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Comparison · Meetings
Haivision vs Fourwaves
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Haivision and Fourwaves — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Haivision vs Fourwaves: at a glance
What is Haivision?
A streaming-video vendor doubling down on defense ISR and command-center content
Haivision runs two businesses off one video-transport core: broadcast contribution hardware and defense/public-safety ISR. The feed is mostly a marketing blog, but real product surfaces show through — the Play ISR Premium player, the SRT Gateway routing UI, and the Makito ONE / Falkon X4 contribution line.
What is Fourwaves?
Fourwaves adds custom domain support for event websites, removing the hosted-subdomain constraint for conference organizers
Fourwaves is shipping consistent weekly improvements to its conference management platform: custom domain mapping for event websites, an auth gate before registration forms, and presentation/participant visibility parity between the mobile app and event website. The platform is also tightening workflow correctness — fixing reviewer workload counts in assignment confirmation and fixing raw markup in bio rendering.
Haivision vs Fourwaves: editorial side-by-side
Haivision
5.0MEETINGS
A streaming-video vendor doubling down on defense ISR and command-center content
◆ Current state
Haivision runs two businesses off one video-transport core: broadcast contribution hardware and defense/public-safety ISR. The feed is mostly a marketing blog, but real product surfaces show through — the Play ISR Premium player, the SRT Gateway routing UI, and the Makito ONE / Falkon X4 contribution line.
◆ Where it's heading
The editorial center of gravity is tactical-edge ISR: situational awareness, drone-as-first-responder, command centers. Product mentions cluster around making low-latency IP video easier to route and analyze, suggesting the roadmap is usability and workflow depth on top of established transport tech.
◆ Prediction
Expect continued ISR/defense positioning paired with incremental UX work on the SRT Gateway and Play ISR tooling, plus event-timed hardware refreshes around the broadcast calendar.
Fourwaves
6.3MEETINGS
Fourwaves adds custom domain support for event websites, removing the hosted-subdomain constraint for conference organizers
◆ Current state
Fourwaves is shipping consistent weekly improvements to its conference management platform: custom domain mapping for event websites, an auth gate before registration forms, and presentation/participant visibility parity between the mobile app and event website. The platform is also tightening workflow correctness — fixing reviewer workload counts in assignment confirmation and fixing raw markup in bio rendering.
◆ Where it's heading
Custom domain support moves Fourwaves toward white-label territory — event organizers can now present a fully branded web presence without the hosted subdomain being visible. The sign-in gate before forms suggests the platform is building more secure, verifiable attendee flows. Together these point to a push up-market toward professional and academic conference organizers.
◆ Prediction
Following custom domains, additional white-label features such as branded emails and registration confirmations, or improvements to the abstract submission and review workflow, are the most likely next moves.
Alternatives to Haivision and Fourwaves
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Recent activity from Haivision and Fourwaves
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoFourwavesApp view now matches event website for presentations and sessions
- 3d agoFourwavesSeptember 13, 2026
- 5d agoFourwavesOrganizers can now connect their own domain to event websites ⚡
- 6d agoFourwavesSeptember 10, 2026
- 7d agoFourwavesSeptember 9, 2026
- 8d agoFourwavesSeptember 8, 2026
- 1mo agoHaivisionBuilding Situational Awareness at the Tactical Edge with ISR
- 2mo agoHaivisionHow ISR Video Improves Situational Awareness Across Defense and Public Safety Operations
- 2mo agoHaivisionHow Play ISR Premium Elevates ISR Analysis
- 3mo agoHaivisionHaivision SRT Gateway Redefined: A Faster, More Intuitive User Experience
- 3mo agoHaivisionBroadcast Innovation in Live Video Contribution with MiLB
- 3mo agoHaivisionYour Checklist for How to Build a Command Center
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Haivision and Fourwaves?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Fourwaves is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Haivision better than Fourwaves?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Fourwaves is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Meetings products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Haivision?
Top Haivision alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Haivision alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/haivision for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Fourwaves?
Top Fourwaves alternatives in Meetings are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Fourwaves alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/fourwaves for the full list with editorial commentary on each.