Node XR vs ThingLink

ThingLink is built for interactive images and virtual tours — annotating media with clickable tags. Node XR is built for assessed immersive training: branching scenarios, weighted scoring, session replay, cohort analytics and native deployment to VR headsets and immersive walls. If you need learners to be marked, not just to explore, that is the line between the two.

Yes. You can build 2D image scenes and 360° image scenes with clickable info, audio and media hotspots — the virtual-tour experience ThingLink does well. Node XR then adds branching decisions, assessment and VR/wall deployment on top of the same scene.

This is the core reason teams switch. Every decision and retry is captured, attempts are auto-marked against weighted competency thresholds, you can watch a 360° replay of a headset session, and results roll up into cohort dashboards and export to your LMS via SCORM and xAPI — audit-ready evidence rather than completion ticks.

If your need is annotated images and light interactivity, ThingLink does that job well and Node XR may be more than you need. Choose Node XR when you need assessed, branching scenarios, VR headset or immersive-wall delivery, or LMS-graded evidence — for example moving from a virtual tour to a marked clinical or vocational assessment.

Yes. Upload the same 360° images, 360° video and flat images you already use, and rebuild them as interactive scenes in Node XR. We also run a migration call to help you rebuild your key content and have your team authoring within a week.