 Link | Type | iOS | Unity (3D) | Marker | NaturalFeature | Windows Mobile | Web | PC/Mac/Linux | 3D Object Tracking | GPS | IMU Sensors | Visual search | Face tracking | ContentAPI | Do you recommend ? | Website |
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| ALVAR | Free | Yes Tracks multiple markers; 256 possible markers | Yes Flash, Silverlight | Votes 0 | virtual.vtt.fi/... | |||||||||||
| AndAR | Free | Yes | Votes 0 | google.com/... | ||||||||||||
| ARcrowd | Free | - HTML5 Browser | No | Yes Black / White | Yes | - HTML5 Browser | Yes HTML5 Browser | No | No | No | Votes 1 | arcrowd.com | ||||
| ARLab | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes QR code | Yes | Yes | Yes Support for thousands of images in pools of 50-60 images | Yes | Votes 1 | arlab.com | |||||||
| ARmedia | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - Soon | Yes | ARmedia supports PC/Mac and Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Votes 2 | inglobetechnologies.com | ||
| ARMES | Commercial SDK only | Yes | Yes | PC | Votes 0 | armes-tech.com | ||||||||||
| ARPA | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes | via Unity plugin | Yes | Yes Soon | Votes 0 | arpa-solutions.net/en | |||||||
| ARToolkit | Open Source | Yes | Yes | Yes Basic | Yes | Yes | PC/Mac/Linux | No | Votes 1 | artoolworks.com | ||||||
| ArUco | Open Source | Yes | Votes 0 | www.uco.es/... | ||||||||||||
| Augmented Pixels | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | augmentedpixels.com | |||||||||||
| Aurasma | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | |||||||||||
| Awila | Free + Commercial SDK option | - Under dev | Yes | Yes | Votes 1 | awila.co.uk | ||||||||||
| BazAR | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Votes 0 | epfl.ch/... | ||||||||||||
| Beyond Reality Face | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes via Adobe AIR (ANE) | Yes Flash-based and HTML5/JS | PC/Mac via Adobe AIR | Yes | Votes 1 | beyond-reality-face.com | |||||||||
| BeyondAR | Open Source | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | beyondar.com/... | |||||||||
| Catchoom | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes Markerless | Yes | Yes | PC/Mac/Linux | Yes 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 | |||||
| Cortexia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 1 | cortexica.com | |||||||||||
| D'Fusion | Commercial SDK only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Flash | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 1 | |||||
| Designers ARToolkit (DART) | Free | Yes | Yes | Votes 1 | gatech.edu/... | |||||||||||
| DroidAR | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - can be added via opencv | No | Yes OpenGL or jMonkey Engine | Votes 2 | github.io/... | |||||
| flare* | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | imagination.at/... | |||||||||||
| FLARToolkit | Open Source | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | libspark.org/... | |||||||||||
| Goblin XNA | Open Source | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | codeplex.com | |||||||||
| Google Goggles | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | google.com/... | ||||||||||||
| HoloBuilder | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes Native Unity App | Yes | Yes QR codes | Yes | Yes | Yes (HTML 5 Browser) | PC/Mac/Linux (HTML 5 Browser) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Votes 1 | holobuilder.com |
| HOPPALA | Free | Yes | Votes 0 | hoppala-agency.com | ||||||||||||
| idee | Yes | Votes 0 | ideeinc.com | |||||||||||||
| IN2AR | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes via Adobe ANE | Yes | Yes | Yes Flash-based, Unity3D | PC/Mac via Adobe AIR | Votes 1 | in2ar.com | ||||||||
| instantreality | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Votes 0 | instantreality.org | ||||||||||||
| Koozyt | Commercial SDK only | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | koozyt.com | |||||||||||
| LibreGeoSocial | Open Source | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | libregeosocial.org | |||||||||||
| LinceoVR | Commercial SDK only | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | seac02.it | |||||||||||
| linkme | Votes 0 | linkmemobile.com | ||||||||||||||
| Luxand FaceSDK | Commercial SDK only | Yes Facial recognition | Votes 0 | luxand.com | ||||||||||||
| MAXST AR SDK 4.1 | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes Marker / QR Code Tracker / QR/Barcode Reader | Yes | No | Supports Windows & Mac Platform | Yes Visual SLAM, Object Tracker | No | Yes | Yes Cloud Recognition, Image Tracker | No | Yes OpenGL, Metal, SceneKit, MAXST Cloud Recognition | Votes 2 | maxst.com | |
| Metaio SDK (now Apple inc) | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | PC/Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Client-based +100 unique objects, cloud-based continuous visual search engine | Yes | Yes OpenGL support, in-house 3-D renderer | Votes 0 | metaio.com | |
| Microsoft Read/Write World | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | cloudapp.net | ||||||||||||
| Minerva | Open Source | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | sourceforge.net/... | |||||||||||
| mixare | Open Source | Yes | Yes | Votes 1 | mixare.org | |||||||||||
| Morgan | Votes 0 | fraunhofer.de/... | ||||||||||||||
| MXR Toolkit | Open Source | Yes | PC | Votes 0 | sourceforge.net | |||||||||||
| NyARToolkit | Open Source | Yes | Yes | PC | Votes 0 | nyatla.jp/... | ||||||||||
| Obvious Engine | Commercial SDK only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | obviousengine.com | ||||||||||
| omniar.com | Commercial SDK only | Yes | Votes 0 | omniar.com | ||||||||||||
| osgART | Open Source | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | osgart.org | ||||||||||
| PanicAR | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | dopanic.com/... | ||||||||||
| PRAugmentedReality | Open Source | Yes | No | No | Votes 0 | github.com/... | ||||||||||
| PTAM | Other | PC | Votes 0 | ox.ac.uk/... | ||||||||||||
| Kudan AR Engine | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes With SLAM | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Cros-platform development Unity3D | Yes SLAM | Yes | Yes | Yes unlimited local visual search (no network connection required) | - Extensible with FT/FR Plugins | Votes 1 | kudan.io | |
| Vuforia | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes Advanced + VUMark | Yes | Yes Vuforia now available for windows app dev & also for MS Hololens | No | Yes Only on box and cylinder and small size 3D objects too | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes With Vuforia Cloud | Votes 9 | vuforia.com | |
| Robocortex | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | PC/Mac/Linux | No | Yes | Yes | Votes 2 | robocortex.com | ||||
| SLARToolkit | Open Source | No | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | codeplex.com | ||||||||||
| snaptell | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | snaptell.com | ||||||||||||
| SSTT | Other | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | technotecture.com/... | |||||||||
| String | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Votes 0 | poweredbystring.com | |||||||||
| Studierstube | Open Source | Yes | Votes 0 | tugraz.at | ||||||||||||
| Studierstube Tracker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | tu-graz.ac.at/... | ||||||||||
| UART | Open Source | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | gatech.edu/... | |||||||||||
| Viewdle | Commercial SDK only | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | viewdle.com | |||||||||||
| Wikitude | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes 3D Tracking Included | Yes Advanced | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Cloud Recognition and Offline (on device) | - Face Detection | Yes with Wikitude Studio and Cloud Recognition | Votes 1 | wikitude.com | ||
| Win AR | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Votes 0 | nus.edu.sg/... | |||||||||||
| windage | Other | Yes | Yes | Votes 1 | google.com/... | |||||||||||
| Xloudia | Commercial SDK only | Yes | Yes | Yes Markerless | Yes | Yes | Yes | PC/Mac/Linux via Unity3D | Yes | Yes Optionnally | Yes Optionnally | Yes | Yes but not for mobile | Yes REST | Votes 0 | xloudia.com |
| xpose visual search | Commercial SDK only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes via website or API | Votes 0 | buzzar.net/... | |||||||||
| yvision | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 1 | yvision.com | |||||||||
| Zenitum Feature Tracker | Commercial SDK only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Votes 2 | zenitum.com/... | |||||||||
| XZIMG Augmented Face | Free + Commercial SDK option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes HTML5 | via Unity or Native | Yes | Yes | Votes 2 | xzimg.com/... | |||||
| ARLab | Votes 0 | arlab.com |