Success Story Harland Clarke Grows their Accessibility Practice
Together, axe DevTools and axe Auditor help their development and testing teams find, organize and fix accessibility issues across dozens of sites.
axe Auditor®
Manual accessibility testing—Redefined for today’s QA
Streamline and simplify QA testing, getting to done faster and more efficiently.
Why Use axe Auditor?
Increase Testing Capacity and Efficiency
Quickly detect most issues and efficiently test the rest by leveraging axe Auditor and axe DevTools together in QA to run automated, semi-automated, and manual testing.
Manage 100% of your Requirements
Specify what rules are relevant to the content being tested so you don’t miss a single requirement.
Deliver Concise, Customizable Reports
Generate stakeholder-specific reports to support their specific requirements. Use them to track the status of work and identify trends.
Eliminate Costly Rework
Ready-to-use issue description and remediation libraries provide clear instructions to development teams to effectively address issues.
Manual accessibility testing that won’t slow you down
Axe Auditor is a comprehensive manual testing tool and system of record built for accessibility testing experts to complete the last mile of compliance requirements.
Modern testing for today’s QA
Already the world’s most efficient, comprehensive, and customizable manual accessibility testing tool, axe Auditor is smarter, faster, and more efficient with axe DevTools integration. Perform automated and semi-automated testing to enable far more efficient manual testing.
Focus first on what matters most
The dashboard automatically highlights the highest priority issues to focus first on problems with the biggest business impact. Axe Auditor even acts as your system of record for all accessibility issues and details.
Expert guidance just a click away
Increase your team’s knowledge with step-by-step guidance, detailed issue descriptions, remediation and expected behavior advice, and concise, user-specific reporting. Axe Auditor’s clearly defined process ensures that all criteria are comprehensively tested every time.
Communicate efficiently to ensure accuracy
Discuss and resolve issues quickly with in-product emails to all team members whether they use axe Auditor or not. Threads are saved in axe Auditor for complete audit trails.
Provide consistency and clarity across teams
Axe Auditor and axe DevTools are both based on axe-core, the most used and most trusted accessibility rules library in the world with 2 Billion+ downloads. Every tester gets consistent results. Every developer gets consistent guidance. And your entire SDLC gets faster and more efficient.
“The tools that Deque provided really enable us to do the work ourselves. I was surprised to see how useful the audit report was and how easy it was to use”.
— Shannon Landin CEO, Codecraft Works
“Our accessibility practice has greatly improved. We have a process and a toolset we have confidence in. We have a vision of where we want to get to. We have a plan on how we’re going to get there and how we’re using the toolset”.
— Bob Andreasen Executive Director Quality Assurance, Harland Clarke
Who is axe Auditor For?
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Functional QA Testers
Efficiently and comprehensively test web applications and content for accessibility with minimal accessibility expertise. Learn more about accessibility as
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Accessibility Experts
Focus on issues that demand your expertise. Track the testing status of your entire organization and provide clear high-level reports to leadership.
More accessibility tools, services & training options.
Haven’t found what you need? Our tool suite, expert services, and world-class training combine to support your accessibility initiatives.
The Deque Suite
From web and mobile development through QA and production monitoring, we offer flexible, efficient, and accurate tools for every role.
Explore ToolsAudits & Compliance
We deliver thorough audits for every major compliance standard. We’re uniquely qualified to ensure your position today and help you drive improvements going forward.
Explore AuditsStrategic Consulting
Deque strategic consultants help provide solid guidance on how to sustainably incorporate accessibility into processes and deliver quantifiable results quickly.
Explore ConsultingTraining
We’ve got courses for beginners and experts, teams and individuals, designers, developers, QA testers, accessibility experts, business roles and more. We offer a flexible online curriculum and instructor-led training.
Explore TrainingReady to see more?
Together, our manual and automated accessibility testing tools empower QA teams to identify and issues quickly and efficiently. Request your personalized demo today.
Free Resources
Webinar Achieving 100% Compliance with axe Auditor
Deque strategic consultants help you build that bridge. They provide solid guidance on how to sustainably incorporate accessibility into processes and deliver quantifiable results quickly.
Blog I’ve received the results of my accessibility audit – now what?
An accessibility audit is the best first step, but it can be difficult to interpret your results and prioritize issues. This article will help you determine what to do next.
Frequently Asked Questions
Both. The vast majority of testing can be fully or partially automated with axe tools. However, some requirements require manual testing because they involve highly complex actions with variable outcomes or require the use of assistive technology.
Manual testing means going through your site or application like a real user with a disability would. This requires using assistive technologies like screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, and zooming to make sure your site is accessible to everyone.
Because all testing cannot be completed with automation. Some issues which can block or severely limit users with disabilities from completing an action can only be tested manually. Skipping this important “last mile” of testing can result in lost business, lost customers, or legal action.
All manual testing takes time, but test time decreases significantly with experience. Also, with axe DevTools integration, manual testing requirements can be significantly reduced.
Yes, axe Auditor can be used to test native mobile applications as well as HTML pages, desktop applications, Microsoft documents and PDFs.