From: GiA Roots: software for the high throughput analysis of plant root system architecture
 | GiA Roots | EZ-Rhizo | SmartRoot |
---|---|---|---|
License | free, closed-source | free, closed-source | free, closed-source |
Platform | Mac, Windows | Windows only | cross-platform (an ImageJ plugin) |
Language | C++ | C++ | Java |
Root tracing | only automated | manual and automated | manual and semi-automated |
Batch processing | built-in | no | no |
Extensibility | C++ Plugin-API | none | none |
Database support | no, but Excel compliant export | SQL | SQL |