Ekahau Site Survey Reviews and Pricing in 2018

Glenn Cate, Cwne Wlan Design Engineer

WLAN & Route/Switch Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

Mar 31 2017

What is most valuable?

Recent upgrades allows opacity view on the heat maps, allowing the floor plan to have better visibility. What I like is that Ekahau regularly takes the advice of real users and... more»

What needs improvement?

One area would be to allow several files to be opened and the ability to close only one of the files. At present, if you have several files open, you must close the entire program... more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??

Site survey software is not inexpensive. But it is vital for the WLAN professional. Call Ekahau and get a trial version and if pricing is an issue, ask them what they can do.

What other advice do I have??

Just a customer service story: I needed an AP listed for a predictive model that was not listed in ESS. I sent a request to have this one added to ESS and within three hours, the... more»

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Laurent Gorisse

Directeur Supports et Formation at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Apr 06 2017

What is most valuable?

* Planning. * "What-if" scenarios. * Spectrum analyzer integration allows reviewing measurements on the survey paths. *... more»

How has it helped my organization?

Planning design allows us to provide faster quotes to the customer. We take a safety margin but in the end, we are very... more»

What needs improvement?

I wish we could have an "offline" version of Ekahau in order to give the customer some kind of interactive report where... more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??

Choose the PRO + Spectrum version. The Basic version doesn't have the planning features.

Which other solutions did I evaluate??

We previously used AirMagnet some years ago. We changed because of the slowness of the software.

What other advice do I have??

It's a great product; regular updates make it dynamic and bring us new possibilities.

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Claudio Rosa

System Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Apr 05 2017

What is most valuable?

When you have a new site to plan, with ESS you can easily create a good plan to begin to understand the solution and the challenges. This way,... more»

How has it helped my organization?

With ESS, we were able to understand what will be necessary to create a plan to support the company headquarters building with more than 2000... more»

What needs improvement?

Today, ESS doesn't support mixed outdoor-indoor environments. We have port and railroad environments that can't be created and exported to the... more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??

This is a professional solution that can be very useful for planning and troubleshooting, but it is not cheap. It can make sense when you are a... more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate??

We previously we worked on a project with AirMagnet Survey. This tool was provided by the company that was supporting us on the project.

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Alex-Wilson

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Sep 05 2017

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the ability to read existing WiFi services and to produce a reliable report on coverage.

How has it helped my organization?

It allows me to conduct more in-depth surveys, produce better proposals.

What needs improvement?

The coverage patterns / strengths built into the inventory of APs in Ekahau is overly optimistic or too generous. We... more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??

Pricing and licensing is high. I think it could be cheaper.

Which other solutions did I evaluate??

We previously used AirMagnet and NetSpot. We switched due to cost and performance. AirMagnet actually crashed a laptop... more»

What other advice do I have??

It is a good product but support needs to speed up, and they need better APs to select from (that are accurate).

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Christy Miller, CEO At Bcl, BI Csi Rcdd

Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

Apr 06 2017

What is most valuable?

Importing DWG files that identify the types of walls, doors, glass, and other structural materials is valuable. The other useful tool is the... more»

How has it helped my organization?

We can do a predictive survey in half the time it used to take, now that we can import CAD files and identify wall types.

What needs improvement?

* Being able to import BIM files

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??

This product is priced aggressively compared to other products; well worth the investment.

Which other solutions did I evaluate??

We did not previously use a different solution.

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Martin Haneke

Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Apr 06 2017

What is most valuable?

* Importing DXF/DWG floor plans * Autoplanner * Customizable report templates

How has it helped my organization?

Importing more than 200 floor plans of 50 buildings has been easily accomplished because layers could be deselected before importing. The... more»

What needs improvement?

* Batch reporting for large projects with many project files

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing??

If in doubt, buy the Professional Edition to have all features activated (e.g., 3D planning). Have NIC-300 USB stick (multiple NICs recommended... more»

What other advice do I have??

From my experience, Ekauhau has always been very interested in improving their software by listening to users' demands and requirements. From my... more»

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Enrique Álvarez Villacé

Ingeniero de sistemas at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Apr 05 2017

What do you think of Ekahau Site Survey?

Valuable Features:: Planning a WiFi network: You can estimate the number of APs you need without error. It works fine! It is perfect for knowing the problems of a WiFi network. You can see the radio state. • Improvements to My Organization:: With this tool, you can plan the WiFi network without error. • Room for Improvement:: This tool needs too many of the resources (RAM) of your PC. • Use of Solution:: I have used it for five years. • Deployment Issues:: We have not encountered any deployment issues. • Stability Issues:: We have not encountered any stability issues. • Scalability Issues:: We have not encountered any scalability issues. • Customer Service:: The customer service answers quickly and correctly. If you have a problem, they solve it. ...

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Quebman Andrew

Sr. Wireless Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Apr 05 2017

What do you think of Ekahau Site Survey?

Valuable Features: Import Autocad layers into Ekahau • Improvements to My Organization: The speed, accuracy, and reliability has improved the way my organization functions. • Use of Solution: I have used it for two years. • Deployment Issues: We have not encountered any deployment issues. • Stability Issues: We have not encountered any stability issues. • Scalability Issues: We have not encountered any scalability issues. • Customer Service and Technical Support: Customer Service: Customer service is good. Technical Support: Technical support is good. • Previous Solutions: We have replaced all AirMagnet kit with Ekahau. • Initial Setup: Initial setup was straightforward. • ROI: The ROI is great. • Pricing, Setup Cost and Licensing: ...

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