Comparison
VX vs EYE XR
Short answer
The EYE XR lists $501 below the ProTee VX and, like it, reads club data with no stickers — but only four club metrics against the VX's full delivery, and any course play on the XR needs Uneekor Pro at $199 a year, so on GSPro the VX is the cheaper unit within three years.
At today's prices the EYE XR is $1,001 less, with a price drop on the EYE XR at $5,499 (Indoor Golf Outlet).
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Current price drop
The EYE XR is currently $5,999$5,499 at Indoor Golf Outlet — down $500 from its 30-day typical price.
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Which one for you
- Running GSPro or E6 Connect for course play
- ProTee VX. No ProTee subscription against the EYE XR's $199/yr Uneekor Pro fee for course play — cheaper over five years despite the higher price.
- Want full club delivery
- ProTee VX. Path, face angle, attack angle, dynamic loft and impact point with no stickers; the EYE XR's sticker-free Club AI reports four club metrics and no attack angle.
- Committed to Uneekor, range and data only
- Uneekor EYE XR. $501 less up front, and the free Player tier covers the range and data; Refine courses start at Uneekor Pro, $199 a year.
- Building a premium room on the Uneekor name
- Uneekor EYE XR. The brand recognition and a rear-mounted two-camera install fit a showroom build; Uneekor asks for a 13 by 16 ft room with a 10 ft ceiling, and the $199/yr Pro tier covers any course play, GSPro included.
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Bottom line
The longer answer
Both are ceiling-mount photometric launch monitors in the same price band, so the decision comes down to two things the spec sheets bury: how much club data you get, and what the software costs you per year.
Club data first. The ProTee VX measures full club delivery — path, face angle, attack angle, dynamic loft and impact point — with no marked balls and no stickers. The Uneekor EYE XR is sticker-free too: two rear-mounted infrared cameras and Uneekor's Club AI report club path, club speed, smash factor and face angle, but not attack angle, face to path, loft, lie or impact point. Both read right- and left-handed players without recalibration, so a shared or mixed-handed room is fine on either. The rooms differ: Uneekor asks for at least 13 ft wide, 16 ft deep and 10 ft high for the XR, and ProTee for 9 to 10 ft from the top of the mount to the hitting surface.
Software cost is where the $501 gap inverts. The ProTee VX has no ProTee subscription and integrates tightly with GSPro, so your only recurring cost is GSPro's $250/yr, which you would pay on either unit. The EYE XR's included Player tier covers Uneekor's range and data only: Refine courses and any third-party course play — GSPro or E6 Connect — need Uneekor Pro at $199/yr, and Refine+ needs Champion at $399/yr. Over five years Pro alone is roughly $1,000, which more than erases the XR's lower price. On GSPro, five years comes to about $7,750 for the VX ($6,500 plus $250 a year) and about $8,244 for the XR ($5,999 plus $449 a year for Uneekor Pro and GSPro); the VX becomes the cheaper unit partway through year three, since $501 of price difference against $199 a year takes about two and a half years to erase.
Where the EYE XR earns its place: the established Uneekor name and ecosystem, sticker-free club tracking at the lowest price in Uneekor's ceiling range, and a buyer who wants Uneekor's range and data on the free Player tier with no course play at all. Uneekor lists no putting analysis for the XR. For course play of any kind it carries the $199-a-year Pro fee, so the XR stays $501 cheaper only for as long as you don't need it.
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Full specificationsEvery spec for both, line by line
Specifications
The numbers, lined up.
Hardware
| Spec | VX | EYE XR |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking Method | Photometric (dual high-speed cameras, AI-assisted, ceiling-mount) | Photometric overhead, rear-mounted (2 high-speed infrared cameras) |
| Indoor/Outdoor | Indoor only | Indoor only |
| Hitting Zone | 25" × 21" (65 × 55 cm) | 14 × 12 in |
| Marked Ball Required | No | — |
| Warranty | — | 2 years |
- Tracking MethodVXPhotometric (dual high-speed cameras, AI-assisted, ceiling-mount)EYE XRPhotometric overhead, rear-mounted (2 high-speed infrared cameras)
- Indoor/OutdoorVXIndoor onlyEYE XRIndoor only
- Hitting ZoneVX25" × 21" (65 × 55 cm)EYE XR14 × 12 in
- Marked Ball RequiredVXNoEYE XR—
- WarrantyVX—EYE XR2 years
Data
| Spec | VX | EYE XR |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Data | Ball speed, launch angle and direction, total spin, back spin, side spin and spin axis, all measured — 24 ball, club and flight metrics in all | — |
| Club Data | Full delivery (path, AoA, dynamic loft, face, impact) | Club path, club speed, smash factor, face angle via Club AI — no stickers. No attack angle, face-to-path, loft, lie or impact point |
| Data Points | — | 19 — 15 ball, 4 club (Uneekor lists no putting analysis for the XR) |
- Ball DataVXBall speed, launch angle and direction, total spin, back spin, side spin and spin axis, all measured — 24 ball, club and flight metrics in allEYE XR—
- Club DataVXFull delivery (path, AoA, dynamic loft, face, impact)EYE XRClub path, club speed, smash factor, face angle via Club AI — no stickers. No attack angle, face-to-path, loft, lie or impact point
- Data PointsVX—EYE XR19 — 15 ball, 4 club (Uneekor lists no putting analysis for the XR)
Software
| Spec | VX | EYE XR |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | None from ProTee; course play needs third-party software such as GSPro ($250/yr) | — |
| Native Software | ProTee Labs (practice and analysis, no course play); official GSPro connector | Uneekor Player included (range and data); Refine courses from Pro $199/yr |
| Third-Party | — | GSPro / E6 via Uneekor Pro ($199/yr) |
- SubscriptionVXNone from ProTee; course play needs third-party software such as GSPro ($250/yr)EYE XR—
- Native SoftwareVXProTee Labs (practice and analysis, no course play); official GSPro connectorEYE XRUneekor Player included (range and data); Refine courses from Pro $199/yr
- Third-PartyVX—EYE XRGSPro / E6 via Uneekor Pro ($199/yr)
Requirements
| Spec | VX | EYE XR |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Height | 9–10 ft from the top of the mount to the hitting surface, 10 ft optimal; the unit hangs 3'4"–3'7" in front of the hitting area | — |
| Room Required | — | 13 ft wide × 16 ft deep × 10 ft high (Uneekor's own figure) |
- Mount HeightVX9–10 ft from the top of the mount to the hitting surface, 10 ft optimal; the unit hangs 3'4"–3'7" in front of the hitting areaEYE XR—
- Room RequiredVX—EYE XR13 ft wide × 16 ft deep × 10 ft high (Uneekor's own figure)
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