninth circuits have all ruled that commercial websites are covered by the ADA. Settlements typically range from $15,000 to $150,000 plus legal fees, and defendants must also fund a remediation plan — which can cost far more. The serial-plaintiff law firms filing these cases use automated scanners to find targets. If your site has detectable violations, it's findable.

Free tools like WAVE, Lighthouse, and axe Browser Extension give you a one-time snapshot of one page at a time — you manually navigate, run the tool, read the output, and repeat for every page. Axara crawls your entire site automatically, tracks your compliance score over time, alerts you by email when a deploy introduces a new regression, and generates a clean PDF report you can share with clients or legal counsel. The embeddable badge signals to visitors (and potential plaintiffs) that your site is actively monitored. For agencies, you can manage multiple client sites from a single dashboard.

Automated scanning reliably catches 30–40% of WCAG violations — but these are the high-frequency, high-risk ones: missing alt text, contrast failures, unlabeled inputs, and missing ARIA roles. The rest require manual testing with screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver) and keyboard-only navigation. Think of Axara as the first essential layer: it eliminates the easy violations that automated plaintiffs' tools look for, and gives your developers a prioritised fix list. Many companies find that fixing just the automated violations moves their score from "at risk" to "defensible", which is often enough to deter demand letters.

A single-page scan completes in 15–30 seconds. Full-site crawls depend on the depth of your site: a 50-page site typically finishes in under 5 minutes; a 500-page site in 30–45 minutes. Scans are run on our infrastructure — you just paste the URL and we handle the rest. You'll get an email as soon as results are ready. For continuous monitoring, you can set a scan schedule (daily, weekly, or after each deploy via our webhook) and we'll alert you only when something new breaks.

Not at all — you only need your website's URL. Reports are written for two audiences: plain-English summaries for non-technical stakeholders (what's wrong, why it matters, what the legal exposure is), and detailed technical output for developers (exact HTML selector, WCAG rule reference, code snippet with suggested fix). If you manage a team, you can share a link to the live report or export a branded PDF in one click. Most non-technical users complete their first scan and understand their results in under 5 minutes.

Yes. Every paid plan is month-to-month with zero lock-in. Cancel from your dashboard in two clicks and you keep full access through the end of your current billing period — no prorated charges, no cancellation fees, no "talk to sales" friction. If you downgrade to Free, your scan history and reports stay in your account. We offer a 7-day full refund on your first payment if you're not satisfied, no questions asked.