Find accessibility violations
before they find you.
Over 1 billion people worldwide live with disabilities. If your website isn't accessible, you're excluding customers — and risking lawsuits.
Axara scans your site against WCAG standards in seconds. Get a compliance score, see every violation with fix instructions, and start protecting your business today.
Free scan — no signup required. Results in under 30 seconds.
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Why it matters
What is web accessibility?
Web accessibility means designing websites so that everyone — including people with visual, motor, hearing, or cognitive disabilities — can perceive, navigate, and interact with your content. It's not optional. It's the law.
Who does it affect?
Over 1.3 billion people globally have a significant disability. In the US alone, 61 million adults (1 in 4) live with a disability. That's a massive segment of your potential customers who may be unable to use your website.
What are WCAG standards?
WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) are the international standards for web accessibility. Level AA is the most commonly required level. It covers things like color contrast, keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, and alt text for images.
What's the legal risk?
ADA lawsuits for web accessibility exceeded 4,600 in 2023 — a 300% increase since 2018. Settlements average $15,000-$150,000, and large companies have paid millions. Any website serving US customers is potentially liable.
Features
Everything you need to stay compliant
Real scanning with a real browser engine. No overlay widgets, no JavaScript band-aids, no shortcuts.
Instant Scanning
Powered by axe-core — the same engine trusted by Microsoft, Google, and the US government. We load your site in a real Chromium browser, inject the axe-core library, and audit every DOM element against WCAG 2.1 standards. Results in under 30 seconds.
Lawsuit Prevention
ADA web accessibility lawsuits exceeded 4,600 in 2023 alone. We catch the exact violations that trigger lawsuits — missing alt text, poor color contrast, inaccessible forms — before plaintiff attorneys find them. Think of it as insurance for your website.
Continuous Monitoring
Websites change constantly — new pages, updated content, redesigns. Our scheduler runs automated scans daily or weekly, tracks your score over time, and sends instant email alerts when new violations appear so you can fix them before they become problems.
PDF Compliance Reports
Generate professional, branded compliance reports you can share with your team, clients, or legal counsel. Each report includes your overall score, a breakdown by severity, every violation with its exact location in your HTML, and step-by-step fix instructions.
Full-Site Crawling
Don't just scan your homepage. Our crawler discovers and audits every page on your site — inner pages, blog posts, forms, checkout flows, account pages. Violations often hide on pages you'd never think to check manually.
Compliance Badge
Embed a live trust badge on your site that displays your current accessibility score. It updates automatically after every scan. Shows customers and partners that you take accessibility seriously and are actively maintaining compliance.
How it works
Three steps to compliance
Enter your URL
Paste any website URL into the free scanner above. No signup, no credit card, no strings attached. Your first scan is completely free and shows your compliance score plus the top 10 issues we find.
We scan with axe-core
Our backend spins up a headless Chromium browser, loads your page exactly like a real visitor would, then injects the axe-core accessibility testing library. Every element — images, forms, links, headings, ARIA attributes — gets audited against WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria.
Get your detailed report
Within 30 seconds you'll see your compliance score (0-100), a severity breakdown (critical, major, minor), and detailed violation cards showing the exact HTML element, what's wrong, and how to fix it. Upgrade for full reports, PDF exports, and continuous monitoring.
The business case
Accessibility isn't just the right thing to do
Beyond legal compliance, accessible websites reach more customers, rank higher on Google (accessibility and SEO share many requirements), and demonstrate that your brand values inclusion.
The cost of defending a single web accessibility lawsuit typically runs $15,000-$150,000. Many companies settle immediately because fighting it costs even more.
That's 61 million potential customers. If they can't use your website, they'll go to a competitor whose site is accessible — along with their $490 billion in disposable income.
Research shows that users with disabilities will abandon a website within seconds if they encounter barriers. Accessibility directly impacts your conversion rates and revenue.
💛 loved by teams
Teams that sleep better at night
Real stories. No fluff.
“We got hit with an ADA demand letter last year. Axara is now part of every deploy — found 43 violations on our checkout page we never would have caught.”
“Compliance reports used to take us a full day. Now I generate a client-ready PDF in under a minute. The badge has become a real selling point with enterprise clients.”
“The weekly scan caught a regression that would have been a lawsuit. Axara paid for itself in the first month — and then some.”
Pricing
Simple, transparent pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need continuous monitoring and full reports.
Free
Try it out — see how accessible your site is right now
- 1 on-demand scan
- Compliance score (0-100)
- Top 10 issues shown
- Severity breakdown
- No credit card required
Starter
For small businesses serious about compliance
- 1 site monitored
- Weekly automated scans
- Full violation reports (unlimited issues)
- PDF report downloads
- Email alerts on new issues
- Compliance badge for your site
- Score history & trends
Pro
For growing companies with multiple properties
- 5 sites monitored
- Daily automated scans
- Full-site crawling (all pages)
- Priority email support
- Team member access
- Everything in Starter
Agency
For consultants & agencies managing client sites
- 25 sites monitored
- Daily scans with crawling
- White-label PDF reports
- Full API access
- Client management dashboard
- Everything in Pro
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about web accessibility and how Axara works.
We scan for all automated WCAG 2.1 Level AA violations using the axe-core engine — the same open-source library used by Microsoft, Google, and thousands of companies worldwide. This includes missing alt text on images, insufficient color contrast, unlabeled form fields, missing page language, broken ARIA attributes, inaccessible navigation, and dozens more. We test over 80 individual accessibility rules.
WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines — the international standard for making websites accessible to people with disabilities. There are three levels: A (minimum), AA (recommended), and AAA (ideal). Most laws including the ADA in the US, the Equality Act in the UK, and the European Accessibility Act reference WCAG Level AA as the standard. If your site doesn't meet this standard, you could face lawsuits, fines, or loss of government contracts.
Yes. Web accessibility lawsuits in the US exceeded 4,600 in 2023 — up 300% since 2018. Targets range from Fortune 500 companies to small e-commerce shops. Any business with a website that serves US customers is potentially liable under the ADA. Settlements typically range from $15,000 to $150,000, plus ongoing remediation costs.
Free tools give you a one-time snapshot of a single page. Axara goes further: full-site crawling across every page, continuous monitoring with automated daily/weekly scans, historical score tracking, email alerts when new issues appear, professional PDF reports for stakeholders, and an embeddable compliance badge. It's the difference between a one-time checkup and ongoing health monitoring.
Automated scanning catches approximately 30–40% of all WCAG violations — but these are the most common and impactful ones (missing alt text, contrast issues, form labels). The remaining issues require manual testing with assistive technologies. Axara gives you a strong automated foundation. For full compliance, pair our scans with periodic manual audits.
A single page scan typically completes in 15–30 seconds. Full-site crawling depends on the size of your site — a 50-page site might take 3–5 minutes. You'll receive an email notification when your scan is complete, so you don't need to wait.
Not at all. Just paste your website URL and click scan. Our reports are written in plain language with clear explanations of what each issue means and how to fix it. If you have a developer, they'll love the detailed HTML selectors and code snippets. If you don't, the reports give you enough context to hand off to any web developer.
Yes. All paid plans are month-to-month with no contracts. Cancel anytime from your dashboard and you'll keep access through the end of your billing period. No cancellation fees, no gotchas.
Get in touch
Have questions about compliance, need a custom plan for your enterprise, or want to discuss how Axara can help protect your business?
Our team includes accessibility specialists who can help you understand your obligations and build a remediation roadmap.
contact@axara.devWe typically respond within 24 hours.