Comparison of wireless site survey applications

The following table compares general information and features for a number of wireless site survey applications.

Product Creator Operating system Cost (USD) Software license Passive surveys Active surveys Simultaneous passive & active survey Simulated APs & coverage Prediction Calibration 802.11ax support Capacity planning & analysis Support for multiple external adapters Cloud Service GPS support Online maps integration Reporting Export to Google Earth Certified training courses available Automatic wall detection from CAD
AirMagnet Survey[1][2][3] NetScout Systems Windows $3,447 and up Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes, Pro version only No No No Yes ? Yes, Pro version only Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Ekahau Pro][4][5] Ekahau Windows, macOS $4,995 and up Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, Windows only No Yes No Yes Yes
Survey for iPad Ekahau iOS $1389 Proprietary Yes, with Sidekick Yes Yes No No Yes No No, only Sidekick Yes No No No No Yes No
iBwave Wi-Fi iBwave Solutions Windows $3,995 & up Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, since Release 14 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
iBwave Wi-Fi® Mobile iBwave Solutions Android $625 and up Proprietary Yes Yes No Yes No Yes, since Release 14 Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes No
TamoGraph Site Survey[2][6] TamoSoft Windows, macOS $999 and up Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes, Pro version only Yes, since V6.0 Yes Yes Yes ? Yes, Pro version only Yes Yes Yes Yes No
VisiWave Site Survey[7] AZO Technologies Windows $549 Proprietary Yes Yes No No No No No No ? Yes No Yes Yes No No
NetSpot WiFi Site Survey[8] NetSpot Windows, macOS $149, free home ver./
free Windows ver.		 Proprietary Yes Yes, Pro version only Yes No No No No No ? No No Yes No No No

References
  1. "AirMagnet Survey Pro: A site survey powerhouse". 2009-06-22.
  2. "AirMagnet Site Survey Pro Comparison to TamoGraph Site Survey". 2011-08-20.
  3. "AirMagnet Survey Pro-Netscout". 2017-05-05.
  4. David D. Coleman; David A. Westcott (2006). Certified Wireless Network Administrator Study Guide. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 465–466. ISBN 978-0-471-78952-9. cwna.
  5. "Ekahau Wireless Site Survey: Strong analytical capabilities". Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  6. "Review: TamoGraph Site Survey 2.0". 2011-02-14.
  7. "VisiWave Site Survey SO: Solid 3D features". 2009-06-22.
  8. "NetSpot: WiFi Site Survey for the Rest of Us". 2012-02-03.
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