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Ekahau AI Pro vs RedSeal comparison

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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) (16th)
 

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 6.7%, down 18.3% compared to last year.
RedSeal, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 1.7% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.
Network Modeling and Simulation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ekahau AI Pro6.7%
EVE-NG9.1%
GNS38.0%
Other76.2%
Network Modeling and Simulation
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
RedSeal1.7%
Qualys Exposure Management9.7%
Tenable Security Center6.9%
Other81.7%
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

Lakshmi  Narayan - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager at PCa Lumens
Efficient mobile surveys with a simple setup but room for cloud improvements
As of now, almost everything is there and suitable for site requirements. However, the cloud takes a lot of time to upload the site survey, and we regularly face issues with syncing to the optimizer. There needs to be improvement in this area. Additionally, the product can be very expensive.
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

"Ekahau Site Survey is an easy and accurate solution."
"Ekahau really listens to their customers and regularly takes the advice of real users, categorizes these points, and adds them in product version releases."
"The most valuable features are the ability to read existing WiFi services and to produce a reliable report on coverage."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"I like Ekahau's interface and the reports it can generate."
"I like that our users can send us a floor map. Sometimes it's not feasible to travel to another country where the users are based. So, the floor map is very useful. It's a fantastic product."
"This solution is amazing! The most important part is the way it gives access information to the entire infrastructure, the network most importantly."
"This is the only solution in the world that gives you a digital resilience score."
"Overall, I am very happy with the way the product is working."
"The most valuable feature of the product to me is being able to ask what-if questions about traffic flows, which is a great ability to have for security and incident response."
"RedSeal has different modules, such as the Analyzer module, which can be leveraged."
"The Vulnerability and Risk Management feature is valuable to us for keeping the security posture up-to-date and conducting regular continuous audits."
"The most valuable features are network mapping and configuration."
"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

"Ekahau would benefit by making improvements to lag time."
"Ekahau could be improved by adding three-dimensional modeling, as we currently cannot view APIs in a three-dimensional perspective."
"Its migration and visualization features need improvement."
"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."
"The solution provides good reporting and is easy to use but the pricing is a sore point even though you get what you pay for."
"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."
"Ekahau Site Survey is an expensive solution, and its pricing should be improved."
"The information regarding the clients and signal strengths is missing in the Ekahau console."
"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."
"Initially their level one support was very frustrating to work with."
"Although we are talking about a very robust platform, I would like to see the Windows compatible VM version come back."
"There is room for improvement regarding customization and automation of reports."
"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."
"Its interface is not user-friendly and needs to be improved."
"The dashboard should be improved to make correlating data easier to do."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing could be lower because the Huawei radial planning is free for the partner. When I asked my boss about buying Ekahau and the USB key, it was complicated because of the high cost, which is €5,000."
"The pricing is high."
"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 product is quite expensive."
"Ekahau Site Survey is a really expensive solution."
"Since we are an academic institute, we get better prices and discounts from Cisco, but not Ekahau."
"The pricing is quite expensive. Not all companies can afford it"
"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
Comms Service Provider
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
7%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Government
8%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

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 is your primary use case for Ekahau Site Survey?
I use Ekahau for Wi-Fi designs and other services. It is used for troubleshooting and for analyzing the network. Additionally, we analyze each and every API, FSID, power transmission, bitrates, and...
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.
 

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United States Postal Service, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Interval International
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