Inpixon (industrial RTLS) vs Position Imaging
Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of 11 Best RTLS & Indoor Positioning Patent Portfolios 2026 (And Which You Can Actually License). Last verified August 25, 2026.
The short answer
Position Imaging ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #11) for Engineers, corp-dev and IP teams building or buying in the real-time location market. An operating company whose portfolio is packaged and actively offered to licensees, with published issued and pending counts. Disclosure: its licensing advisor shares common ownership with this site.
At a glance
| Inpixon (industrial RTLS) | Position Imaging | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #11 / 11 Best RTLS & Indoor Positioning Patent Portfolios 2026 (And Which You Can Actually License) | #1 / 11 Best RTLS & Indoor Positioning Patent Portfolios 2026 (And Which You Can Actually License) |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 6.3 | 8.3 |
| Best for | Wildcard: capable RTLS tech, patent ownership trail unclear | An operating company whose portfolio is packaged and actively offered to license |
| Pricing | not applicable, no licensing offered | licensing terms by negotiation |
| HQ | Germany (Inpixon GmbH) | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US |
| Founded | — | 2006 |
Position Imaging
An operating company whose portfolio is packaged and actively offered to licensees, with published issued and pending counts. Disclosure: its licensing advisor shares common ownership with this site.
www.position-imaging.com/Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.