EyeWorks vs GazePlotter

EyeWorks8.8Visit GazePlotter8.6Visit

Higher score EyeWorks #4 in Eye Tracking Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request Visit EyeWorks

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GazePlotter #5 in Eye Tracking Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan Visit GazePlotter

• EyeWorks fits best

  Mature live studies with rich analysis

• GazePlotter fits best

  Free multi-format gaze analysis

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Side by side

Feature	EyeWorks 8.8/10 Visit ↗	GazePlotter 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Eye Tracking Software	#5 in Eye Tracking Software
Best for	Mature live studies with rich analysis	Free multi-format gaze analysis
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Support	Email, Phone	Community, Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Specs
Input method	Hardware	Hardware
Study mode	Live	Not checked yet
Participant limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Gaze visualizations	Heatmaps, GazeTraces, GazeClusters, GazeStats, GazeClips, BeeSwarms, Dynamic Heatmaps	Scarf Plot; AOI Comparison; Transition Matrix; AOI Timeline; Recurrence Plot; Scanpath; Scanpath Similarity; Metric Timeline; Metric Correlation
Export formats	CSV; standard statistical analysis packages	JSON; PNG; JPG; ZIP; CSV; ScanGraph
Supported platforms	iOS, Android, Windows Phone devices via the Scene Camera Module	Web browser; Windows; macOS; Linux; Android; iOS
Our review
Pros	Supports scripting across images, web pages, videos, and external interfaces Combines gaze, behavioral, scene-camera, and multi-display recording Offers ROI, dynamic-ROI, visualization, reporting, and CSV export	Advanced plots including scarf, scanpath, AOI, and transition views Imports major eye-tracking platforms plus custom CSV files Local browser processing with no registration or server uploads
Cons	Pricing requires contacting the vendor Hardware is required for the eye-tracking workflow Mobile-device support depends on the Scene Camera Module	Primarily analyzes imported data rather than recording gaze data Requires compatible hardware-generated eye-tracking files Feature depth may exceed the needs of simple visualization tasks
Our verdict	EyeWorks is research software for designing live eye-tracking studies, presenting test materials, collecting gaze and behavioral data, analyzing viewing patterns, and reporting results. It is suited to researchers working with displays,… Read the review →	GazePlotter is a free, open-source browser application for researchers, students, and professionals analyzing eye-tracking data without writing code. It focuses on visualization and analysis rather than gaze recording, accepting files from… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• EyeWorks — where it wins

  • Supports scripting across images, web pages, videos, and external interfaces
  • Combines gaze, behavioral, scene-camera, and multi-display recording
  • Offers ROI, dynamic-ROI, visualization, reporting, and CSV export

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting the vendor
  • Hardware is required for the eye-tracking workflow
  • Mobile-device support depends on the Scene Camera Module

• GazePlotter — where it wins

  • Advanced plots including scarf, scanpath, AOI, and transition views
  • Imports major eye-tracking platforms plus custom CSV files
  • Local browser processing with no registration or server uploads

  Where it doesn't

  • Primarily analyzes imported data rather than recording gaze data
  • Requires compatible hardware-generated eye-tracking files
  • Feature depth may exceed the needs of simple visualization tasks

• EyeWorks8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature live-study suite for researchers needing detailed gaze analysis and reporting.

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• GazePlotter8.6/10 · Free plan

  A capable free analysis workspace for imported eye-tracking data, not a recording platform.

  Visit GazePlotterFull verdict →