axe-core-npm
Metrics as of , from the GitHub or GitLab API of each repository. Refreshed monthly.
What axe-core-npm is
axe-core-npm is a monorepo of seven packages for automated accessibility testing built on the axe-core engine. The packages cover a command-line interface and integrations for Playwright, Puppeteer, React, WebdriverIO and WebdriverJS. A further package provides an EARL reporter. Each package has its own README with installation, usage and configuration notes. The repository uses pnpm as its package manager for development.
Written from the project's README, read .
- Category
- Accessibility testing
- License
- MPL-2.0
- Language
- JavaScript
- Changelog
- Releases on GitHub
Repository metrics
Status
activeLast commit within 90 days of the fetch date.Computed from the last commit date and the archive flag on the fetch date. See the status rules.
Alternatives
Listed accessibility testing tools, same primary language first, then by GitHub stars. Each line gives one fact from the tool's documentation where it differs from axe-core-npm's, with its source.
Lighthouse: Rules or standards: Accessibility audits, weighted by axe user impact assessments. source: Docs: Lighthouse accessibility score
Lighthouse CI: Rules or standards: Lighthouse regression checks for accessibility, SEO, offline support and performance. source: README
Pa11y: Rules or standards: WCAG2A, WCAG2AA (default), WCAG2AAA (HTML_CodeSniffer runner only). source: README
equal-access: Rules or standards: Rule policies such as IBM_Accessibility (default) and WCAG_2_1. source: Docs: accessibility-checker usage
Pa11y CI: Browsers: Chrome (executable path set in defaults.chromeLaunchConfig.executablePath). source: README
axe-core: Rules or standards: WCAG 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 at levels A, AA and AAA; additional rules outside WCAG. source: README
Accessibility Insights for Web: Rules or standards: WCAG 2.2 Level AA success criteria (Assessment). source: Docs: Assessment
cypress-axe: Rules or standards: axe-core rules; README example filters by tag wcag2a. source: README
Questions
Is axe-core-npm open source?
Yes. axe-core-npm is released under MPL-2.0, an OSI-approved license, as reported by the GitHub API on 2026-09-22.
Is axe-core-npm maintained?
On 2026-09-22, the last commit to the default branch was on 2026-09-02, so the listed status is active. Rule: Last commit within 90 days of the fetch date.
How many GitHub stars does axe-core-npm have?
724 stars on 2026-09-22, from the GitHub API. The number is refreshed at each monthly update.
What language is axe-core-npm written in?
The repository's primary language, as reported by the GitHub API, is JavaScript.
Sources
- GitHub REST API: repository, read
- GitHub REST API: commits, read
- GitHub REST API: latest release, read
- GitHub REST API: contributors, read
- README, read