GazePlotter vs Dikablis D-Lab

GazePlotter8.6Visit Dikablis D-Lab8.4Visit

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

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

• GazePlotter fits best

  Free multi-format gaze analysis

• Dikablis D-Lab fits best

  Live synchronized hardware studies

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Side by side

Feature	GazePlotter 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Dikablis D-Lab 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.4
Ranking	#5 in Eye Tracking Software	#7 in Eye Tracking Software
Best for	Free multi-format gaze analysis	Live synchronized hardware studies
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop, Mobile	Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Windows
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Specs
Input method	Hardware	Hardware
Study mode	Not checked yet	Live
Participant limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Gaze visualizations	Scarf Plot; AOI Comparison; Transition Matrix; AOI Timeline; Recurrence Plot; Scanpath; Scanpath Similarity; Metric Timeline; Metric Correlation	heat map; shadow map; gaze path; bee swarm
Export formats	JSON; PNG; JPG; ZIP; CSV; ScanGraph	CSV; compressed study archive
Supported platforms	Web browser; Windows; macOS; Linux; Android; iOS	Windows; Microsoft Surface tablet for D-Lab Mini
Our review
Pros	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	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
Cons	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	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
Our verdict	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 →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• 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

• GazePlotter8.6/10 · Free plan

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

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

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

  Visit ErgoneersFull verdict →