Question 1

What is the best Deque axe alternative?

Accepted Answer

TestMu AI Accessibility Testing is the Deque axe alternative to shortlist if you want axe-core scans inside your Selenium, Playwright, Cypress and Appium tests, scheduled site scans and native app checks on 50,000+ real devices, at a published price from $159 a month, billed annually. Siteimprove suits teams that want accessibility agents across sites and PDFs plus CMS remediation in WordPress and Drupal, and Level Access suits programs that want a platform plus VPATs and ACRs from one vendor. Our comparison of accessibility testing tools covers more options.

Question 2

Is Deque axe free?

Accepted Answer

Parts of it are. axe-core, the rules engine behind Deque's tools, is free and open source under the MPL 2.0 license, and the Axe DevTools Extension has a Free plan that runs basic automated tests one page at a time. Axe DevTools Pro has a 14-day trial with no payment details; after that the account drops to the Free plan unless you upgrade. TestMu AI's Accessibility DevTools Chrome extension is also free.

Question 3

How much does Deque Axe DevTools cost?

Accepted Answer

Deque does not publish prices for Axe DevTools Pro, the Axe DevTools for Web bundle, Axe DevTools for Mobile, Axe Monitor or Axe Auditor. You buy Axe DevTools Pro online after signing in; for the bundle, Mobile, Monitor and Auditor, deque.com asks buyers to schedule a demo or contact sales. On TestMu AI, the Accessibility plan starts at $159 a month, billed annually, for 750 scans a month, with 1,500 and 3,000 scan tiers and custom Enterprise pricing on the pricing page. Prices as listed on October 27, 2026.

Question 4

Does TestMu AI use axe-core like Deque?

Accepted Answer

Yes. TestMu AI web scans run on the axe-core engine, the same engine that powers Axe DevTools, Axe Monitor and Axe Auditor, and cover 37 WCAG success criteria across WCAG 2.0, 2.1 and WCAG 2.2 at A, AA and AAA. Native app scans use separate rules: 15 iOS and 18 Android baseline rules plus 34 newer rules shared by both platforms.

Question 5

Can TestMu AI write a VPAT or ACR like Deque?

Accepted Answer

No. TestMu AI does not produce VPAT or ACR documents for customers; its scan history and PDF and CSV exports are evidence you use to write your own. Deque's Axe Auditor lets teams create, review, approve and publish ACRs and VPATs, and Deque's services team offers ACR and VPAT support.

Question 6

Does Deque test native mobile apps?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Axe DevTools for Mobile covers native iOS (SwiftUI, UIKit), native Android (XML, Compose) and cross-platform apps built with React Native, Flutter or .NET MAUI, through XCUITest, Espresso, UI Automator and Appium, and Deque's device cloud page describes running those tests on your existing device cloud. TestMu AI mobile app accessibility testing runs App Scanner and Appium scans on 50,000+ real devices it hosts, with VoiceOver and TalkBack screen reader testing on the same devices.

Question 7

How do I move from Axe Monitor to TestMu AI?

Accepted Answer

Recreate each Axe Monitor scan as a scheduled scan in TestMu AI accessibility monitoring: discover pages from your sitemap, a CSV import or the crawler, choose daily, weekly or monthly runs, and export reports as PDF or CSV. Keep Axe Monitor running until the first few TestMu AI reports cover the same pages.

Question 8

Can I keep my Axe DevTools workflow when I move to TestMu AI?

Accepted Answer

Yes, because both scan with axe-core. TestMu AI integrates with Selenium, Playwright and Cypress for web and Appium for native apps, and automated accessibility testing adds axe-core WCAG checks to those runs. Teams that use the Axe DevTools linter or Axe Auditor can keep those Deque tools beside TestMu AI.

Question 9

What does Deque offer beyond testing tools?

Accepted Answer

Deque also sells accessibility documentation and services. Axe Auditor creates and publishes ACRs and VPATs and covers desktop applications and Microsoft documents, and Deque offers assistive technology acceptance testing, document remediation and Deque University courses with CPACC and WAS exam prep. TestMu AI does not produce VPAT or ACR documents; its focus is scans on hosted browsers and real devices, inside your existing test suites, at a published price.

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