GazePlotter vs RealEye

GazePlotter8.6Visit RealEye8.5Visit

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

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RealEye #6 in Eye Tracking Software 8.5/10 7-day trial Free trial Visit RealEye

• GazePlotter fits best

  Free multi-format gaze analysis

• RealEye fits best

  Browser research with surveys and facial coding

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Side by side

Feature	GazePlotter 8.6/10 Visit ↗	RealEye 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#5 in Eye Tracking Software	#6 in Eye Tracking Software
Best for	Free multi-format gaze analysis	Browser research with surveys and facial coding
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	$325/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Desktop, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Specs
Input method	Hardware	Not checked yet
Study mode	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Not checked yet
Export formats	JSON; PNG; JPG; ZIP; CSV; ScanGraph	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Web browser; Windows; macOS; Linux; Android; iOS	Not checked yet
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	Tests images, videos, websites, mockups, and social-media-style feeds Combines eye tracking, facial coding, surveys, and interaction tracking Offers heatmaps, fixation analysis, exports, APIs, and participant recruitment
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	No free plan, with Basic starting at $325 per month on annual billing Basic studies are limited to 3 minutes and 20 own participants monthly Advertising workflows test mockups or HTML copies, not live third-party platforms
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 →	RealEye is a web-based research platform for universities, research teams, agencies, enterprises, and digital product teams. It uses webcam-based eye tracking in the browser to study attention and behavior across images, videos, live… 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

• RealEye — where it wins

  • Tests images, videos, websites, mockups, and social-media-style feeds
  • Combines eye tracking, facial coding, surveys, and interaction tracking
  • Offers heatmaps, fixation analysis, exports, APIs, and participant recruitment

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan, with Basic starting at $325 per month on annual billing
  • Basic studies are limited to 3 minutes and 20 own participants monthly
  • Advertising workflows test mockups or HTML copies, not live third-party platforms

• GazePlotter8.6/10 · Free plan

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

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• RealEye8.5/10 · 7-day trial

  A broad browser research platform combining eye tracking, surveys, and facial coding.

  Visit RealEyeFull verdict →