WCAG Repair Accessibility Checker

WCAG Repair Accessibility Checker is a browser-based scanner that checks a website for common accessibility problems without requiring an account or extension. A visitor enters a public URL, and the service follows the site up to 10 pages deep using a headless browser. It reports findings against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 at A and AA levels, with an emphasis on the rules that automated testing can evaluate reliably. The checker is meant to give site owners a quick first view of their risk and repair workload. It won’t replace a complete accessibility audit, but it can expose concrete defects before a team spends time on manual testing or a paid review.

The underlying scan uses axe-core and covers more than 60 WCAG rules through about 90 automated checks, including best-practice checks. Coverage includes missing or empty alternative text, contrast ratios for text and interface elements, unlabeled form inputs, keyboard and focus problems, invalid ARIA roles, broken references, unnamed controls, heading structure, landmarks, page language, and unclear link purpose. Results are organized by severity so a developer can start with the issues that have the greatest impact. Because the scan runs in the cloud, there’s nothing to install or configure locally. The site says a typical check finishes in under two minutes, though actual completion will depend on the target site and whether its pages can be loaded.

The workflow is deliberately small. The user pastes a URL, the service loads as many as 10 pages, and the report groups the detected issues. An optional AI-generated remediation guide adds step-by-step instructions and copy-ready code suggestions for each issue, along with priority, platform guidance, and effort estimates. That guide is a paid PDF rather than a requirement for running the initial scan. Larger paid audit products extend the crawl to 25 or 100 pages, add a certificate and badge, and include broader site health or security material on some plans. Monthly monitoring can rescan a site, track progress, and alert a team when new findings appear. WCAG Repair also offers focused entry points for ADA, Section 508, and European Accessibility Act questions, though they use the same core checker rather than separate scanning engines.

This checker fits small site owners, developers, designers, marketers, and agencies that want a quick baseline before committing to a deeper audit. It’s useful during a redesign, before a launch, after a component library change, or while triaging a complaint about keyboard access, forms, or contrast. Agencies can use the first scan to estimate the shape of a remediation job, although paid agency plans are the better match for unlimited sites, team dashboards, and white-label reporting. The tool only works on pages the cloud browser can reach, so protected dashboards, unusual authentication flows, blocked crawlers, and highly stateful application screens may require another testing approach. Separate free tools on the site handle one-off color contrast checks and accessibility statement generation, which can complement the broader crawl without changing its findings.

The site is appropriately clear that automated accessibility testing can’t catch everything. A rules engine can detect a missing alt attribute, but it can’t reliably decide whether the wording actually conveys the image’s purpose. It can flag structural patterns, yet logical reading order, the usefulness of link text in context, and the quality of an interaction often need human judgment. Passing the automated scan also doesn’t establish legal compliance on its own. Teams should treat the result as an efficient defect finder, then add keyboard testing, screen reader review, zoom and reflow checks, and feedback from disabled users where the project warrants it. That limitation is normal for this category, not a flaw unique to this product.

The access model is freemium. The 10-page scan is offered for $0 with no credit card, and the paid path begins when a user wants a detailed fix guide or a broader audit. At the time reviewed, the remediation guide was a one-time $8.99 purchase, a complete site audit was $29, monitoring was $7 per month after an initial report purchase, and higher-capacity scans were sold separately. The product page and pricing page describe the exact depth of free result detail somewhat differently, so buyers should check the live report before assuming every remediation detail is included. Even with that ambiguity, the scanner remains easy to try because entering a URL doesn’t require registration or payment.