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Airveda vs Awair

Airveda logo

Airveda

Weather & Environment

India's leading air quality monitoring solution

From
7999/one-time
Rated
-
Awair logo

Awair

Weather & Environment

Smart indoor air quality monitor for healthy spaces

From
$149/one-time
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Airveda primarily a hardware company; the data platform accompanies monitors rather than standing alone; Awair a hardware purchase, with the Element at $299 before any software value
  • They diverge on capability: Airveda covers PM2.5 monitoring, Awair covers 5-factor monitoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airveda and Awair actually diverge.

Attributes where Airveda and Awair differ
AttributeAirvedaAwair
Starting price7999/one-time$149/one-time
Founded20162013

Identical on both: pricing model (one-time), free tier (No), platforms (Ios, Android, Hardware), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Weather & Environment).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Airveda

  • PM2.5 monitoring
  • CO2 tracking
  • Mobile app
  • Historical data
  • Alerts
  • Mobile app
  • Cloud dashboard
  • API

Only in Awair

  • 5-factor monitoring
  • Awair Score
  • Personalized tips
  • Historical trends
  • Smart displays
  • Alexa
  • Google Home
  • IFTTT

Both cover

  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • Hardware support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Airveda

  • Indoor air quality monitoring for offices, schools and hospitalitynot Awair
  • Ambient air monitoring on construction sites for compliancenot Awair
  • Municipal and government air quality networksnot Awair
  • Vape detection in schoolsnot Awair
  • Dashboards and alerts across a fleet of monitorsnot Awair

Awair

  • Indoor air quality monitoring at homenot Airveda
  • Tracking CO2, humidity, temperature, VOCs and particulatesnot Airveda
  • Workplace air quality monitoring across a building with Omninot Airveda
  • Correlating air quality with sleep or productivitynot Airveda

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Airveda

  • Primarily a hardware company; the data platform accompanies monitors rather than standing alone
  • Focused on Indian regulatory compliance, so the reporting suits that market first
  • Pricing is not published and requires an enquiry

Awair

  • A hardware purchase, with the Element at $299 before any software value
  • The consumer Element tracks 5 environmental factors against 7 on the business Omni
  • Business deployments run on subscriptions, and Omni pricing is not published

Pricing, plan by plan

Airveda

7999/one-time
  • PM2.5 Monitor$7999/one-time
    • PM2.5 tracking
    • App connectivity
    • Historical data
  • CO2 Monitor$12999/one-time
    • CO2 monitoring
    • Temperature
    • Humidity

Awair

$149/one-time
  • Element$149/one-time
    • 5 air factors
    • Smart home integration
    • App access
  • Omni$299/one-time
    • Enterprise features
    • API access
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Airveda if

  • You need pm2.5 monitoring.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Hardware.
  • You also want co2 tracking.

Choose Awair if

  • You need 5-factor monitoring.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Hardware.
  • You also want awair score.

Questions people ask

Is Airveda or Awair better?
Neither clearly leads. Airveda starts at 7999/one-time and Awair at $149/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airveda or Awair?
Airveda starts at 7999/one-time and Awair at $149/one-time.
Does Airveda or Awair run on more platforms?
Both run on Ios, Android, Hardware, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Airveda best used for?
Airveda is most often used for indoor air quality monitoring for offices, schools and hospitality, ambient air monitoring on construction sites for compliance, municipal and government air quality networks, vape detection in schools. Of those, indoor air quality monitoring for offices, schools and hospitality and ambient air monitoring on construction sites for compliance are not what Awair is typically brought in for.
What can Airveda do that Awair cannot?
Airveda covers PM2.5 monitoring, CO2 tracking, Mobile app, Historical data. Awair covers 5-factor monitoring, Awair Score, Personalized tips, Historical trends. Both handle Ios support, Android support, Hardware support.

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