TRACcess eKEY vs Ciena FAST
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TRACcess eKEY
This app transforms your smartphone into a secure mobile key for accessing TRACcess locks. It allows you to open devices, log job notes, receive access permissions, and view access history. Your company's administrator manages your access rights.
- Secure mobile key functionality
- Open TRACcess devices
- Log job notes
- Receive new access permissions
- View device access history
- Transmit activity records
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The TRACcess® eKEY® App turns your smartphone into a secure, non-transferable mobile key. Install the TRACcess eKEY App on your phone to open TRACcess locks. Your company’s system administrator grants the permissions to access sites. After download, contact your System Administrator for required authorization code. TRACcess eKEY software communicates with TRACcess devices via the Bluetooth® signal on your phone. Use your eKEY app to: - Open a TRACcess device - Enter a job note - Receive new access permissions - Read a locking device to view its access history - Transmit your activity records to the TRACcess Manager system - Assign a Site ID to a TRACcess locking device
Ciena FAST
This app helps manage deployment projects for field technicians, surveyors, auditors, and project managers. It allows for tracking projects carried out by the company and its partners globally.
- Deployment project tracking
- Field technician management
- Surveyor and auditor tools
- Project manager dashboard
- Global project oversight
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Ciena's FAST app is a deployment services management suite used by field technicians, surveyors, auditors and project managers to track deployment projects carried out by Ciena and its partners worldwide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TRACcess eKEY at 20% against Ciena FAST's 0%. Ciena FAST's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TRACcess eKEY ships an update every 9 months, Ciena FAST every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TRACcess eKEY | Ciena FAST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (24 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Supra | Ciena |
Customer experience
TRACcess eKEY
Ciena FAST
In-app purchases
TRACcess eKEY
No in-app purchases
Ciena FAST
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TRACcess eKEY free?
Is Ciena FAST free?
Do TRACcess eKEY or Ciena FAST have ads?
Which is updated more often, TRACcess eKEY or Ciena FAST?
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