Hepta Insights vs Unleash live Comparison

Why choose Hepta Insights

• Has a free plan (Unleash live does not)
• Higher Cost score (5/10 vs 4/10)

Why choose Unleash live

• Higher Customization score (8/10 vs 4/10)
• Higher Security score (8/10 vs 4/10)

Hepta Insights

Pros

• Analyzes several sensor types, including RGB, thermal, LiDAR, and corona discharge data, in one platform.
• Hepta says it processes about 250 km of line data in roughly five minutes, which cuts manual review time.
• Can be bought together with Hepta's own drone data collection, so utilities without a drone program can still use it.
• Hepta names large utility customers such as Enefit Connect, E.ON, EDP, and DTEK.

Cons

• No public pricing beyond a freemium tier.
• Narrowly focused on power line inspection.
• No independent user reviews on major review sites.
• No published security certifications or API documentation.
• The AI is tuned for recall, so reviewers should expect some false positives.

Unleash live

Pros

• The platform works with drones, docks, fixed IP cameras and phones the customer already owns, rather than requiring new capture hardware.
• Detections can trigger work orders in SAP, IBM Maximo or ServiceNow and can sync with Esri ArcGIS.
• Deployment options include multi-tenant SaaS, single-tenant VPC and offline-capable edge hardware, which helps meet data sovereignty requirements.
• ISO 27001 certification, SAML and OIDC SSO, role-based access control and audit logging suit regulated utilities.
• Customers can build their own computer vision models with Mobius or have the vendor's engineers train custom models.

Cons

• No public pricing; buying requires a sales briefing and a 12-month contract.
• Unused processing credits expire after 12 months and licence fees are non-refundable, according to the AWS Marketplace terms.
• There are virtually no independent reviews on G2, Capterra or AWS Marketplace.
• It is not a CMMS, so maintenance execution and spare parts management need separate software.