Comparison of the Criteria That Will Matter to French Industry in 2026
| Criterion | Eziwan ✦ | Ewon / HMS | HMS NetBiter | Teltonika RMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Hosting | France (GDPR jurisdiction) | Belgium/EU (eCatcher Cloud) | Variable (EU/US) | Lithuania (RMS Cloud) |
| Gateway hardware | Owner, DIN rail, IP67 | Flexy / Talk2M, Cosy+ | eWON Flexy, NetBiter EC | RUTX, TRB Series |
| SIM Connectivity | Native dual SIM, multi-carrier | Built-in SIM, 1 carrier | Optional SIM card | Dual SIM available |
| Industrial VPN | OpenVPN (outbound only, ZT) | eCatcher (OpenVPN-based) | WebService/IPsec | OpenVPN/IPSec |
| Native Protocols | Modbus RTU/TCP, MQTT, OPC-UA | Modbus RTU/TCP, EtherNet/IP, PROFIBUS | Modbus, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET | Modbus, MQTT, SNMP |
| Cloud Dashboard | Native multi-site monitoring | eCatcher (Focus Remote Access) | NetBiter Argos (monitoring) | RMS (Fleet Management Focus) |
| Zero-Touch Provisioning | Native (mass deployment) | Limited (manual configuration) | Non-native | RMS ZTP Available |
| NIS2 Compliance | Audit log, ZTNA, traceability | Basic (without native ZTNA) | Variable Documentation | Variable Documentation |
| Support France | FR Team, Contract SLA | Reseller Partners in France | Integration Partners (FR) | Distributors in France |
| Pricing Model | Transparent SaaS (hardware + subscription) | Hardware + eCatcher license | Hardware + Argos subscription | Hardware + RMS subscription |
6 Reasons Why Industrial Teams Choose Eziwan Over the Alternatives
The Eziwan platform is hosted exclusively in France by HDS/SecNumCloud-certified service providers. Your industrial data never leaves French territory. This is a decisive factor for operators of critical infrastructure (OIV) and entities subject to NIS2 or digital sovereignty requirements.
Eziwan implements Zero Trust remote access without inbound ports: no ports are open on your OT network. The OpenVPN tunnel is established from the gateway to the cloud—never the other way around. Competitive solutions (such as Ewon’s eCatcher, etc.) typically expose an inbound VPN port, creating an attack surface on your industrial network.
Each Eziwan gateway is equipped with two M2M SIM cards from two different carriers, with automatic failover in less than 30 seconds. Most competing solutions offer a single built-in SIM (from a single carrier) or require an external router for redundancy. With Eziwan, network availability reaches 99.99%.
Deploy 1 or 500 gateways without sending a technician. Each gateway configures itself automatically via the Eziwan cloud the first time it is powered on. Competitors typically require initial manual configuration via a serial port or local interface, which makes large-scale deployments costly.
Ewon eCatcher has traditionally focused on remote access (VPN to PLCs). NetBiter Argos focuses on data monitoring. Eziwan integrates both into a single platform: real-time data collection, multi-site SCADA dashboards, AND secure remote access to equipment—all without having to switch between two software programs.
The Eziwan model is simple: hardware plus a monthly subscription per site, with no hidden software licenses, no per-technician access fees, and no per-connection charges. Some competitors charge based on usage (eCatcher connections) or impose bandwidth restrictions. Eziwan is predictable: one price per site, unlimited usage.
Eziwan is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Ewon is still relevant in the following cases:
Our team helps you objectively assess whether Eziwan is right for you. Contact us for a free analysis.
We had been using Ewon Flexy for 6 years. The migration to Eziwan took 3 weeks for our 47 locations. The native Dual SIM feature and the unified dashboard convinced the CIO within a 10-minute demo.
Eziwan's Zero Trust VPN solved our NIS2 issue: there are no longer any incoming ports on our OT networks. The compliance audit found no issues with remote access.
Eziwan's ZTP allowed us to deploy 200 gateways in 3 weeks with just 2 technicians. With Ewon, we would have had to configure each device manually.
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