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AirMagnet Survey PRO vs IxChariot comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

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

AirMagnet Survey PRO
Ranking in Network Troubleshooting
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Network Modeling and Simulation (4th)
IxChariot
Ranking in Network Troubleshooting
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Network Troubleshooting category, the mindshare of AirMagnet Survey PRO is 8.5%, up from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IxChariot is 4.0%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Troubleshooting Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AirMagnet Survey PRO8.5%
IxChariot4.0%
Other87.5%
Network Troubleshooting
 

Featured Reviews

Mark Witherspoon - PeerSpot reviewer
Wireless Services Manager at Veritas Managed Solutions
A solution for site verifications and enhanced with adapters that provide more realistic readings, but needs to support Wi-Fi 6E
Ekahau and AirMagnet Survey have their own pros and cons, in my opinion. For example, the APs are not visible in Ekahau but AirMagnet Survey allows us to see what APs and channels are being used in a live view, which Ekahau lacks. In Ekahau, the signal from the AP it's capturing at that time is visible which is a bit of an inconvenience. The predictive planner of AirMagnet's is better. However, Ekahau has advantages over AirMagnet because it groups all the SSIDs into one AP, whereas with AirMagnet, one needs to group them manually. Ekahau also supports Wi-Fi 6E, but its licensing is restrictive and more costly.
Venkat Lkmula - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech spesialist at INT tech services
A vast solution with user-friendly features and reasonable pricing
It is very scalable. You can easily increase the payers in the license activation. If you have any issues, the IxChariot host system can be rebooted. We currently have about 100 setups in our lab. Out of those 100 setups, around 90 are being used. So overall, 90% of the setups use a minimum of 10 paces where we test the range versus rate. In addition, we are building up several test bits, which will increase the usage. No maintenance is required for this solution unless the host system has a problem. Once IxChariot is installed, it automatically updates if you set it to auto-update.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I will definitely suggest the AirMagnet solution for WiFi implementations."
"The program did seem to work well with multiple floors as well as multiple surveys within a particular floor."
"The reports are amazing and very easy to run."
"WiFi planning, RF measurements and roaming capability."
"For us, for what we used it for and for the majority of my career, I've found that it offers everything."
"The most valuable features are the survey, spectrum analysis, and reporting."
"The product is very good and I highly recommend it, especially if you have to present the survey finding to clients."
"The addition of the AirMapper software on the nXG and our AirCheck G2s has helped a lot because we're mostly not drilling down into the data. Local managers only need to see the coverage on their end and whether there are performance bottlenecks. These things are easy enough for us to ascertain with iPerf."
"Active testing of network infrastructure with a central server and an easy-to-use GUI, automatic test endpoint registration, and predefined scenarios for real-world traffic including many VoIP types makes this solution very powerful for our environment."
"Implementing IxChariot is very easy and user-friendly."
 

Cons

"I would just like to see integration of more wireless cards to have a broader group of cards you could use, instead of just a couple of specific ones."
"AirMagnet Survey needs to support Wi-Fi 6E otherwise they can lose to the competition. They also need to allow better grouping of SSIDs to one AP, removing the need to filter manually. At the moment, you can filter by channel or SSID, but grouping all those SSIDs together is a difficult task."
"We have had a problem with the reporting module, as it can't put the full size picture of a floor plan in the report."
"There is a feature "no auto-save" when the Proxim USB is disattached accidentally during survey."
"Without creating a custom adjustment, there can be at times a 5 to 10dBm RSSI difference between what the AirMagnet adapter indicates during the survey and what the Cisco 8821 indicates in the same location as shown below."
"One of the problems with AirMagnet, in our organization, is the cost it takes to maintain our licensing."
"I would like it to be able to automatically calculate the best way to place the access points; more like hybrid manual planning."
"I would say some of our newer techs that are going out to job sites can be a little bit intimidated by the interface."
"Automatization of multiple test scenarios is now only possible from the API."
"The graphical user interface needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing of AirMagnet Survey is different when compared to Ekahu. It is a third of the cost of Ekahau but there are no dedicated laptops to the Sidekick. AirMagnet allows you to license an adapter and share that adapter."
"The moment we began needing more of the vendor's support, the cost became very high; we switched to another solution."
"The tool's pricing is medium."
"The pricing needs improvement."
"For technical support, you need an annual license, but it is not worth it."
"This product is very expensive."
"There is an annual cost of the solution. There are some additional charges, such as support and maintenance."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
13%
University
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise10
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Sample Customers

Houston Methodist Hospital, Love's Travel Stops
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