8th Wall vs WorkLink Create

8th Wall provides tools for building 3D experiences and WebAR for web browsers or self-hosted projects. Its XR Engine includes World Effects, Absolute Scale, Image Targets, Face Effects, and Sky Effects, and is designed to work with A-Frame, Three.js, Babylon.js, and PlayCanvas. 8th Wall Desktop is an XR game engine with a visual editor; downloads are available for Apple Silicon Mac, Intel Mac, and Windows x64. Projects can be deployed and hosted wherever a developer needs. The Free plan costs nothing, with no login required. The engine binary is closed source, cannot be modified or reverse engineered, and is subject to a limited-use license; other listed tools and example projects use MIT licenses. The distributed binary omits Niantic Spatial VPS, Lightship Maps, and Hand Tracking. Native export is coming soon, and export through the retired hosted platform is no longer available. Projects exported before February 28, 2026 can be moved to local or self-hosted use. Hosted projects are scheduled to remain live through February 28, 2027, when hosting is due to be decommissioned.

WorkLink Create is a browser-based, no-code platform for building augmented reality experiences from CAD and other 3D information. Authors can make step-by-step work instructions, training modules, and assessments with quizzes, using an AI-assisted visual editor. Supported formats include FBX, OBJ, and GLB, with additional CAD formats in cloud deployments. The platform publishes native CAD content for Windows, iOS, and Android; viewing also works on iOS and Android phones and tablets, HoloLens 2, and Apple Vision Pro. WorkLink CMS organizes and distributes content, while the WorkLink App is used to view experiences. Collaboration tools include shared 3D interactions, real-world annotations, shared-view instructions, and call recording. Integrations span PLM, MES, MRO, and ERP systems, plus GraphQL API, deep links, webhooks, and IoT. Dashboards, productivity insights, audit logs, and user and content administration support oversight. Cloud and on-premises deployment are available. The cloud authoring version recommends a current Chromium-based browser; Firefox is not officially supported. Pricing is on request.