BeyondTrust Access Console vs Ekahau Survey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeyondTrust Access Console
Securely access and manage critical endpoints remotely from your mobile device. Grant privileged users and vendors secure entry to systems and monitor access sessions in real-time. This solution prevents attacks on crucial assets without hindering productivity.
- Desktop-quality remote access
- Access Windows, Mac, Linux
- Collaborate with privileged users
- External authorization for access
- Remote Jump and RDP shortcuts
- Real-time session management
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The Beyondtrust Mobile Access Console for iOS allows Information and Security teams to access critical endpoints remotely, grant secure entry to systems, and monitor access sessions through the BeyondTrust Secure Remote Access Appliance. The Mobile Access Console offers an encrypted, WiFi/3G-friendly connection method to off-network vendors and privileged users, which prevents attacks on crucial assets without hindering remote access. • Receive desktop-quality remote access to endpoints. • Access Windows, Mac, and Linux computers with ease. • Collaborate with other privileged users. • Require external authorization for access requests to important systems. • Use Remote Jump and Remote Desktop Protocol shortcuts. • Manage sessions in real-time from your iPad. With BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access’s superior functionality, prevent even the most advanced cyber-attacks without sacrificing business productivity.
Ekahau Survey
This app simplifies Wi-Fi site surveys for IT professionals. It automatically maps access points, provides instant analysis with heatmaps, and allows for easy sharing of results. Optimized for iPad, it offers a lightweight yet feature-rich solution for efficient Wi-Fi diagnostics.
- Automatic access point location and mapping
- Instant post-survey analysis
- Crystal-clear heatmaps
- Auto-saving survey data
- Easy sharing of survey results
- Optimized for iPad
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Wi-Fi experts and IT professionals can now perform site surveys with ease. Optimized for iPad™ No more heavy lifting. Ekahau Survey offers a full survey solution that is enhanced for the ultra-lightweight iPad™ and is optimized to deliver an intuitive user experience and fast, responsive interface. Light Weight, but Full of Features Ekahau Survey might come in a lightweight package, but doesn’t skimp on features. It automatically locates all nearby access points and places them on a map and delivers instant post-survey analysis with easy-to-read, beautiful crystal-clear heatmaps. Hours of Uninterrupted Surveying Paired with Ekahau Sidekick™, which houses an 8 hour dedicated rechargeable battery you can keep going longer without needing to recharge. Reduce Site Visits and Rework Ekahau Survey keeps your Wi-Fi site survey data safe using the auto-saving feature and allows you to quickly share your survey results with expert users for advanced analysis, troubleshooting and detailed reporting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: BeyondTrust Access Console at free against Ekahau Survey's paid. BeyondTrust Access Console also leads on rating (3.1 vs 2.7). Ekahau Survey's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (27% vs 9%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BeyondTrust Access Console holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 49 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 9% of BeyondTrust Access Console's written reviews are positive against 27% of Ekahau Survey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BeyondTrust Access Console ships an update every 5 months, Ekahau Survey monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeyondTrust Access Console | Ekahau Survey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) — better | 2.7 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 26.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bomgar Corporation | Ekahau, Inc |
Customer experience
BeyondTrust Access Console
Ekahau Survey
Bugs and requests
BeyondTrust Access Console
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ekahau Survey
Reported bugs
23 issues- Crashes constantly on iPad Pro
- APs no longer show by color on the map
- Sidekick freezes
- Unable to see APs under AP detail panel
- Latest firmware appears to freeze the sidekick
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- Unable to move APs near the edge of the map as the AP details panel covers them up
- Bugs of urgent resolution
- Cannot perform survey in 6 as it is not recognized
- No survey uploads to the cloud, continuously fails
- Does not support active survey - throughput
- Too many bugs with each released update
- Crashes when taking notes for APs
- Losing data in the process of taking notes for APs
- False survey points registering to screen during survey
- Survey points occasionally disappear behind me as I am surveying
- Occasional prompts to resolve saved file conflicts with sidekick
- App constantly quits reading both wireless bands
- Does 2.4 or 5 only
- Cannot be fixed without removing and re-installing app
- Same issue across 3 iPads and 3 sidekicks
- Overlay stays there and makes you unable to select autopilot survey mode
- No way to remove that add floor overlay
- App crashes 7-8 times during a test
Requested features
9 requests- Put cost expectations in the description
- Ability to use the app horizontally or vertically
- Last reading marker be a different color or size
- Undo last point without stopping test
- Quickly inspect SNR readings
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- Add SNR viewing capability
- Configure channels on the sidekick
- Add dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
BeyondTrust Access Console
No in-app purchases
Ekahau Survey
No in-app purchases
Questions
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