Stark Reviews & Product Details

I have been using Stark for about three years in my role as a UX/UI designer, primarily to conduct detailed analyses on color contrast. I appreciate its fantastic performance in testing color contrasts, ensuring compliance with WCAG 2.2 guidelines, which is essential for the success of our digital products. Stark's user-friendly interface makes it incredibly easy to use both as a Chrome plugin and within Figma, which suits my workflow. Its intuitive design provides seamless integration with existing software, enhancing my productivity by simplifying how I assess color compliance and recolor codes for designs. I also love how straightforward it is to set up and use, which significantly eases the transition to new projects. Stark was the first solution I explored for these tasks, and it stood out for its ease of use and effective communication capabilities that allow me to share findings with others easily. I enjoy that I can rely on Stark to meet these critical design requirements, which are fundamental to our project's success. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find it somewhat challenging at times to select a color on a web page that I need to find. The tool could benefit from a stronger ability to distinguish colors on the page, making it easier to pick the correct colors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The plug in ability to check on any site and 100% the figma integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes just. little clunky and hate the premium level to recommend other accessible colors.Also wish you could just personalize it to just be a specific type of checker as soon as I open it to pull up. For example just having it check contrast as my default would save me from having to select it every time since that is 98% of the time why I am using it. I am using Stark everyday with my job as a website designer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use stark as a first choice for accessibility. I like the feature of contrast checker mainly because it gives suggestion as well if your color does not meet conformance. It has also the feature of Alt text which is very useful for conveying information to developer, It also has the feature to check the focus order of web.

I also like it's feature like vision simulator, typography and run WCAG audit but uses them sometime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use stark on desktop so I don't use the touch target feature

I also don't use the heading feature because it's mostly inspected by SEO and developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stark’s main pros are that it serves as an all-in-one accessibility toolkit directly in Figma, combining color contrast checks, vision simulators, typography validation, and more into one streamlined workflow. It goes beyond flagging issues by offering smart suggestions (like accessible color alternatives) and real-time feedback, making accessibility checks part of the design process instead of an afterthought. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While Stark markets itself as an accessibility toolkit for designers, developers, and product teams, the free tier is quite restricted compared to what’s available in the paid Pro or Team subscriptions. This means that if you want the “full” accessibility experience inside Figma, you’ll likely need to pay sometimes significantly (depending on your team size). Something based on credits or a certain number of analyses per time would be a good middle ground. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stark came recommended to me on a Figma course on Udemy. I've currently just used the free version (not premium) and have been really impressed with the tools available to get started. After sign in, the Figma plugin was a breeze to use and I use it to sense-check my understanding of accessibility requirements as I design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's likely just a restriction of the free (not premium) account but rather than use the scan and fix, I'd like to be able to combine some manual checks at one time, e.g. scanning text size/weight and colour all together rather than having to check colour through a separate flow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about Stark is the Figma plugin. Considering how much of accessibility is determined by the design, it's a bit shocking the dearth of tools available for this purpose in design software. The Figma plugin means fewer vague ideas of a design being punted to development to figure out how to make it accessible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To run it in CI/CD you have to be on the $6,000 per year team/organization plan at a minimum. So for many companies and individuals Stark isn't really the "end-to-end accessibility" it's billed as; you'll still need to use axe or similar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I particularly appreciate how easily Stark identifies accessibility issues in my designs. The automatic color contrast analysis and correction suggestions save valuable time. Additionally, the integration with Figma is seamless, making it an indispensable tool for my UX/UI workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes, Stark does not offer automatic solutions for certain complex contrast issues, which requires manual adjustments. Additionally, some advanced features are reserved for the Premium version, which may limit its usefulness for free users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simplicity in navigating through features i.e. accessibility audit, simulators, etc. Installing onto your browser is a breeze and integration into Figma is quick. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

May be overwhelming/confusing for first time users/new to accessibility without proper instructions. For individual accessibility designers, the pricing plans are too expensive and rigid as they're focused only on teams/organizations. It'd be nice to see individual pricings in the future as I'd like to continue using it outside of my company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stark reveals issues with your designs that you may have overlooked, and continues to monitor them through their premium service. The plugin is absolutely worth the investment. It's incredibly easy to implement and use—just a click or two away within Figma. I use it on every design of anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's not overly easy to hide or remove the approved checks within your designs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Their Figma plugin is really user friendly when ensuring my designs meet not only WCAG but also APCA standards. It's helped me speed up my process as it's replaced extensions that I previously used through Google Chrome which took a lot longer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't found anything that I dislike yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.