AccessMate vs AltTextLab AI Alt Text Generator

AccessMate scans your WordPress site for accessibility issues against WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, and Section 508 — pick a single standard or combine several — scores each page, and provides guided fixes, all from your WordPress dashboard. Zero running cost for you. AccessMate is 100% free. AI features (auto alt-text, code fixes, plain-English explanations) use your own API key from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, or a local Ollama instance. Your key is stored encrypted in your database and never proxied through our servers. Core features Accessibility scanner — powered by axe-core, scans every page against your choice of WCAG standard, or several combined at once Score & grade — A–F accessibility score, weighted across Critical/Serious/Warning/Notice severity tiers, with POUR (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust) breakdown Issue detail panel — shows the offending HTML, WCAG criterion, and affected element count Issues by page — stacked bar chart showing critical/serious/warning/notice counts per page Accessibility statement generator — creates a public accessibility statement page for your site Visitor accessibility toolbar — floating widget with 10 user-controlled accessibility features AI auto-fix (requires API key) — generates corrected HTML for fixable issues AI alt text (requires API key) — writes descriptive alt text for images AI explanations (requires API key) — plain-English summaries for non-technical site owners WCAG standards & rulesets AccessMate scans with axe-core, the same open-source accessibility testing engine used by major browser DevTools. Pick any one of the following from the ruleset selector in the scanner or in Settings, or combine a standard with Best Practice: WCAG 2.0 — A, AA, or AAA WCAG 2.1 — A, AA, or AAA WCAG 2.2 — AA Section 508 Best Practice — common accessibility recommendations beyond the WCAG spec Visitor accessibility toolbar features Font size · High contrast · Dyslexia font · Grayscale · Reading guide · Pause animations · Line height · Large cursor · Highlight links · Screen mask AI providers supported Anthropic Claude (claude-haiku-4-5, claude-sonnet-4) OpenAI (gpt-4o-mini, gpt-4o) Google Gemini (gemini-1.5-flash, gemini-1.5-pro) Ollama (local, no key needed — llama3.2, mistral, phi3) Privacy AccessMate makes no external requests unless you configure an AI provider and trigger an AI action. When an AI action is triggered, your WordPress server makes a direct request to your chosen provider using your key. No data passes through AccessMate servers. The API key is encrypted at rest using AES-256-CBC with your WordPress auth salt. Third Party Libraries axe-core by Deque Systems — Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0) Freemius WordPress SDK — GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3) — Pro build only OpenDyslexic font via Fontsource — Bitstream Vera Fonts License — loaded on demand from jsDelivr CDN only when the dyslexia font feature is enabled by the visitor External Services This plugin can connect to the following external services. No external requests are made unless you explicitly configure and trigger the relevant feature. AI providers (optional) When you add an API key and click an AI action (auto-fix suggestion, alt-text generation, or accessibility report summary), your WordPress server sends a direct HTTPS request to your chosen AI provider. The request contains the page HTML snippet and accessibility issue context being analysed. No data passes through AccessMate servers. These requests are only sent when you have entered an API key in Settings and manually trigger an AI action. Anthropic — https://api.anthropic.com/ Used for: AI fix suggestions, alt-text generation, accessibility report summaries. Data sent: page HTML snippet, accessibility issue context, and your Anthropic API key (in the request header). Terms of Service | Privacy Policy OpenAI — https://api.openai.com/ Used for: AI fix suggestions, alt-text generation, accessibility report summaries. Data sent: page HTML snippet, accessibility issue context, and your OpenAI API key (in the request header). Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Google Gemini — https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/ Used for: AI fix suggestions, alt-text generation, accessibility report summaries. Data sent: page HTML snippet, accessibility issue context, and your Gemini API key (as a URL parameter). Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Ollama — http://localhost:11434/ (local only) Ollama runs entirely on the user’s own machine or local network. No data is sent to any external server. jsDelivr CDN (visitor-facing, on demand) When a site visitor enables the Dyslexia Font feature in the accessibility toolbar, their browser loads the OpenDyslexic font stylesheet from jsDelivr. This is a standard browser-initiated HTTP request that includes the visitor’s IP address and User-Agent string. The font is cached locally after the first load; no further requests are made on subsequent pages. This request is triggered only by the visitor explicitly toggling the dyslexia font feature — it is never loaded automatically. jsDelivr — https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/ Privacy Policy

AltTextLab – AI Alt Text Generator for WordPress AltTextLab automatically writes accurate, SEO-optimized and accessible alt text for every image in your WordPress media library – the moment you upload, or across your entire existing library in one bulk run. Features Automatic alt text on every upload Every new upload gets alt text generated immediately, no manual trigger needed. Bulk alt text generation with no image limit Process your entire media library – no matter how many images it contains – with fast, reliable bulk processing. Context-aware alt text AltTextLab reads your post title and configured SEO keywords alongside each image, so every description is relevant to the content it appears in. WooCommerce integration AltTextLab reads your product name, brand, color, and material alongside each image to write alt text that serves both screen reader users, search engines, and LLMs. Works with your SEO plugin Integrates natively with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, All in One SEO, The SEO Framework, SmartCrawl, and Squirrly SEO. Focus keyphrases from your SEO plugin are automatically pulled and naturally woven into the generated alt text. Compatible with Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder Alt text is written directly to WordPress’s standard media library database – the same field every page builder and theme reads from. There are no sync issues, no custom field mapping. All major image formats supported JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, and AVIF, including modern formats that other tools often skip. Multi-language support Generate alt text automatically in over 130 languages. WPML Translation Support. Forever free plan available AltTextLab has a permanent free plan that gives you 25 credits per month at no cost. External service for alt text generation This plugin connects to the API provided by AltTextLab.com to create alt text for images using AI. This service is essential for the plugin’s core functionality. What data is sent and when: The plugin may send the following data to AltTextLab when generating alt text: – The image URL or a base64-encoded version of the image – Keywords – The article or product title – Brand and other relevant attributes, depending on plugin settings The plugin may also send a request to fetch the current status of the connected AltTextLab account in order to display account information within the WordPress admin interface. This external service is provided by AltTextLab.com. Terms of Service, Privacy Policy