TypePlatformsiOSAndroidWindows MobileWebPC/Mac/LinuxFeatures3D Object TrackingNaturalFeatureGPSIMU SensorsMarkerVisualSearchFaceTrackingContentAPIPlugin CompatibilityUnity (3D)Website
DroidAROpen SourceYesYesYesYesYesYes- can be added via opencv- can be added via opencvYes OpenGL or jMonkey Enginehttp://bitstars.github.io/droidar/
ARmediaFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesARmedia supports PC/Mac and LinuxYesYesYesYesYesNoYeshttp://www.inglobetechnologies.com/
VuforiaFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesNoYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYes With Vuforia CloudYeshttp://developer.qualcomm.com/dev/augmented-reality
ARLabFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesYes QR codeYes Support for thousands of images in pools of 50-60 imagesYeshttp://www.arlab.com/
Beyond Reality FaceFree + Commercial SDK optionYes via Adobe AIR (ANE)Yes via Adobe AIR (ANE)Yes Flash-based and HTML5/JSPC/Mac via Adobe AIRYeshttp://www.beyond-reality-face.com/
D'FusionFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYes FlashYesYesYesYesYesYesYeshttp://www.t-immersion.com/
instantrealityFree + Commercial SDK optionYeshttp://www.instantreality.org/
Metaio SDKFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesPC/MacYesYesYesYesYesYes Client-based +100 unique objects, cloud-based continuous visual search engineYesYes OpenGL support, in-house 3-D rendererYeshttp://www.metaio.com
ViewdleCommercial SDK onlyYesYeshttp://www.viewdle.com/
Luxand FaceSDKCommercial SDK onlyYes Facial recognitionhttp://www.luxand.com/
XloudiaCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYesYesPC/Mac/Linux via Unity3DYesYesYes OptionnallyYes Optionnally- MarkerlessYesYes but not for mobileYes RESTYeshttp://xloudia.com
ARPAFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesvia Unity pluginYesYesYes SoonYeshttp://arpa-solutions.net/en
ALVARFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes Flash, SilverlightYesYes Tracks multiple markers; 256 possible markershttp://virtual.vtt.fi/virtual/proj2/multimedia/alvar/index.html
AndARFreeYesYeshttp://code.google.com/p/andar/
Augmented PixelsFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYeshttp://augmentedpixels.com/
ARMESCommercial SDK onlyPCYesYeshttp://www.armes-tech.com/
ARToolkitFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYeshttp://www.artoolworks.com/
ArUcoOpen SourceYeshttp://www.uco.es/investiga/grupos/ava/node/26
ATOMIC Authoring ToolOpen SourceYesYeshttp://www.sologicolibre.org/projects/atomic/en/index.php
AurasmaFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYeshttp://www.aurasma.com
AwilaFree + Commercial SDK option- Under devYesYesYes
BazAROpen SourceYeshttp://cvlab.epfl.ch/software/bazar/index.php
BeyondAROpen SourceYesYeshttp://beyondar.com/platform
CatchoomFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesPC/Mac/LinuxYesYesYesYeshttp://catchoom.com/
CortexiaYesYesYesYeshttp://www.cortexica.com/
Designers ARToolkit (DART)FreeYesYeshttp://ael.gatech.edu/dart/index.htm
flare*Free + Commercial SDK optionYesYeshttp://www.imagination.at/en/?Products:Augmented_Reality_for_Flash
FLARToolkitOpen SourceYesYeshttp://www.libspark.org/wiki/saqoosha/FLARToolKit/en
Goblin XNAOpen SourceYesYeshttp://goblinxna.codeplex.com/
Google GogglesYesYesYeshttp://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/
HOPPALAFreeYeshttp://www.hoppala-agency.com/
ideeYeshttp://ideeinc.com/
IN2ARFree + Commercial SDK optionYes via Adobe ANEYes via Adobe ANEYes Flash-based, Unity3DPC/Mac via Adobe AIRYesYeshttp://www.in2ar.com/
KooabaYeshttp://www.kooaba.com/
KoozytCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYes
layarFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesYesYesYeshttp://www.layar.com/tools/
LibreGeoSocialOpen SourceYesYesYeshttp://www.libregeosocial.org/
LinceoVRCommercial SDK onlyYesYeshttp://www.seac02.it/
linkmehttp://www.linkmemobile.com/
Microsoft Read/Write WorldYeshttp://readwriteworld.cloudapp.net/
MinervaOpen SourceYesYeshttp://sourceforge.net/projects/minervaproject/
mixareOpen SourceYesYesYeshttp://www.mixare.org/
Morganhttp://www.fit.fraunhofer.de/services/cvae/morgan.html
MXR ToolkitOpen SourcePCYeshttp://mxrtoolkit.sourceforge.net/
NyARToolkitOpen SourceYesPCYesYeshttp://nyatla.jp/nyartoolkit/wp/
Obvious EngineCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYesYeshttp://obviousengine.com/
omniar.comCommercial SDK onlyYeshttp://omniar.com/
OpenSpace3DOpen SourceYes FlashPCYesYeshttp://www.openspace3d.com/
osgARTOpen SourceYesYesYeshttp://osgart.org/
PanicARFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYeshttp://dopanic.com/solutions/panic_ar.html
PointCloudFree + Commercial SDK optionYes- (Under dev)YesYesYeshttp://www.pointcloud.io/
popcodeCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYeshttp://www.popcode.info/
PRAugmentedRealityYesNoNoNohttps://github.com/promet/PRAugmentedReality
PTAMOtherPChttp://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~gk/PTAM/
Qoncept AROtherYesYesYesYesYeshttp://www.kudan.eu/
RobocortexFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesPC/Mac/LinuxYesYeshttp://www.robocortex.com/
SLARToolkitOpen SourceYesYeshttp://slartoolkit.codeplex.com/
snaptellYesYesYeshttp://www.snaptell.com/
SSTTOtherYesYesYesYesYeshttp://technotecture.com/augmentedreality
StringFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYeshttp://www.poweredbystring.com/
StudierstubeOpen SourceYeshttp://studierstube.icg.tugraz.at/
Studierstube TrackerYesYesYesYesYeshttp://studierstube.icg.tu-graz.ac.at/handheld_ar/stbtracker.php
UARTOpen SourceYesYeshttps://research.cc.gatech.edu/uart/
WikitudeFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesYesYesYeshttp://www.wikitude.com
Win ARFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYeshttp://r2m.nus.edu.sg/cos/o.x?c=/r2m/license_product&ptid=5730&func=viewProd&pid=22
windageOtherYesYeshttp://code.google.com/p/windage/
xpose visual searchCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYesYesYes via website or APIhttp://www.buzzar.net/index.asp
yvisionFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesYeshttp://www.yvision.com/
Zenitum Feature TrackerCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYesYesYeshttp://www.zenitum.com/en/research/