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iHawk by Cyberhawk vs Novity

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iHawk by Cyberhawk

Energy

Asset inspection data platform sold by a drone inspection service company, not standalone software

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Novity

Energy

Hybrid physics and machine learning prognostics that estimate remaining useful life for process equipment

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: iHawk by Cyberhawk cyberhawk's business is inspection services, so the platform is normally sold as part of a capture contract and the software line item cannot be compared cleanly against standalone asset inspection platforms; Novity novity is a small venture-backed company with a strategic investor rather than a profitable business, so continuity risk is real and the Tokyo Gas investment signals a likely eventual acquisition that would reset the roadmap.
  • They diverge on capability: iHawk by Cyberhawk covers Visual data management, Novity covers TruPrognostics engine.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which iHawk by Cyberhawk and Novity actually diverge.

Attributes where iHawk by Cyberhawk and Novity differ
AttributeiHawk by CyberhawkNovity
PlatformsWebWeb, Cloud

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Energy).

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 iHawk by Cyberhawk

  • Visual data management
  • Defect tagging and tracking
  • Visualive AI review
  • Geospatial layers
  • Asset hierarchy
  • Progress monitoring
  • Reporting and export

Only in Novity

  • TruPrognostics engine
  • Cold-start modelling
  • Fault mode diagnosis
  • Remaining useful life
  • Existing sensor reuse
  • Recommended actions
  • Historian connectors
  • Asset class libraries

What people use each for

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

iHawk by Cyberhawk

  • A transmission operator inspecting several thousand towers annually that needs defect history per structure rather than a folder of photographs per campaignnot Novity
  • An offshore operator that wants flare tip and structural inspection imagery held against the same asset tags used in its maintenance systemnot Novity
  • A capital project owner tracking construction progress from repeated aerial capture over a two year buildnot Novity
  • A utility responding to a regulator that requires evidence of condition assessment across a defined asset populationnot Novity

Novity

  • A gas processing plant that needs a defensible time-to-failure number before deferring a turnaroundnot iHawk by Cyberhawk
  • An LNG terminal with critical compressors and no run-to-failure history to train a conventional modelnot iHawk by Cyberhawk
  • A wastewater operator whose existing vibration alarms are ignored because they carry no severity or horizonnot iHawk by Cyberhawk
  • A generator operator supplying data centre load where an unplanned trip carries contractual penaltiesnot iHawk by Cyberhawk

Where each one falls short

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

iHawk by Cyberhawk

  • Cyberhawk's business is inspection services, so the platform is normally sold as part of a capture contract and the software line item cannot be compared cleanly against standalone asset inspection platforms
  • Nothing is published about price, and because contracts bundle flights, processing and platform access, the recurring cost after the inspection campaign ends is often not clear at signature
  • The value of the platform grows with the length of the historical series held in it, which makes switching increasingly expensive over time and gives the vendor leverage at renewal
  • It is a review and management platform rather than an enterprise asset management system, so defect findings still need to reach SAP or Maximo to become work orders, and that integration is a project in its own right
  • Automated defect detection reduces review effort but does not remove the need for qualified inspection engineers to sign off findings, so headcount savings are smaller than a technology-led business case usually assumes

Novity

  • Novity is a small venture-backed company with a strategic investor rather than a profitable business, so continuity risk is real and the Tokyo Gas investment signals a likely eventual acquisition that would reset the roadmap.
  • Physics-based models must be configured per equipment class, so each new asset type is an engineering engagement rather than a configuration screen, and rollout speed is limited by Novitys own capacity.
  • Prognostics depend on the quality and sampling rate of your historian data; plants recording ten-minute averages will not get useful remaining-useful-life estimates without new instrumentation.
  • Nothing about pricing is published and there is no self-service entry point, so evaluation always starts with a sales-led pilot on a handful of assets.
  • The deployment footprint is concentrated in oil and gas, LNG and water, so reference customers and pre-built asset models outside those industries are limited.

Pricing, plan by plan

iHawk by Cyberhawk

On request
  • iHawk platform$undefined/year
    • Usually contracted together with Cyberhawk inspection services
    • Priced by asset count, data volume and inspection programme scope
    • Standalone platform licensing available on request but not the standard route

Novity

On request
  • TruPrognostics$undefined/year
    • Quoted per asset class and monitored equipment count
    • Model configuration and commissioning quoted as a project
    • Typically an annual subscription tied to a pilot then a rollout

Which should you pick?

Choose iHawk by Cyberhawk if

  • You need visual data management.
  • You also want defect tagging and tracking.
iHawk by Cyberhawk review

Choose Novity if

  • You need truprognostics engine.
  • You work on Web, Cloud.
  • You also want cold-start modelling.
Novity review

Questions people ask

Is iHawk by Cyberhawk or Novity better?
Neither clearly leads. iHawk by Cyberhawk starts at On request and Novity at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, iHawk by Cyberhawk or Novity?
iHawk by Cyberhawk starts at On request and Novity at On request.
Does iHawk by Cyberhawk or Novity run on more platforms?
iHawk by Cyberhawk runs on Web. Novity runs on Web, Cloud.
What is iHawk by Cyberhawk best used for?
iHawk by Cyberhawk is most often used for a transmission operator inspecting several thousand towers annually that needs defect history per structure rather than a folder of photographs per campaign, an offshore operator that wants flare tip and structural inspection imagery held against the same asset tags used in its maintenance system, a capital project owner tracking construction progress from repeated aerial capture over a two year build, a utility responding to a regulator that requires evidence of condition assessment across a defined asset population. Of those, a transmission operator inspecting several thousand towers annually that needs defect history per structure rather than a folder of photographs per campaign and an offshore operator that wants flare tip and structural inspection imagery held against the same asset tags used in its maintenance system are not what Novity is typically brought in for.
What can iHawk by Cyberhawk do that Novity cannot?
iHawk by Cyberhawk covers Visual data management, Defect tagging and tracking, Visualive AI review, Geospatial layers. Novity covers TruPrognostics engine, Cold-start modelling, Fault mode diagnosis, Remaining useful life.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

iHawk by Cyberhawk: Can I buy iHawk without Cyberhawk's inspection services?

Ask explicitly. The company positions the platform as enterprise software, but its normal route to market is bundled with data capture, so standalone terms are negotiated rather than listed.

Novity: What does Novity actually output?

A named failure mode and an estimated remaining useful life with a confidence band, not just an anomaly alert.

iHawk by Cyberhawk: Who owns the inspection data?

That is contract-specific and should be settled before signature, including what format you receive on exit and whether historical defect tagging comes with you.

Novity: Do we need failure history to train it?

No. The physics component is what lets it produce useful prognostics on equipment with little or no run-to-failure data.

iHawk by Cyberhawk: What does it cost?

Not published. Expect pricing driven by asset count, data volume and the scope of the inspection programme.

Novity: Do we need new sensors?

Often not. It reads from your existing historian, but low sampling rates or missing measurements can require additional instrumentation.

iHawk by Cyberhawk: Does it replace an asset management system?

No. It manages inspection data and findings. Work orders and maintenance planning stay in SAP, Maximo or your equivalent.

Novity: Who backs the company?

It was spun out of Xerox PARC and took a strategic investment from Acario Innovation, the venture arm of Tokyo Gas, in 2026.

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