Eye Tracker Prices – An Overview of 15+ products

Eye tracking technology has vastly improved in recent years, as well as the prices. resulting in the development of both more advanced and more accessible hardware. As with most products, a larger difference exists between the low- and high-end hardware on the market and the companies producing them.

A majority of the difference in price will come down to the eye tracker’s accuracy, freedom of movement (the “headbox”), and the sampling rate. Some research questions require a very high measurement accuracy (e.g.  0.1°), while other researchers may require less (e.g. 1.0°). While the capabilities of the hardware are of course crucial, many other factors come into play such as the accompanying software, usability, support, and general compatibility with other systems.

In this post, we’ve gathered the prices of 15+ eye trackers to quickly present an overview of the price points you may encounter on your journey to purchasing an eye tracker with iMotions.

It is difficult to put an average price on a piece of eye tracking hardware with prices ranging from just under $1000 to more than $70.000. A good rule of thumb is that screen-based eye trackers are in the low end of the range, VR headsets are in the middle and eye tracking glasses are usually at the top of the range. Some of the prices overlap etc. However, it is important to keep in mind that it all depends on the capabilities you require to answer the questions you’re after

The lack of 100% transparency in pricing is due to several reasons – level of public availability, pricing being subject to academic discounts, and general price fluctuation. Both screen-based eye trackers, eye tracking glasses, and VR eye trackers are listed together below.

If you’re looking at more than just the price to decide which eye tracker to get, then try out our tool to help you decide which eye tracker is right for you.

iMotions is the trusted reseller of the brands of eye tracking hardware mentioned in this article. If you are looking to enhance your eye tracking capabilities, our solutions teams are ready to help you choose the eye tracking hardware that best fits your needs.

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Low-end Eye Trackers [$100-$1,000]

gazepoint gp3

There are a limited number of eye trackers available at this price range due to the nature of the cost associated with building hardware.

Low-end eye trackers are generally not recommended for advanced research (although this largely depends on the research question) but are great to help get a better understanding of the technology and data collection.

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Middle-end Eye Trackers [$1,001-$10,000]

Eye Tracking Glasses Pupil Labs

The eye trackers within this price range are, for certain research questions, more than adequate and provide good value for those with a limited budget.

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High-end Eye Trackers [$10,001+]

VPS19 glasses

This section is where you will find the top-of-the-line eye trackers available for commercial and academic use.

Eye trackers of this caliber are normally used by organizations with more advanced research objectives that rely heavily on high accuracy, precision, stability, and usability.

To get the full overview of how to utilize your eye tracking system, download our complete eye tracking pocket guide below!

Webcam Eye Tracking

As you can see from the list above, eye trackers come in a wide range of prices that will fit a broad spectrum of research setups and budgets. Eye trackers are versatile pieces of hardware, but the common denominator for all of them, in terms of limitations, is that they all accommodate just one user at a time.

If you need a more quantitative approach to a study, an alternative exists to screen-based eye tracking, namely Webcam Eye Tracking. As the name suggests this is a cloud-based tool that only requires a participant’s webcam.

The main features of webcam-based eye tracking are that there is no need for hardware and that makes the solution all but endlessly scalable. Webcam eye tracking allows you to get insights from all over the world through the cloud.

iMotions offers webcam eye tracking through our iMotions Online platform. Through the integrated study builder, setting up and sending out studies happens in one seamless workflow. Collecting data all over the world happens at the click of a button. You can read more about the platform here.

If you want to know how webcam eye tracking compares to screen-based eye tracking, please have a look at the internal accuracy test we made to compare the two. Through the link, you can also download the webcam eye tracking whitepaper.

I hope you’ve enjoyed our overview of the price points in the world of eye tracking hardware. The next step after considering eye tracking hardware is which software should complement it. iMotions allows you to get the most value by helping you future-proof your setup as well as providing the possibility to add more sensor modalities, such as facial expression analysis, galvanic skin response, EEG, and ECG.

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