SR Research Data Viewer vs RealEye

SR Research Data Viewer9.1Visit RealEye8.5Visit

Higher score SR Research Data Viewer #2 in Eye Tracking Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request Visit SR Research

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

• SR Research Data Viewer fits best

  Cross-platform EyeLink data analysis

• RealEye fits best

  Browser research with surveys and facial coding

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Side by side

Feature	SR Research Data Viewer 9.1/10 Visit ↗	RealEye 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.5
Ranking	#2 in Eye Tracking Software	#6 in Eye Tracking Software
Best for	Cross-platform EyeLink data analysis	Browser research with surveys and facial coding
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$325/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	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	spatial overlays, temporal graphs, animated playback, static heatmaps, dynamic heatmaps, beeswarm animations	Not checked yet
Export formats	tab-delimited .txt reports; gaze overlay images; gaze overlay videos; Excel, R, and SPSS import destinations	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Windows 10/11 64-bit, macOS Intel and Apple Silicon, Linux	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Detailed fixation, saccade, pupil, and interest-area analysis Spatial, temporal, heatmap, beeswarm, and playback visualizations Reports and exports suited to Excel, R, SPSS, images, and video	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	Requires a license key for full operation Purchase details are handled through SR Research sales Focused on EyeLink gaze data and hardware-based input	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	SR Research Data Viewer is desktop analysis software for gaze data recorded with EyeLink eye trackers. It is designed for academic and research users who need to inspect, filter, group, visualize, and report eye-tracking trials across… 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

• SR Research Data Viewer — where it wins

  • Detailed fixation, saccade, pupil, and interest-area analysis
  • Spatial, temporal, heatmap, beeswarm, and playback visualizations
  • Reports and exports suited to Excel, R, SPSS, images, and video

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a license key for full operation
  • Purchase details are handled through SR Research sales
  • Focused on EyeLink gaze data and hardware-based input

• 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

• SR Research Data Viewer9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A deep EyeLink analysis workspace for research teams on Windows, macOS, or Linux.

  Visit SR ResearchFull verdict →
• RealEye8.5/10 · 7-day trial

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

  Visit RealEyeFull verdict →