AR.js Studio vs STYLY

AR.js Studio is a free, open-source web authoring platform for building augmented reality experiences without coding. It supports location-based projects, which place AR content at GPS coordinates, and marker-based projects, which anchor content to a black-and-white visual marker. Location projects can use a dropped pin or entered coordinates for up to 10 locations. Marker projects can use a premade marker or an uploaded image; simple, high-contrast, rotationally asymmetric markers are recommended. Uploadable content includes GLTF, GLB, or ZIP 3D objects, JPG, PNG, or GIF images, and MP4 videos. Maximum upload sizes are 50 MB for 3D objects, 15 MB for images, and 25 MB for videos. Published experiences run on the web without requiring viewers to install another app. Publishing requires a GitHub login and depends on a privately hosted OAuth server that may become unavailable. The documented fallback is self-hosting a fork and Gatekeeper. The repository is MIT licensed.

STYLY is a spatial layer platform for creating, distributing, and experiencing digital content in urban and living spaces. STYLY Studio lets users build scenes in a browser and publish or share them through STYLY Gallery. Location-alignment features support XR scenes indoors, outdoors, in cities, and in facilities. Businesses can publish content to the STYLY app’s event tab without developing an app, and management features include event hosting, data analytics, scene transfers, and restricted access. A Unity plugin uploads Prefabs and Scenes and supports custom shaders, Shuriken particle systems, PlayMaker interactive content, and Mecanim animations; C# scripts are not supported. Studio accepts uploads up to 1.7 GB, but the maker recommends total scenes below 100 MB and each prefab below 20 MB for stable operation. Listed destinations include iOS, Android, web, and selected headsets. Creator is free with limited commercial use. Business costs $799 a month and includes commercial use for all scenes, all location-alignment features, scene transfer, restricted access, and email support.