Tobii Pro Lab vs SR Research Data Viewer

Tobii Pro Lab9.4Visit SR Research Data Viewer9.1Visit

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

• Tobii Pro Lab fits best

  Full-featured professional eye-tracking research

• SR Research Data Viewer fits best

  Cross-platform EyeLink data analysis

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Side by side

Feature	Tobii Pro Lab 9.4/10 Visit ↗	SR Research Data Viewer 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Eye Tracking Software	#2 in Eye Tracking Software
Best for	Full-featured professional eye-tracking research	Cross-platform EyeLink data analysis
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Tickets	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	9 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	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	spatial overlays, temporal graphs, animated playback, static heatmaps, dynamic heatmaps, beeswarm animations
Export formats	PLOF 2.0; raw and pre-calculated metric data	tab-delimited .txt reports; gaze overlay images; gaze overlay videos; Excel, R, and SPSS import destinations
Supported platforms	Windows 11 64-bit Professional or Enterprise	Windows 10/11 64-bit, macOS Intel and Apple Silicon, Linux
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.	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
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.	Requires a license key for full operation Purchase details are handled through SR Research sales Focused on EyeLink gaze data and hardware-based input
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 →	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 →

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.

• 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

• 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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• 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 →