 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 |