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RedSeal vs iBwave Unity 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

iBwave Unity
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Network Modeling and Simulation (4th)
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) (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

iBwave Unity and RedSeal aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. iBwave Unity is designed for Network Modeling and Simulation and holds a mindshare of 6.3%, down 10.5% compared to last year.
RedSeal, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 1.6% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.
Network Modeling and Simulation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
iBwave Unity6.3%
EVE-NG8.7%
Ekahau AI Pro7.6%
Other77.4%
Network Modeling and Simulation
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
RedSeal1.6%
Qualys VMDR9.8%
Rapid7 InsightVM8.1%
Other80.5%
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

Gopi R S - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Radio Frequncy DAS Design Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Enhanced accuracy in design projects with advanced three-dimensional modeling and great support
I am using iBwave Wi-Fi for a project where we are designing on campus. It is used for large venue designs such as a university campus, and my work involves optimizing and validating the designs for accuracy before site surveys Using iBwave Wi-Fi, I am able to provide more accurate results for…
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 iBwave WiFi was really useful in terms of time saving for predictions and validation of RF coverages, and a very good instrument to create professional documents for customers and their IT staff."
"Before, we used rudimentary tools; iBwave Design is the best tool for in-building design on the market."
"The most valuable features of iBwave Wi-Fi include the critical three dimensional modeling capabilities, which are necessary for tasks like locating access points, determining their height, and cable routing."
"It can speed up design of a Wi-Fi network."
"What I find the most valuable about iBwave Wi-Fi is the solution's superior modeling and capability compared to other tools like Ekahau."
"These reports help to calculate the cost of the project and give us project documentation to present to our client."
"The most valuable features are being able to model venues closely to the real world."
"Ability to offer professional engineering services even though we're not using it for Wi-Fi only, but it allows doing some technical studies on various proposed solutions to come up with an optimum design even for sites under construction"
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The most valuable feature I enjoy that is provided by this security analytics platform is the ability to measure resilience."
"Overall, I am very happy with the way the product is working."
"This solution is amazing! The most important part is the way it gives access information to the entire infrastructure, the network most importantly."
"RedSeal has different modules, such as the Analyzer module, which can be leveraged."
 

Cons

"iBwave Wi-Fi could be improved by adding a plot for overall improvement, allowing us to see where we are failing in design parameters, similar to features in Ekahau."
"We have not encountered any scalability issues, but it is very costly to renew the annual subscription to get the latest versions and features."
"I would like to be able to see two buildings at the same time so that you can create a campus view."
"Prediction processing time in general"
"iBwave Wi-Fi doesn't have a distributor feed platform."
"It crashes often, and is not quite stable."
"Surely, one improvement could involve the materials panel in the prediction tool."
"There are many things that should be improved in this solution."
"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."
"There is room for improvement regarding customization and automation of reports."
"There is room for improvement in integrating the OT security part and the private 5G security part in RedSeal."
"Its interface is not user-friendly and needs to be improved."
"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."
"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."
"The dashboard should be improved to make correlating data easier to do."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"iBwave Wi-Fi is an expensive solution, but it is worth the cost."
"The solution's pricing is cheap."
"I advise others to treat the cost as you would any tooling cost and use the monthly option as needed."
"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
Educational Organization
14%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
7%
Construction Company
9%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Performing Arts
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for iBwave Wi-Fi?
Both iBwave Wi-Fi and Ekahau are costly tools. They're considered high in cost because the license needs to be renewed yearly.
What needs improvement with iBwave Wi-Fi?
iBwave Wi-Fi could be improved by adding a plot for overall improvement, allowing us to see where we are failing in design parameters, similar to features in Ekahau.
What is your primary use case for iBwave Wi-Fi?
I am using iBwave Wi-Fi for a project where we are designing on campus. It is used for large venue designs such as a university campus, and my work involves optimizing and validating the designs fo...
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

iBwave Wi-Fi
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Sample Customers

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