TypeiOSMarkerNaturalFeatureWindows MobileWebPC/Mac/Linux3D Object TrackingGPSIMU SensorsVisualSearchFaceTrackingContentAPIUnity (3D)Website
ALVARFree + Commercial SDK optionYes Tracks multiple markers; 256 possible markersYes Flash, Silverlighthttp://virtual.vtt.fi/virtual/proj2/multimedia/alvar/index.html
AndARFreeYeshttp://code.google.com/p/andar/
ARcrowdFree- HTML5 BrowserYes Black / WhiteYes- HTML5 BrowserYes HTML5 BrowserNoNoNoNohttp://arcrowd.com/
ARLabFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYes QR codeYesYesYes Support for thousands of images in pools of 50-60 imagesYeshttp://www.arlab.com/
ARmediaFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYes- SoonYesARmedia supports PC/Mac and LinuxYesYesYesNoYeshttp://www.inglobetechnologies.com/
ARMESCommercial SDK onlyYesYesPChttp://www.armes-tech.com/
ARPAFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesvia Unity pluginYesYes SoonYeshttp://arpa-solutions.net/en
ARToolkitOpen SourceYesYesYesYesPC/Mac/LinuxNoYeshttp://artoolkit.org/
ArUcoOpen SourceYeshttp://www.uco.es/investiga/grupos/ava/node/26
Augmented PixelsFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYeshttp://augmentedpixels.com/
AurasmaFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYeshttp://www.aurasma.com
AwilaFree + Commercial SDK option- Under devYesYes
BazARFree + Commercial SDK optionYeshttp://cvlab.epfl.ch/software/bazar/index.php
Beyond Reality FaceFree + Commercial SDK optionYes via Adobe AIR (ANE)Yes Flash-based and HTML5/JSPC/Mac via Adobe AIRYeshttp://www.beyond-reality-face.com/
BeyondAROpen SourceNoYesYesYeshttp://beyondar.com/platform
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)YesYeshttp://catchoom.com/
CortexiaYesYesYeshttp://www.cortexica.com/
D'FusionCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYesYes FlashYesYesYesYesYeshttp://www.t-immersion.com/
Designers ARToolkit (DART)FreeYesYeshttp://ael.gatech.edu/dart/index.htm
DroidARFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesYes- can be added via opencvNoYes OpenGL or jMonkey Enginehttp://bitstars.github.io/droidar/
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 SourceNoYesYesYeshttp://goblinxna.codeplex.com/
Google GogglesYesYeshttp://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/
HoloBuilderFree + Commercial SDK optionYes Native Unity AppYes QR codesYesYesYes (HTML 5 Browser)PC/Mac/Linux (HTML 5 Browser)YesYesYesYesNoYesYeshttp://www.holobuilder.com
HOPPALAFreeYeshttp://www.hoppala-agency.com/
ideeYeshttp://ideeinc.com/
IN2ARFree + Commercial SDK optionYes via Adobe ANEYesYes Flash-based, Unity3DPC/Mac via Adobe AIRYeshttp://www.in2ar.com/
instantrealityFree + Commercial SDK optionYeshttp://www.instantreality.org/
KoozytCommercial SDK onlyYesYes
LibreGeoSocialOpen SourceYesYeshttp://www.libregeosocial.org/
LinceoVRCommercial SDK onlyYesYeshttp://www.seac02.it/
linkmehttp://www.linkmemobile.com/
Luxand FaceSDKCommercial SDK onlyYes Facial recognitionhttp://www.luxand.com/
MAXST AR SDK 2.0Free + Commercial SDK optionYesYesPC/MacYeshttp://maxst.com
Metaio SDK (now Apple inc)Free + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesPC/MacYesYesYesYes Client-based +100 unique objects, cloud-based continuous visual search engineYesYes OpenGL support, in-house 3-D rendererYeshttp://www.metaio.com
Microsoft Read/Write WorldYesYeshttp://readwriteworld.cloudapp.net/
MinervaOpen SourceYesYeshttp://sourceforge.net/projects/minervaproject/
mixareOpen SourceYesYeshttp://www.mixare.org/
Morganhttp://www.fit.fraunhofer.de/services/cvae/morgan.html
MXR ToolkitOpen SourceYesPChttp://mxrtoolkit.sourceforge.net/
NyARToolkitOpen SourceYesPCYeshttp://nyatla.jp/nyartoolkit/wp/
Obvious EngineCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYeshttp://obviousengine.com/
omniar.comCommercial SDK onlyYeshttp://omniar.com/
osgARTOpen SourceYesYesYeshttp://osgart.org/
PanicARFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYeshttp://dopanic.com/solutions/panic_ar.html
PRAugmentedRealityOpen SourceYesNoNohttps://github.com/promet/PRAugmentedReality
PTAMOtherPChttp://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~gk/PTAM/
Kudan AR EngineFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesNoCros-platform development Unity3DYes SLAMYesYesYes unlimited local visual search (no network connection required)- Extensible with FT/FR PluginsYes With SLAMhttp://www.kudan.eu/
VuforiaFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesNoNoYes Only on box and cylinderYesYesYesNoYes With Vuforia CloudYeshttps://developer.vuforia.com/
RobocortexFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesPC/Mac/LinuxNoYesYesYeshttp://www.robocortex.com/
SLARToolkitOpen SourceNoYesYeshttp://slartoolkit.codeplex.com/
snaptellYesYeshttp://www.snaptell.com/
SSTTOtherYesYesYesYeshttp://technotecture.com/augmentedreality
StringFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYeshttp://www.poweredbystring.com/
StudierstubeOpen SourceYeshttp://studierstube.icg.tugraz.at/
Studierstube TrackerYesYesYesYeshttp://studierstube.icg.tu-graz.ac.at/handheld_ar/stbtracker.php
UARTOpen SourceYesYeshttps://research.cc.gatech.edu/uart/
ViewdleCommercial SDK onlyYesYeshttp://www.viewdle.com/
WikitudeFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYesYes BetaYesYesYes Cloud RecognitionYeshttp://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/
XloudiaCommercial SDK onlyYesYes MarkerlessYesYesYesPC/Mac/Linux via Unity3DYesYes OptionnallyYes OptionnallyYesYes but not for mobileYes RESTYeshttp://xloudia.com
xpose visual searchCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYesYes via website or APIhttp://www.buzzar.net/index.asp
yvisionFree + Commercial SDK optionYesYesYesYeshttp://www.yvision.com/
Zenitum Feature TrackerCommercial SDK onlyYesYesYesYeshttp://www.zenitum.com/en/research/