CableFi vs Ekahau

Ekahau (Ookla) is the long-standing industry standard for Wi-Fi surveys and design with the Sidekick hardware. CableFi does not perform surveys — it manages the survey job and deliverables.

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TL;DR verdict

Choose CableFi if…

Contractors selling Wi-Fi survey services or subcontracting them out.

Choose Ekahau if…

Wireless engineers running live surveys with Ekahau Sidekick.

Bottom line

You need both. CableFi is not an Ekahau replacement.

At a glance

Company and product facts at a glance
Founded	2022	2000
Headquarters	Wilmington, NC	Reston, VA (Ookla)
Pricing model	Per-organization, unlimited users	Per-seat annual + hardware
Best for	Structured cabling & low-voltage contractors	Enterprise Wi-Fi engineers
Pricing	One-time lifetime license	Demo
Offline (PWA)	Full (48h)	Full
Mobile / PWA	Full PWA	Partial
Integrations	Growing	iBwave, PDF export

What is CableFi?

LV/ICT ops PWA. Survey deliverables live in the File Room; no capture tools.

Learn more about our features or pricing.

What is Ekahau?

Ekahau is a mature Wi-Fi design & survey platform with predictive modeling, Sidekick-based live surveys, and enterprise reporting.

Learn more at Ekahau.

Feature comparison

CableFi capability data is verified against the codebase.

CableFi vs Ekahau feature-by-feature comparison
Feature	CableFi	Ekahau
Site Survey
Wi-Fi site survey capture & heatmaps CableFi manages the Wi-Fi survey job (scheduling, deliverables) but does not perform the survey. Use Hamina/Ekahau/AirMagnet for capture.		Full
Survey job scheduling & deliverable storage	Full	Not offered
Project Management
Projects, tasks, scheduling	Full	Not offered
Accounting
Invoicing (customer-facing)	Partial	Not offered