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Ekahau AI Pro vs RedSeal comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Ekahau AI Pro
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Network Modeling and Simulation (1st)
RedSeal
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (21st), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Ekahau AI Pro and RedSeal aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Ekahau AI Pro is designed for Network Modeling and Simulation and holds a mindshare of 9.7%, down 29.9% compared to last year.
RedSeal, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 1.4% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.
Network Modeling and Simulation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ekahau AI Pro9.7%
EVE-NG9.9%
Cisco Modeling Labs (CML)8.7%
Other71.7%
Network Modeling and Simulation
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
RedSeal1.4%
Qualys VMDR12.1%
Rapid7 InsightVM10.5%
Other76.0%
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

ALEXANDRE VIANNA - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Redeswirelessbrasil
Good optimization capabilities, automatic network planning tool and saves time
Ekahau needs to enhance the view of materials and make some adjustments to the reports. Currently, it's possible to make changes to the Word report using Python, but it could be improved. For example, when I create an AP on a survey report, information like the cable view, distance, and support assessments could be enhanced. Only one comment about Ekahau Optimizer. It needs improvement. I tried to upload site products, and for five products, I needed to involve Ekahau's supply chain. When I try to solve that, it's not possible. For example, I uploaded one product for a large bank, and the optimizer didn't finish. I needed to involve Ekahau support, and they sent me the file two or three days after I opened the case.
reviewer1339494 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Enhancing network visibility with competitive pricing but needs better OT and 5G integration
The primary use cases for RedSeal are lifecycle management, vulnerabilities, and change management. Customers might look up or use these solutions for these areas RedSeal helps in optimizing the cost for the customer based on different use cases. If the solution caters to a particular use case,…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The planning feature is useful because it's very affordable."
"Customer service is excellent; always there to answer questions or assist with an issue; very open to feedback on how to improve the product."
"The most valuable features are the ability to read existing WiFi services and to produce a reliable report on coverage."
"The speed, accuracy, and reliability has improved the way my organization functions."
"Ekahau Site Survey is user-friendly."
"Channel planning, access points' auto position, and the size of the spectrum are valuable to me."
"I have found the most valuable feature is the RF interference and integration capabilities."
"Ekahau Site Survey can be crucial for troubleshooting our Wi-Fi network."
"The most valuable features are network mapping and configuration."
"This is the only solution in the world that gives you a digital resilience score."
"RedSeal integrates the network and gives us a visual or graphical overview of our network. If an organization is geographically dispersed, for instance, with one office in Canada and one office in the Philippines, the whole network, including all devices, is integrated into RedSeal, and you can see from where the traffic is going in and out."
"RedSeal helps you prioritize and allocate your scarce human and capital resources where they have the biggest impact to protect your most-valuable digital assets."
"The most valuable feature I enjoy that is provided by this security analytics platform is the ability to measure resilience."
"The Vulnerability and Risk Management feature is valuable to us for keeping the security posture up-to-date and conducting regular continuous audits."
"RedSeal has different modules, such as the Analyzer module, which can be leveraged."
"If you want to understand your network environment as it relates to configuration issues, host/node vulnerabilities and firewall configurations, then I highly recommend that RedSeal be considered."
 

Cons

"The only issue is the price. The overall price is a bit high, especially compared to our other vendor. Ekahau is considered expensive."
"Ekahau could be improved by adding three-dimensional modeling, as we currently cannot view APIs in a three-dimensional perspective."
"The support is an area in need of improvement."
"It would be better if it provided clear visibility. It would be better if it accommodated large physical sites like a warehouse with a ceiling height of more than twelve to fifteen feet. In such situations, we were unable to provide better coverage."
"The new Sidekick is going to support Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E."
"I wish there were a competitor to keep Ekahau Site Survey's pricing in line, but there's none."
"The GPS feature could be improved."
"Lacks an in-app photo app or a way to upload photos while carrying out an active onsite survey."
"There is room for improvement in integrating the OT security part and the private 5G security part in RedSeal."
"Although we are talking about a very robust platform, I would like to see the Windows compatible VM version come back."
"The network mapping/visualization could be improved significantly."
"Sometimes, it required us to refresh the configuration. When we integrated any of the configurations into the device, sometimes, it could not detect the exact picture of that device. So, we had to reset the device to see that if it was giving true-positive results or false-positive results. In some cases, we were not able to get true-positive results. There was some kind of bug in that version. Its interface is not user-friendly and needs to be improved. It takes time to understand the interface and various options. Skybox has quite a user-friendly interface. They could provide a feature for compliance audit policy if it is already not there. A compliance audit policy ensures that all configurations are based on the best practices standards, such as CIS benchmarks standard or other similar standards. It provides visibility about whether your device configuration is based on best practices or not. Usually, such a feature is provided by other solutions such as Meteor or Tenable Nessus."
"One of the areas of concern is the GUI. It is important to our customers that the GUI looks beautiful. It's a Java Client, so you have a Java dependency."
"Integration with other security tools. Have the ability to create custom reports: Currently, within RedSeal you only have the option to run the canned reports."
"Initially their level one support was very frustrating to work with."
"The dashboard should be improved to make correlating data easier to do."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"That's a tricky thing. When it started off, we had one three-year license and one one-year license because we have two devices. Now, from my understanding, we can only renew every year or get a one-year license, and that cost varies. Being a government organization, we get a different cost than commercial. We have deployed it on Surface Pro tablets. So, the only other cost would be the hardware cost."
"We pay $6,000 yearly for the licensing, but each piece of hardware, the Ekahau Sidekick, is $5,000."
"We pay a licensing fee."
"The solution is less costly than one of its competitors."
"The licenses are a little pricey compared to iBwave, etc."
"I believe that it is approximately $2,000 per year for us. I know we pay for it on an annual basis."
"The solution is priced fairly for the features that you receive."
"The product is quite expensive."
"The pricing is based on the number of endpoints and devices, and we have seen it range from mid-five figures to low six figures."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Educational Organization
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Performing Arts
8%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Ekahau Site Survey?
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 ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ekahau Site Survey?
Things to consider when choosing Ekahau Sidekick2: you need to add another 10% to the purchase price to buy Apple ipads as the Android version of the Ekahau survey app does NOT support APOS surveys...
What needs improvement with Ekahau Site Survey?
Ekahau could be improved by adding three-dimensional modeling, as we currently cannot view APIs in a three-dimensional perspective. They need to include backhaul features and improve the ease of in...
What needs improvement with RedSeal?
There is room for improvement in integrating the OT security part and the private 5G security part in RedSeal.
What is your primary use case for RedSeal?
The primary use cases for RedSeal are lifecycle management, vulnerabilities, and change management. Customers might look up or use these solutions for these areas.
 

Also Known As

Ekahau Site Survey
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Sample Customers

Presidio, Planet Earth, Ruckus
United States Postal Service, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Interval International
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