Accessibility management software reports fall into a few core categories: conformance status, issue tracking, remediation progress, audit history, and portfolio-level summaries. These reports translate raw audit and scan data into formats that product teams, leadership, and procurement can act on. Most platforms generate reports on demand or on a recurring schedule, and the strongest ones combine human audit data with scan output rather than relying on automated checks alone.
| Report Type | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Conformance Status | Current state of WCAG 2.1 AA or 2.2 AA conformance across a product or property. |
| Issue Tracking | Open, in-progress, and closed issues with severity, location, and assignee. |
| Remediation Progress | Issues fixed over time, validation status, and remaining work. |
| Audit History | Record of past audits, scopes, dates, and findings. |
| Portfolio Summary | Cross-project view for teams managing multiple sites or products. |
Conformance Status Reports
Conformance reports show where a digital property stands against a defined WCAG version and level. They typically list which success criteria have been evaluated, which pass, which fail, and which were not applicable to the audited scope.
This is the report most often shared with executive teams and procurement reviewers. It answers the question of how close a product is to full conformance and what specifically remains.
Issue Tracking Reports
Issue reports list every accessibility issue identified by the audit and any subsequent scans. Each entry usually includes the WCAG criterion, page or screen location, severity rating, user impact, recommended fix, and current status.
Filters allow teams to view issues by severity, by component, by assignee, or by status. Engineering teams use this view daily; leadership uses summary versions for reporting cycles.
Remediation Progress Reports
Progress reports track movement over time. They show issues opened, issues fixed, issues validated, and issues still outstanding across a chosen date range.
This format is useful for sprint reviews and quarterly planning. It connects accessibility work to measurable output rather than treating it as a static checklist.
Audit History Reports
Audit history reports document the evaluations conducted on a property: the WCAG version applied, the scope, the date, the auditor, and the findings. Over time, this log becomes part of the documentation a company maintains for procurement, regulatory, and internal review purposes.
Portfolio and Cross-Project Reports
Organizations managing multiple websites, applications, or product lines need a view that aggregates data across projects. Portfolio reports show conformance posture, open issue counts, and remediation velocity for an entire collection of properties.
This view is common in agencies, enterprises with multiple brands, and companies preparing for ADA Title II or EAA obligations across a product family.
Scan and Monitoring Reports
Platforms with scheduled scans generate monitoring reports that show new issues detected since the last scan, regressions on previously fixed pages, and overall trend lines. These reports cover the portion of WCAG that automated checks can evaluate, which is approximately 25% of issues, and are best read alongside audit data rather than in place of it.
Exportable Documentation
Most platforms allow reports to be exported as PDF or spreadsheet files for sharing outside the system. Some platforms also generate VPAT and ACR documentation directly from audit data, producing a draft Accessibility Conformance Report that an accessibility professional can review and finalize.
The reports a platform produces are only as useful as the data behind them. A report built on scan output alone reflects a fraction of the picture. Reports built on human audit findings combined with monitoring data give teams a complete view of where they stand and what to do next.