Compare ARLab vs ARmedia vs ARPA vs ARToolkit vs D'Fusion vs DroidAR vs HoloBuilder vs Metaio SDK (now Apple inc) vs mixare vs PanicAR vs Kudan AR Engine vs Qualcomm Vuforia vs Robocortex vs Wikitude vs Xloudia vs Zenitum Feature Tracker
Link | ARToolkit | Vuforia | ARmedia | XZIMG | Kudan AR Engine | Wikitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Open Source | Free + Commercial SDK option | Free + Commercial SDK option | Free + Commercial SDK option | Free + Commercial SDK option | Free + Commercial SDK option |
| iOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Marker | Yes Basic | Yes Advanced + VUMark | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Advanced |
| NaturalFeature | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Mobile | Yes | Yes Vuforia now available for windows app dev & also for MS Hololens | - Soon | Yes | Yes | |
| Web | No | Yes | Yes HTML5 | No | ||
| PC/Mac/Linux | PC/Mac/Linux | ARmedia supports PC/Mac and Linux | via Unity/Native | Cros-platform development Unity3D | ||
| 3D Object Tracking | No | Yes Only on box and cylinder and small size 3D objects too | Yes | Yes Beta | Yes SLAM | Yes |
| GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| IMU Sensors | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Visual search | Yes | Yes | Yes unlimited local visual search (no network connection required) | Yes Cloud Recognition and Offline (on device) | ||
| Face tracking | No | No | Yes | - Extensible with FT/FR Plugins | - Face Detection | |
| ContentAPI | Yes With Vuforia Cloud | Yes | Yes with Wikitude Studio and Cloud Recognition | |||
| Unity (3D) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes With SLAM | Yes 3D Tracking Included |
| Plugins API | Integration with 3D party libraries available | |||||
| Website | artoolworks.com | vuforia.com | inglobetechnologies.com | xzimg.com | kudan.io | wikitude.com |
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User reviews and comments
Vuforia is sufficiently specific and the product is no longer owned or developed by Qualcomm.