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Augmented Reality SDK Comparison

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Augmented Reality SDK provide to developers the tools and libraries to develop more easily Augmented Reality applications (i.e: add AR technology to Android, iOS application...).

This Augmented Reality SDK comparison chart compares Augmented Reality (AR) SDKs and frameworks. Based on spreadsheet created by Gerhard Reitmayr and shared on the Augmented Reality Professionals Group on LinkedIn.

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TypeUnity (3D)MarkerNaturalFeatureWeb3D Object TrackingPC/Mac/LinuxGPSIMU SensorsVisual searchFace trackingContentAPIDo you recommend ?Website
XZIMG Augmented VisionFreeYesYesYesYes HTML5Yes alphaUnity / Native
Votes 3
xzimg.com/...
EasyARFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesPC/Mac/Linux via Uniity3D
Votes 2
easyar.com
ARmediaFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesYesARmedia supports PC/Mac and LinuxYesYesNo
Votes 2
inglobetechnologies.com
HERE Mobile SDKFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesYesYes HERE Maps, LiveSight API
Votes 2
here.com/...
Metaio SDK (now Apple inc)Free + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesYesPC/MacYesYesYes Client-based +100 unique objects, cloud-based continuous visual search engineYesYes OpenGL support, in-house 3-D renderer
Votes 0
metaio.com
RobocortexFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesNoPC/Mac/LinuxYesYes
Votes 2
robocortex.com
Banuba Face FIlters SDKCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYesYesYesPC onlyNoYesYesYesYes
Votes 2
banuba.com/...
Kudan AR EngineFree + Commercial SDK optionYes With SLAMYesYesNoYes SLAMCros-platform development Unity3DYesYesYes unlimited local visual search (no network connection required)- Extensible with FT/FR Plugins
Votes 1
kudan.io
ARMESCommercial SDK onlyYesYesPC
Votes 0
armes-tech.com
Zenitum Feature TrackerCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYes
Votes 0
zenitum.com/...
DroidARFreeYesYesYesYesYes- can be added via opencvNoYes OpenGL or jMonkey Engine
Votes 1
github.io/...
flare*Free + Commercial SDK optionYesYes
Votes 0
imagination.at/...
osgARTOpen SourceYesYesYes
Votes 0
osgart.org
SSTTOtherYesYes
Votes 0
technotecture.com/...
windageOtherYesYes
Votes 0
google.com/...
Studierstube TrackerYesYes
Votes 0
tu-graz.ac.at/...
WikitudeFree + Commercial SDK optionYes 3D Tracking IncludedYes AdvancedYesYesYesYesYes Cloud Recognition and Offline (on device)- Face DetectionYes with Wikitude Studio and Cloud Recognition
Votes 0
wikitude.com
VuforiaFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes Advanced + VUMarkYesNoYes Only on box and cylinder and small size 3D objects tooYesYesYesNoYes With Vuforia Cloud
Votes 8
vuforia.com
ARToolkitOpen SourceYesYes BasicYesNoPC/Mac/Linux
Votes 1
artoolworks.com
ARcrowdFreeNoYes Black / WhiteYesYes HTML5 BrowserNoNoNo
Votes 0
arcrowd.com
Vidinoti PixLiveFree + Commercial SDK optionYes Image, QR codeYesYesYes Using Google TangoYes & beaconsYes Cloud and offline recognitionYes PixLive Maker
Votes 0
vidinoti.com
MAXST AR SDK 4.1Free + Commercial SDK optionYesYes Marker / QR Code Tracker / QR/Barcode ReaderYesYes Visual SLAM, Object TrackerSupports Windows & Mac PlatformNoYesYes Cloud Recognition, Image TrackerNoYes OpenGL, Metal, SceneKit, MAXST Cloud Recognition
Votes 2
maxst.com
XloudiaCommercial SDK onlyYesYes MarkerlessYesYesYesPC/Mac/Linux via Unity3DYes OptionnallyYes OptionnallyYesYes but not for mobileYes REST
Votes 0
xloudia.com
CatchoomFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes MarkerlessYesYesPC/Mac/LinuxYes Supports both cloud for very large collections and on-device search of hundreds of images (with no internet connection required)Yes
Votes 0
catchoom.com
HoloBuilderFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes QR codesYesYes (HTML 5 Browser)YesPC/Mac/Linux (HTML 5 Browser)YesYesYesNoYes
Votes 0
holobuilder.com
Obvious EngineCommercial SDK onlyYesYes
Votes 0
obviousengine.com
IN2ARFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYes Flash-based, Unity3DPC/Mac via Adobe AIR
Votes 1
in2ar.com
ARPAFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesvia Unity pluginYesYes Soon
Votes 0
arpa-solutions.net/en
LinceoVRCommercial SDK onlyYesYes
Votes 0
seac02.it
AurasmaFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes
Votes 0
BazARFree + Commercial SDK optionYes
Votes 0
epfl.ch/...
Win ARFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes
Votes 0
nus.edu.sg/...
BeyondAROpen SourceYesYesYes
Votes 0
beyondar.com/...
StringFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes
Votes 0
poweredbystring.com
NyARToolkitOpen SourceYesYesPC
Votes 0
nyatla.jp/...
KoozytCommercial SDK onlyYes
Votes 0
koozyt.com
AndARFreeYes
Votes 0
google.com/...
Designers ARToolkit (DART)FreeYesYes
Votes 0
gatech.edu/...
Augmented PixelsFree + Commercial SDK optionYes
Votes 0
augmentedpixels.com
yvisionFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes
Votes 1
yvision.com
ArUcoOpen SourceYes
Votes 0
www.uco.es/...
FLARToolkitOpen SourceYesYes
Votes 0
libspark.org/...
Goblin XNAOpen SourceYesYes
Votes 0
codeplex.com
MinervaOpen SourceYesYes
Votes 0
sourceforge.net/...
MXR ToolkitOpen SourceYesPC
Votes 0
sourceforge.net
SLARToolkitOpen SourceYes
Votes 0
codeplex.com
UARTOpen SourceYes
Votes 0
gatech.edu/...
ARLabFree + Commercial SDK optionYes QR codeYesYesYes Support for thousands of images in pools of 50-60 imagesYes
Votes 1
arlab.com
ALVARFreeYes Tracks multiple markers; 256 possible markersYes Flash, Silverlight
Votes 0
virtual.vtt.fi/...
Magic FaceFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes HTML5 WEBGLYesPC/Mac/LinuxYesYes GLES, METAL, UNITY
Votes 3
xzimg.com/...
Luxand FaceSDKCommercial SDK onlyYes Facial recognition
Votes 0
luxand.com
omniar.comCommercial SDK onlyYes
Votes 0
omniar.com
ViewdleCommercial SDK onlyYes
Votes 0
viewdle.com
xpose visual searchCommercial SDK onlyYesYes via website or API
Votes 0
buzzar.net/...
HOPPALAFreeYes
Votes 0
hoppala-agency.com
DeepAR.aiFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYes
Votes 3
deepar.ai
Beyond Reality FaceFree + Commercial SDK optionYes Flash-based and HTML5/JSPC/Mac via Adobe AIRYes
Votes 1
beyond-reality-face.com
AwilaFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes
Votes 0
awila.co.uk
instantrealityFree + Commercial SDK optionYes
Votes 0
instantreality.org
PanicARFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes
Votes 0
dopanic.com/...
LibreGeoSocialOpen SourceYesYes
Votes 0
libregeosocial.org
mixareOpen SourceYes
Votes 0
mixare.org
PRAugmentedRealityOpen SourceNo
Votes 0
github.com/...
StudierstubeOpen SourceYes
Votes 0
tugraz.at
PTAMOtherPC
Votes 0
ox.ac.uk/...
ARLab
Votes 0
arlab.com
CortexiaYes
Votes 0
cortexica.com
Google GogglesYes
Votes 0
google.com/...
ideeYes
Votes 0
ideeinc.com
linkme
Votes 0
linkmemobile.com
Microsoft Read/Write WorldYesYes
Votes 0
cloudapp.net
Morgan
Votes 0
fraunhofer.de/...
snaptellYes
Votes 0
snaptell.com
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Augmented Reality SDK Comparison : This chart compares Augmented Reality (AR) SDKs and frameworks. Based on spreadsheet created by Gerhard Reitmayr and shared on the Augmented Reality Professionals Group on LinkedIn.
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  • Mann1ng on Oct. 14th 2020 4:42:05 PM

    Many thanks for the informative matrix. I note you left out 8th Wall, which is one of the biggest names in WebAR platforms currently. Is that a deliberate omission, or something I can bring to the table?

  • ViriVR on Nov. 26th 2018 2:09:18 PM

    Very informative article. Very accurately all marked. I am a big fan of augmented reality and virtual reality. My friends are game developers. I will not say in what studio they work. My friends and I go every weekend to virtual reality rooms. By the way, who will be in Melbourne, then go to virivr.com.au/. I advise everyone. And here's an interesting quote from Wikipedia: "Vuforia is an augmented reality software development kit (SDK) for mobile devices that enables the creation of augmented reality applications.[1] It uses computer vision technology to recognize and track planar images (Image Targets) and simple 3D objects, such as boxes, in real time. This image registration capability enables developers to position and orient virtual objects, such as 3D models and other media, in relation to real world images when they are viewed through the camera of a mobile device. The virtual object then tracks the position and orientation of the image in real-time so that the viewer's perspective on the object corresponds with the perspective on the Image Target. It thus appears that the virtual object is a part of the real-world scene. The Vuforia SDK supports a variety of 2D and 3D target types including ‘markerless’ Image Targets, 3D Multi-Target configurations, and a form of addressable Fiducial Marker, known as a VuMark. Additional features of the SDK include localized Occlusion Detection using ‘Virtual Buttons’, runtime image target selection, and the ability to create and reconfigure target sets programmatically at runtime. Vuforia provides Application Programming Interfaces (API) in C++, Java, Objective-C++ (a language utilizing a combination of C++ and Objective-C syntax), and the .NET languages through an extension to the Unity game engine. In this way, the SDK supports both native development for iOS and Android while it also enables the development of AR applications in Unity that are easily portable to both platforms. AR applications developed using Vuforia are therefore compatible with a broad range of mobile devices including the iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets running Android OS version 2.2 or greater and an ARMv6 or 7 processor with FPU (Floating Point Unit) processing capabilities. Vuforia has been acquired by PTC Inc. in November 2015", source - wikipedia.org/... Good luck to all!

  • robert_gilles on Mar. 20th 2018 12:23:15 PM

    Thanks for a detailed comparison! It's becoming a trend to build AR applications. I've found an article listing tools to create AR mobile apps ddi-dev.com/... I think it can be useful for other developers here.

  • MarcusA on Dec. 18th 2017 9:05:21 PM

    ARCore ? Also, column checking support for Android (and which versions of that and iOS)?

  • mtillmann on Feb. 1st 2017 11:07:58 AM

    You may want to add the LiveSight API, for geolocated AR, which is part of the HERE Mobile SDK: here.com/...

  • christina on Oct. 13th 2016 11:07:07 AM

    Augment (www.augment.com) is going to launch their AR SDKs for omni-commerce.

  • Anthony Liard on Sep. 1st 2016 11:31:48 PM
    suggested on String to set Name to String (discontinued)
  • Eddie Offermann on Jul. 8th 2016 8:09:57 AM
    suggested on Vuforia to set Name to Vuforia

    Vuforia is sufficiently specific and the product is no longer owned or developed by Qualcomm.

  • jjgomezs on Apr. 12th 2016 7:25:18 PM
    suggested on HoloBuilder to set Android to yes
  • jjgomezs on Apr. 12th 2016 7:25:07 PM
    suggested on HoloBuilder to set Android to yes
  • Sanky on Apr. 2nd 2016 4:58:37 PM

    Update: ARToolKit professional SDKs, previously only available under paid licenses, have been released to the open source community for free use

  • Txasti on Feb. 15th 2016 4:40:02 PM
    suggested on Vuforia to set Name to PTC Vuforia
  • howard on Feb. 15th 2016 3:06:53 PM
    suggested on ARPA to set Name to ARPA [DISCONTINUED]

    Website Gone

  • jutzizu on Dec. 11th 2015 11:17:46 AM
    suggested on HoloBuilder to set Face tracking to no
  • howard on Sep. 30th 2015 6:55:28 PM
    commented on Google Goggles

    Project Aura

  • howard on Sep. 30th 2015 6:55:06 PM
    suggested on Kudan AR Engine to set Name to Kudan Engine
  • howard on Sep. 30th 2015 6:47:59 PM
    suggested on Kudan AR Engine to set Name to Kudan AR SDK
  • andrea.lucent on Jul. 7th 2015 5:23:29 PM

    AugmentedKit SDK is not in the list. Can be found augmentedkit.com

  • RA'pro on Jun. 4th 2015 2:13:57 PM
    suggested on Metaio SDK (now Apple inc) to set Name to Metaio SDK (now Apple inc)
  • techprodi on Jan. 12th 2015 10:59:58 AM

    Super outils

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