Dikablis D-Lab vs Pupil Core

Dikablis D-Lab8.4Visit Pupil Core8.3Visit

Higher score Dikablis D-Lab #7 in Eye Tracking Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request Visit Ergoneers

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Pupil Core #8 in Eye Tracking Software 8.3/10 Paid Visit Pupil Core

• Dikablis D-Lab fits best

  Live synchronized hardware studies

• Pupil Core fits best

  Open-source wearable eye tracking

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Side by side

Feature	Dikablis D-Lab 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Pupil Core 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.3
Ranking	#7 in Eye Tracking Software	#8 in Eye Tracking Software
Best for	Live synchronized hardware studies	Open-source wearable eye tracking
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	€2,995 one-time
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Specs
Input method	Hardware	Hardware
Study mode	Live	Live
Participant limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Gaze visualizations	heat map; shadow map; gaze path; bee swarm	gaze circles, gaze crosses, gaze polylines, light points, fixation overlays, surface heatmaps
Export formats	CSV; compressed study archive	MP4, CSV, NumPy, PNG, TLV
Supported platforms	Windows; Microsoft Surface tablet for D-Lab Mini	Windows, macOS, Linux
Our review
Pros	Synchronizes eye tracking with other data streams during recording Combines AOI, glance, fixation, saccade, and first-fixation analysis Offers heat-map, shadow-map, gaze-path, and bee-swarm visualizations	Real-time gaze and pupil-data recording with fixation detection Surface tracking, heatmaps, visualizations, and post-hoc analysis Windows, macOS, and Linux support with APIs and Python plugins
Cons	Runs on Windows, with Microsoft Surface support for D-Lab Mini Contact-sales pricing makes budgeting less direct Designed for Dikablis systems and selected supported hardware	The standard one-time price is €3,615 Requires wearable eye-tracking hardware May be more than needed for simple gaze-recording projects
Our verdict	Dikablis D-Lab is desktop recording and analysis software supplied with Ergoneers Dikablis eye-tracking systems. It is built for research teams and professional usability, automotive, simulator, and human-factors laboratories conducting… Read the review →	Pupil Core combines a wearable eye-tracking headset with an open-source desktop software suite for recording, reviewing, analyzing, and exporting gaze and pupil data. It is aimed at researchers and developers conducting eye-tracking… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Dikablis D-Lab — where it wins

  • Synchronizes eye tracking with other data streams during recording
  • Combines AOI, glance, fixation, saccade, and first-fixation analysis
  • Offers heat-map, shadow-map, gaze-path, and bee-swarm visualizations

  Where it doesn't

  • Runs on Windows, with Microsoft Surface support for D-Lab Mini
  • Contact-sales pricing makes budgeting less direct
  • Designed for Dikablis systems and selected supported hardware

• Pupil Core — where it wins

  • Real-time gaze and pupil-data recording with fixation detection
  • Surface tracking, heatmaps, visualizations, and post-hoc analysis
  • Windows, macOS, and Linux support with APIs and Python plugins

  Where it doesn't

  • The standard one-time price is €3,615
  • Requires wearable eye-tracking hardware
  • May be more than needed for simple gaze-recording projects

• Dikablis D-Lab8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature hardware-led suite for live synchronized studies, with Windows-only access.

  Visit ErgoneersFull verdict →
• Pupil Core8.3/10 · Paid

  A capable research toolkit with broad desktop support and a high one-time hardware price.

  Visit Pupil CoreFull verdict →