We performed a comparison between Ekahau Site Survey and iBwave Wi-Fi based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Modeling and Simulation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Ekahau lets you create heat maps without doing the initial survey. It makes the task easier."
"I don't handle the software that much. I'll do some of the testing with our CTO. It is primarily him and I. He has commented before that he likes the fact that with two licenses, we can set it up so that when we're on a large facility, he can see where I am and I can see where he is. That's for sure is very handy in large venues."
"Ekahau Site Survey is an easy and accurate solution."
"The most valuable when it comes to this solution for me is the fact that I don't have to go out and do a site survey. With this solution, I can do it all predictably with the usual 90% accuracy."
"Ekahau Site Survey is scalable."
"Channel planning, access points' auto position, and the size of the spectrum are valuable to me."
"We reviewed the maps as a team and determined if any changes needed to be made or if we could just replace APs as they are. We got into this by upgrading our access points to Meraki, and we wanted to make sure that we weren't leaving trouble behind us as we were doing it."
"Ekahau Site Survey is user-friendly."
"It can speed up design."
"iBwave Wi-Fi's tech support is great. They pick up their phones. I have no complaints."
"The 3D Coverage is a good feature that shows the signal propagation in three dimensions."
"Compared to other tools, iBwave Wi-Fi provides 95% accuracy and generates heatmaps."
"I find the high-quality Heatmap generation, multi-floor, and wire mapping features to be most valuable."
"The solution's 3D imaging is amazing."
"The stability and feature set of the application are top notch and can't be matched."
"I am having problems importing maps to Ekahau Site Survey. Importing is one of the first steps in using the solution and it is getting stuck. The problem could be that our maps are large with many layers."
"I find the power button hard to access with just one hand."
"The support is an area in need of improvement."
"Its migration and visualization features need improvement."
"They should improve the iPad application because it's unstable. Also, Ekahau could be better integrated with other vendors."
"I wish the solution was better at making different survey modes."
"Our CTO was not real happy with their support."
"Lacks an in-app photo app or a way to upload photos while carrying out an active onsite survey."
"It would be good if we could involve a visual while designing the backhaul."
"I am currently looking for an alternative due to my reluctance with the reliability of this product."
"Areas of improvement would include more functionality in the Mobile App, expanded reporting features, and some shortcut features."
"iBwave Wi-Fi doesn't have a distributor feed platform."
"It would do iBwave well to become more involved with their clients."
"The cost of the solution could be improved. It's extraordinarily expensive."
"I would like to be able to see two buildings at the same time so that you can create a campus view."
Ekahau Site Survey is ranked 1st in Network Modeling and Simulation with 30 reviews while iBwave Wi-Fi is ranked 3rd in Network Modeling and Simulation with 11 reviews. Ekahau Site Survey is rated 8.8, while iBwave Wi-Fi is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Ekahau Site Survey writes "Valuable troubleshooting tools and easy to scale, but outdated documentation, issues with stability, and lacks differentiated survey modes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of iBwave Wi-Fi writes "Feature-rich, excellent tool". Ekahau Site Survey is most compared with AirMagnet Survey, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and RedSeal, whereas iBwave Wi-Fi is most compared with AirMagnet Survey, RedSeal and Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. See our Ekahau Site Survey vs. iBwave Wi-Fi report.
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