Feature | Ekahau | Airmagnet | Visiwave | Acrylic | Netspot | Tamograph | iBwave |
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WiFi Site Survey Software | Ekahau Pro , Ekahau Survey | Airmagnet Survey Pro, AirMapper App For in-house handheld tools (April 2020 launch) | Visiwave Site Survey & Pro | Acrylic Wi-Fi Heatmaps, Pro & Home | Netspot Home, Pro & Commercial | Tamograph Standard & Pro | iBwave Wi-Fi, iBwave Mobile |
WLAN Planner Software(Predictive Surveys) | Ekahau Pro (Integrated) | Airmagnet Planner | Visiwave Site Survey Pro (Integrated) | Acrylic Wi-Fi Heatmaps (Integrated) | Upcoming | Tamograph Pro (Integrated) | iBwave Wi-Fi & iBwave Mobile |
Spectrum Analysis Software (non-802.11 signal analysis) | Ekahau Pro (Integrated), Ekahau Analyzer(iOS) | Airmagnet Spectrum XT | Visiwave Site Survey Combo DBx + Chanalyzer (3rd Party Spectrum Analyzer Bundle) | Acrylic Wi-Fi Heatmaps (Integrated- Supports 3rd party Spectrum analyzer: Wi-Spy DBx) | Not available | Tamograph Pro (Integrated- Supports 3rd party Spectrum analyzer:Wi-Spy DBx) | Not available |
WLAN Troubleshooting Software/Hardware | Ekahau Pro (Integrated) , Ekahau Analyzer (iOS) | Airmagnet WiFi Analyzer, EtherScope nXG (Handheld) & Aircheck G2 (Handheld) | Visiwave Traffic (Packet Analysis Tool) | Acrylic Wi-Fi Professional (Integrated) | Netspot (Integrated), | Tamograph Standard & Pro (Integrated) , CommView | Not available |
Operating Systems Supported | Windows 10, 8, or 7 (64bit) ; macOS 10.11+ (El Capitan); iOS 12 or higher | Windows 10, 8.1 Pro/Enterprise; Mac OS X v10.9+ running windows using Bootcamp | Windows 8.1/10/ Surface Pro ; MAC OS X virtualization: VMware Fusion, Parallels | Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista | Windows 7/8/10 macOS 10.6.8+ Android | Windows 7,8,8.1,10, Server 2008R2,2012 (32 &64 bit); macOS Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina | Windows 7/10 (64 bit) ; Android 4.4+ (Android 9 not recommended) |
Compatible WiFi Adapter | Ekahau Sidekick,Ekahau USB Survey Adapter, Preferred 3rd Party Adapters | Supported internal WiFi cards and preferred 3rd Party Adapters | Supported internal WiFi cards and 3rd party adapters | Supported internal WiFi cards and 3rd party adapters | Supported internal WiFi cards and 3rd party adapters | Supported internal WiFi cards and 3rd party adapters | Preferred WiFi Adapters |
Spectrum Analyzer Adapter | Ekahau Sidekick, Ekahau Spectrum Analyzer | Airmagnet Spectrum USB | Wi-Spy DBx (3rd Party) | Wi-Spy DBx (3rd Party) | Not applicable | Wi-Spy DBx (3rd Party) | Not Applicable |
Ordering | Online store (select countries only) & Appointed resellers | Appointed resellers | Online store and appointed resellers | Online store | Online store | Online store | Online store (select countries) & Appointed resellers |
Online Pricing | Ekahau Pro: $7090 USD; Sidekick: $3295 USD | Airmagnet Survey Pro+ Planner: $3899 USD; Airmagnet Spectrum XT: $3643 USD | Visiwave Site Survey Pro: $849 USD; Visiwave Site Survey Combo DBx: $1649 USD | Acrylic Wi-Fi Heatmaps Perpetual: $2199 USD; Acrylic Wi-Fi Professional Perpetual: $40 USD | Netspot Home: $49 USD; Netspot Pro: $149 USD; Netspot Enterprise: $499 USD | Tamograph Site Survey Pro: $1399 USD; Tamograph Bundle With Wi-Spy DBx: $1949 USD; CommView for WiFi VoIP: $999 USD | iBwave Wi-Fi Mobile Perpetual: $2680 USD; iBwave Wi-Fi PC Perpetual: $3995 USD |