Tobii Pro Lab vs GazePlotter

Tobii Pro Lab9.4Visit GazePlotter8.6Visit

Higher score Tobii Pro Lab #1 in Eye Tracking Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial Visit Tobii

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

• Tobii Pro Lab fits best

  Full-featured professional eye-tracking research

• GazePlotter fits best

  Free multi-format gaze analysis

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Side by side

Feature	Tobii Pro Lab 9.4/10 Visit ↗	GazePlotter 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Eye Tracking Software	#5 in Eye Tracking Software
Best for	Full-featured professional eye-tracking research	Free multi-format gaze analysis
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Windows	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Tickets	Community, Docs
Integrations	9 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Specs
Input method	Hybrid	Hardware
Study mode	Both	Not checked yet
Participant limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Gaze visualizations	heatmaps, color-coded gaze plots, dynamic visualizations	Scarf Plot; AOI Comparison; Transition Matrix; AOI Timeline; Recurrence Plot; Scanpath; Scanpath Similarity; Metric Timeline; Metric Correlation
Export formats	PLOF 2.0; raw and pre-calculated metric data	JSON; PNG; JPG; ZIP; CSV; ScanGraph
Supported platforms	Windows 11 64-bit Professional or Enterprise	Web browser; Windows; macOS; Linux; Android; iOS
Our review
Pros	Covers experiment design, recording, calibration, analysis, visualization, and export. Supports screen-based, wearable, and webcam-based distributed online studies. Synchronizes eye-tracking with EEG, GSR, ECG, fNIRS, and biometric data.	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	Commercial licensing requires contacting Tobii for pricing. Runs on Windows 11 64-bit Professional or Enterprise. Its broad research scope may exceed the needs of simple studies.	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	Tobii Pro Lab is desktop research software for behavioral researchers running eye-tracking studies with Tobii Pro hardware or webcam-based distributed online projects. It supports screen, advanced screen, glasses, scene-camera,… 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

• Tobii Pro Lab — where it wins

  • Covers experiment design, recording, calibration, analysis, visualization, and export.
  • Supports screen-based, wearable, and webcam-based distributed online studies.
  • Synchronizes eye-tracking with EEG, GSR, ECG, fNIRS, and biometric data.

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial licensing requires contacting Tobii for pricing.
  • Runs on Windows 11 64-bit Professional or Enterprise.
  • Its broad research scope may exceed the needs of simple studies.

• 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

• Tobii Pro Lab9.4/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad Windows toolkit for designing, recording, analyzing, and exporting eye-tracking research.

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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 →