# Deque Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Deque Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Automated Testing products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/168781/Deque/pricing --- # Deque Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Deque ## What is Deque? Deque’s industry-leading tool suite makes digital accessibility more automated and more sustainable from end to end. Deque’s Axe platform is trusted by the world’s largest and most complex government and business organizations. From addressing immediate legal compliance to building an accessibility center of excellence, Deque knows how to make it work for everyone on your team. Deque tools and services support real-world applications, no accessibility expertise required to get started. ## What is Deque used for? [Website Accessibility](https://www.capterra.com/website-accessibility-software/)[Compliance](https://www.capterra.com/compliance-software/)[Automated Testing](https://www.capterra.com/automated-testing-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 30 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 97% Neutral 0% Negative 3% Starting price $27000 Per User, Per Year Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[4.9 (328)](https://www.capterra.com/p/218549/UserWay/reviews/) Starting Price $27000 Per User, Per Year Starting Price $69 Other, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.5 (30) Ease Of Use 4.9 (328) Value For Money 4.5 (20) Value For Money 4.6 (308) Customer Service 4.5 (21) Customer Service 4.9 (303) ## Deque alternatives Highest Rated [5.0 (112)](https://www.capterra.com/p/233222/Equally-AI/reviews/) Starting price $45.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.7 (52)](https://www.capterra.com/p/212877/accessiBe/reviews/) Starting price $49.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 94% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [5.0 (8)](https://www.capterra.com/p/276815/All-In-One-Accessibility/#reviews) Starting price $25.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.6 (18)](https://www.capterra.com/p/213613/Accessible-Web-Console/reviews/) Starting price $49.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 89% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/168781/Deque/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Website Accessibility Tools 4.6 (17) 76.47% of 17 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Tools that fix/remediate issues or optimize site elements to improve accessibility for visitors with disabilities or unique needs Website Accessibility Audits 4.4 (16) 87.50% of 16 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Test websites for accessibility compliance as set by ADA regulations and WCAG guidelines Compliance Tracking 3.7 (10) 60.00% of 10 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track and report regulatory data to either internal management or external stakeholders Content Scan 4.2 (5) 40.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Scan written content within documents, files, or websites Dashboard 3.8 (5) 40.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Assembly of graphs and charts for visualizing and tracking statistics/metrics Search/Filter 4.6 (5) 60.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria Deque 70 features Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Software program that continuously adjusts its behavior based on observed data System alerts about the need to escalate an issue or request Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Moving and separately storing data that is not actively used or continuous storage of data for compliance purposes Creation, administration, and evaluation of assessments or tests Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws Create a targeted plan, schedule resources, and determine long-term goals for the audit process A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc. Monitor and track bugs and issues in the system. Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier Track and report regulatory data to either internal management or external stakeholders Scan written content within documents, files, or websites Customize contracts and forms to collect specific information Alter the layout and content of reports Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements Assembly of graphs and charts for visualizing and tracking statistics/metrics Import and export data to and from software applications Graphical representation of data Receive and/or send email notifications for urgent updates, requests, or other information Software is used for working on online pages Organize test cases into hierarchical test plans Identify and respond to unexpected problems or failures (ie. "negative events") Record and follow the progress of every issue Access software remotely via mobile devices Notifications via mobile devices Test the ability of mobile applications Technique where run time behavior of software under test is checked against predictions made by a model Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user Copy and paste test cases in order to use the same tests in different suites and plans Monitor networks, websites, or other assets across multiple locations Allow multiple users with individual logins and varying permissions to use the same account, software, portal, or service Allows developers to run the same test over and over again using different values A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc. Provides a personalized UI with accessible design elements for visitors with disabilities or unique needs Create, manage, and track policies and procedures within an organization Systematic evaluation of various aspects of a project or service to prevent defects or issues Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity Remotely monitor and manage client networks, endpoints, systems, and devices via locally installed applications Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Assess the performance and functionality of software by testing against predefined requirements and specifications Notifying as a warning or reminder of a potential or imminent hazard Analyze potential risks across the organization Initiate collection and analysis of known risks Process of identifying, evaluating, mitigating, addressing and reporting on potential risks or uncertainties Assess and score risks using risk matrices Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals Identify and analyse the reasons behind accidents Run diagnostic tests at predetermined times Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once Software testing technique by which we can check the defects in software without actually executing it Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction Create, manage and track all task activities and progression Ability to create, review and approve test scripts Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Monitor or audit historical and current transactions to analyze customer account activities Review data from past periods to reveal recurring tendencies and predict future performance Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks Track revisions and updates made to files and navigate between different versions Test websites for accessibility compliance as set by ADA regulations and WCAG guidelines Tools that fix/remediate issues or optimize site elements to improve accessibility for visitors with disabilities or unique needs Track and analyze information regarding website visitors Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.4 (30) 4.4 Based on 30 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.5 (20) Free Trial Free Version Basic $27,000 Per User,Per Year Value for money 4.5 (20) 4.5 Based on 20 reviews ## Integrations [ GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/)[ Visual Studio Code](https://www.capterra.com/p/186634/Visual-Studio-Code/)[ GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/)[ Jenkins](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/)[ Android Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/246781/Android-Studio/)[ Cypress](https://www.capterra.com/p/168276/Cypress/)[ SonarQube](https://www.capterra.com/p/210481/SonarQube/)[ Xcode 12](https://www.capterra.com/p/207197/Xcode-12/) Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.5 (21) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.5 (21) 4.5 Based on 21 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.6 Based on 30 reviews Filter by rating 5(21) 4(8) 3(0) 2(0) 1(1) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent JB Jessica B. Director of Web and Digital Strategy Education Management ### "Deque is terrible software, AVOID if you want to keep your sanity" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 May 7, 2025 Terrible, i do not recommend this software at all given the non-stop issues. Pros nothing, i have had nothing but issues with the software since the beginning Cons This is the worst software I have ever tried to use. When I initially started to use it, I had 8 pages of issues where I essentially QA the software for the company. There documentation is inaccurate. Tons of UI/UX and functionality issues. The scans takes days to load and we have not even scratched the surface with adding our sites into the system. The exported results on issues do not show the page URL to the location of a PDF that has the issues. The exported results also do not show if the issue is critical, or other severity metrics. They told our team they were working on launching improvements since last August and we still have not received the updated version. The customer support is terrible when articulating the issues and stop gaps, they took over 4 months to put in a feature request to do the simple task of scanning only portion of the page and being able to automatically email the results. I do not recommend this software. Worst experience I have had in my 20 years of being a developer on using and onboarding a new software. Alternatives considered [Siteimprove](https://www.capterra.com/p/164806/Siteimprove/) Reasons for choosing Deque I was not a part of the decision to choose this software. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MN Michael N. Web Development Director Marketing and Advertising ### "Provides exactly what I need without absurdly expensive extras." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 30, 2023 Accessibility is a weird space with many players that simply can't deliver on promises. Deque produces the open-source engine many other systems use. Other providers claim to solve problems that are too complicated to be automated away. Deque instead shows you how to resolve issues at the source. I trust the results I get from Deque, and know that solving issues with this tool provides a better long-term result. Pros Provides trustworthy accessibility information at its most up-to-date. Easy to use, provides both a useful summary for describing issues to others, and detailed technical information for implementation. Has a reasonable pricing model that doesn't assume I'm an enterprise if I'm a developer. Cons Chrome is required; doesn't work within other browsers which can somewhat limit browser testing. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NW Nova W. Sr Director, UX + Product Design Computer Software ### "Great for training and quick scanning" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 June 22, 2023 Pretty good minus what I mentioned above. Pros I love that they have a whole on-demand academy for training and prepping for certificate exams. I also like that their axe scan tool is so easy that we could have our PMs and UXers run the scans and it was really clear what we needed to fix and what was and was not in complpiance. Cons for the first year I had worked with Deque I had a hard time getting someone to work with me to see if we could come up with a solution for our enterprise QA automation, but it took a while to get someone to call me back, and also when I did talk to someone who I believe to be the son of the founder, we determined they didn't have what they needed. After I signed a deal with Level Access a year later they started hard selling me on their automated services, which was too late. SO that was a bummer cause I liked Deque. Level Access has been great too. Reasons for choosing Deque same Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MK Maria K. Chief Technology Officer Information Technology and Services ### "axe DevTools is a must-have in your web accessibility toolkit" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 March 7, 2023 Deque's tooling is some of the best available for developer enablement of accessibility auditing and remediation. Pros The DevTools chrome extension makes automated accessibility testing super streamlined. Integrating directly with DevTools means developers easily know where to look to run tests and find issues. I love the ability to highlight and scroll directly to elements causing issues on the page. The Pro version's Intelligent Guided Tests are a great way to learn manual accessibility testing techniques! Cons I would love to see more of the Pro features become available in the Free version. Some ability to run Intelligent Guided Tests (or perhaps Guided Tests without the Intelligence) would be amazing to see available for free to all web devs. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. TT Tina T. Accessibility Specialist Insurance ### "Deque's Axe Suite of Tools" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 February 7, 2023 Our team has used a handful of Deque's tools such as Axe Auditor, Monitor for scanning and monitoring websites , and Axe Devtools (both browser extension and within the dev CI/CD pipeline). Pros Auditor - very comprehensive and detailed write-up of WCAG test cases ; easy for non-accessibility folks to perform a11y testing to catch low-hanging fruits Monitor - easy to set up; easy to produce accessibility reports Cons Auditor - not compatible with JIRA.. not able to export bugs found to JIRA which our projects use for bug tracking ; would be nice to get specific test cases for mobile and PDFMonitor - many false positives or "needs review".. hopefully AI technology will improve to eliminate need for human verification ; able to scan SPA or multistep flows but requires someone who is technical.. hopefully in future, there will be easier option for non-technical folks to set up SPA/multistep pages; only Axe Devtools - does not support Salesforce platform Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor February 10, 2023 Thank you for your review. We completely understand the need to be able to get the issues into JIRA. At the moment, axe Products allow you to export the issues into csv format that can be imported into your JIRA instance through JIRA's issue upload function. Our teams are exploring other options. We are constantly improving our AI capabilities to provide better guidance on items that are currently marked as 'Needs Review'. If you are finding any false positives, please let us know via a message to the helpdesk for us to address. CH Christine H. Digital Accessibility Program Manager Financial Services ### "Empowering my team with DeQue" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 February 2, 2023 Pros I am impressed with the fact that the free version is very powerful. The licensed version gives us a lot of flexiblity in reporting and tracking accessibility features Cons Slightly more complex and detail (which is good) but this leads to more prioritizing with teams that are not as mature in Digital Accessibility Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CW Courtney W. Content Designer Financial Services ### "Essential tool for digital design" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 1, 2023 Pros Deque is the most thorough reference guide when it comes to researching accessibility best-practices. Cons I don’t have enough time to read more of it. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JK Jessica K. Front-end Developer Higher Education ### "Web accessibility for all" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 January 27, 2023 I love Deque - we utilize them for accessibility training on campus. Not only do they have a lot of knowledge they share in their trainings, but the amount of FREE virtual trainings that are offered is impressive. I have been participating in many of these and I always take away some good nugget of information. Their presenters are very responsive and active during the presentations but also after the fact in their slack channel. It's nice to have a knowledgeable community available when you aren't quite sure or need to knock and idea around. :) Pros We recently purchased the Axe Dev Pro Tools to run audits and remediate our web properties within our department. The browser extension itself makes it so simple to run through an audit and minimal technical understanding of accessibility is necessary - therefore the testing can easily be completed by student staff or other non-technical partners and then handed off to technical staff to do the remediations. Beyond the ease of use, the ability to save reports has helped us supply necessary metrics to compliance teams. Cons There is a slight learning curve when you first use the browser extension for tests. It was not prohibitive by any means and the benefits far outweigh the time spent to learn. No different than any other new software that you might have to learn to use. Reasons for choosing Deque We have other programs/extensions that we use in addition to Deque, but the browser extension for the Dev Pro Tools is what really sold me. The other tools will identify the issues, but there is very little explanation beyond that and a solid understanding of accessibility guidelines is required to decipher the output. The Deque tool is great because it will ask non-technical questions and guide you through to uncover the issues, then in addition give some sort of explanation as well as level of impact. This approach gives a very cohesive look at all of the issues and helps to support an argument for prioritization of each in our remediation journey. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. HM Hiral M. Digital Accessibility Specialist Financial Services ### "Excellent suite of products for accessibility management" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 January 25, 2023 The customer support team is the best and that has stood out along with versatile features and affordability Pros I use more than one tools offered by Deque; and for all of them, one common thing is ease of use, wide variety of features for that tool and comparatively not so pricey Cons Just like any other product, Deque products are still work in progress so it may not satisfy all of your requirement but they are still best option available in the market Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KT Kelly T. UX Designer Banking ### "Clear structure and writing style" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 January 23, 2023 Pros I used Deque for accessibility training. I like that it has lots of structure so if I'm in a hurry I can reference one section to answer a question. It is clearly written and has lots of links if I want to check source material in more detail. I also really like the 1-pager reference sheets and wish there were more of them available to download so I can have a reminder even after I complete the full course. Cons It would be great if Deque would bookmark my progress more clearly so I could go back to where I left off, especially since the format does make it easy to pick up and put down the training as time allows. It would be great if there was a straightforward list of the courses I've taken as right now the navigation splits them up by certification. 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