ZKTeco Fingerprint Scanner and Module SDK Selection Guide
ZKTeco offers variety of fingerprint scanner and module SDK to suit the different business needs requirements.
                                        We believe a clear function comparison guide would be a good helper of all of our customers.
                   Here is the SDK selection guide to help you sort out the similarities and differences among all ZKTeco fingerprint developing SDK.
                                                X86/64 PC Hosting                            ARM V7/V8 Android Hosting                 Embedded Module                               ZKBioOnlineSDK
                                                                                                                                                                       ZKBioOnlineSDK               ZKBioOnline
                              ZKFingerSDK 5.3                  ZKFingerSDK 5.3_ISO            ZKFingerSDK 5.3 Android                 ZKFingerModule SDK
    SDK Name                                                                                                                                                            Browser Client              SDK Server
                              SLK20R/ZK9500                      SLK20R/ZK9500                    SLK20R/SLK20M                                                         SLK20R/ZK9500
Compatible Devices                                                                                                                     SLK20M/Bio30M
                           ZK4500/ZK7500/ZK8500               ZK4500/ZK7500/ZK8500                 ZK9500/Bio30M                                                     ZK4500/ZK7500/ZK8500
                           Initial/Open/Close device          Initial/Open/Close device       Initial/Open/Close device              Initial/Open/Close device
                                                                                                                                        Set/Get parameter
                            Set/Get parameter                 Set/Get parameter                                                    parameter: firmware version,                                                                                              
                       parameter:SN. ,DPI, image size.    parameter:SN. ,DPI, image size.                                            time,template capacity,
                                                                                                                                        algorithm version
                                  Get Image                          Get Image                        Get Image                             Get Image                  http/https get:image
                                Generate ZKTeco                Generate ISO 19794-2                Generate ZKTeco                      Generate ZKTeco
                                                                ANSI378 Template                                                                                      http/https get:template
                                V10.0 Templates                                                    V10.0 Templates                      V10.0 Templates
                                                                                                                                 Generate ISO19794-2/ANSI378
                                                                                                                                           Template
   Functionality             Initial/Free algorithm             Initial/Free algorithm            Initial/Free algorithm               Initial/Free algorithm
                             Add/Delete template                Add/Delete template              Add/Delete template
                             in hosting memory                  in hosting memory                in hosting memory
                         Finger template identification     Finger template identification   Finger template identification        Finger template identification
                             in hosting memory                  in hosting memory                in hosting memory                    in embedded memory
                          Finger template verification       Finger template verification     Finger template verification          Finger template verification                                    ZKMatch: 1:1
                              in hosting memory                  in hosting memory                in hosting memory                     in hosting memory                                            verification
                           Finger template merging            Finger template merging          Finger template merging
                           BMP/JPG image extract              BMP/JPG image extract                                            Enroll by image ; identify by image
                               to template                        to template                                                 image only support: 8Bit R AW(120KB)
                        Data format transfer[Base64]       Data format transfer[Base64]
                               Storage image                      Storage image                    Storage image
                          in hosting, need to design         in hosting, need to design       in hosting, need to design
                              Storage templates                  Storage templates                Storage templates                     Storage templates
                          in hosting, need to design         in hosting, need to design       in hosting, need to design                in embedded flash
                            Hosting Hardware:                  Hosting Hardware:
                          Intel X86/64 Based PC:             Intel X86/64 Based PC:
                            Operation System:                  Operation System:
                        Windows XP SP3/Vista/7/8/8.        Windows XP SP3/Vista/7/8/8.
                          1/10, Windows Server               1/10, Windows Server
                          2008/2012 (32/64 bits)             2008/2012 (32/64 bits)                                                  Hosting Hardware:                  Hosting Hardware:
                                                                                                                                                                     Intel X86/64 Based PC:     Hosting Hardware:
                                                                                                                                TTL RS232/USB Hosting Device
                           Devices Compatible:                Devices Compatible:               Hosting Hardware:               ARM V7/V8,MCU,X86/X64-CPU,                                       Intel X86/X64
                             SLK20R/ZK9500                      SLK20R/ZK9500                     ARM V7/V8                                  etc.                                                  Based PC:
 Compatible Devices,      ZK4500/ZK7500/ZK8500               ZK4500/ZK7500/ZK8500                                                                                      Operation System:
  Hosting Hardware                                                                              Operation System:                                                    Windows XP SP3/Vista/
and Operation System                                                                             Android 4.0~6.0                  Hosting Operation System:           7/8/8.1/10, Windows       Operation System:
                                                                                                                                  Linux Kernel 2.6~3.0,RTOS,           Server 2008/2012         Windows XP SP3/
                                                                                                Devices Compatible:                     Windows,etc.                      (32/64 bits)
                              Hosting Hardware:                Hosting Hardware:                                                                                                                Visata7/8/8.1/10,
                                                                                                 SLK20M/Bio30M
                            Intel X86/64 Based PC:           Intel X86/64 Based PC:                                                                                                             Windows Server
                                                                                                                                                                      Devices Compatible:          2008/2012
                                                                                                                                     Devices Compatible:
                            Operation System:                 Operation System:                                                                                        SLK20R/ZK9500              (32/64 bits)
                                                                                                                                      SLK20M/Bio30M
                          Linux Kernel 2.6~4.10             Linux Kernel 2.6~4.10                                                                                    ZK4500/ZK7500/ZK8500        Linux Kernel
                       Ubuntu and Linux/GNU system;       Ubuntu and Linux/GNU system;                                                                                                             2.6~4.10
                             Device Compatible:                 Device Compatible:
                              SLK20R/ZK9500                      SLK20R/ZK9500
                                                                                                                                                                      Internet Explorer 11+/
 Browser Support                     None                               None                             None                                 None
                                                                                                                                                                     Firefox 27+/Chrome 33+
SDK Demo Language             ActiveX/C/C#/Java                  ActiveX/C/C#/Java                       Java                           C/TTL Command                                http/https get-post
     Charge                          No                                  Yes                               No                                   No                                            Yes