On the recordRead 12 Oct 202618 facts
Testaro
Plans and prices
Open source
Free
MIT-licensed software; install and run independently
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Automated scans
- Yesgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Browser security
- Testaro leaves Playwright Chromium sandboxing enabled by default and warns that non-sandboxed browsers are less secure.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Built-in tests
- Testaro includes about 50 of its own tests, mostly intended to complement tests from the other rule engines.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The maker documents installation on macOS, Windows, Debian, or Ubuntu with Node.js 22.12 or later, and says Playwright browser binaries must also be installed.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- How it works
- A job typically identifies a web page and asks Testaro to run rule engines; Testaro adds test results to the job to create a report.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Job execution
- Testaro can run a single job and quit, or run as a daemon that polls a server or watches a directory for jobs.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository is licensed under the MIT License.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Maker location
- The YRA Tech GitHub organization profile lists the United States of America.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile testing
- Yesgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Testaro performs ensemble testing of web pages for accessibility, usability, and conformity to HTML and CSS specifications.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Remediation guidance
- Yesgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Rule coverage
- The README describes about 1,300 rules across all rule engines.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Rule engines
- The README lists integrations including Axe, Alfa, Accessibility Checker, ASLint, Editoria11y, HTML CodeSniffer, Nu Html Checker, Pour Engine, QualWeb, SureA11y, Testaro, and WAVE.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Standardized reports
- Testaro can provide rule-engine results in a uniform Testaro-defined format, and can include native results as well.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support and issue reporting
- The maker welcomes contributions and directs users to report issues and feature requests in the repository.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- TLS handling
- Server polling verifies TLS certificates by default; the README warns that certificate tolerance can expose credentials and reports to interception.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- WAVE limitation
- The WAVE subscription API accepts a URL rather than a transmitted document, so it cannot test an interaction-reached page state or a page that is not directly URL-accessible.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
