WAVECT vs SENS

Wavect or SENS. A managed LoRaWAN network with a data platform, or the custom product built on top of it.

We take on the software product around your IoT network and telemetry, with scope and responsibilities agreed upfront. Our development offer connects scope decisions, reviewable increments and handover.

Plan your first milestone with us

Commercial comparison published by Wavect, one of the providers compared. Not an independent review. No affiliation with or endorsement by SENS.

// 01

Decision snapshot

VerdictChoose Wavect if your brief calls for the software product around your IoT network and telemetry. Start by agreeing the first deliverable, responsible people and acceptance checks with us.

Wavect is best when

  • We take on the software product around your IoT network and telemetry, with scope and responsibilities agreed upfront. Wavect’s offer
  • Our development offer connects scope decisions, reviewable increments and handover.
  • Start by agreeing the first deliverable, responsible people and acceptance checks with us.

The alternative is best when

  • You need nationwide LoRaWAN coverage in Austria and do not want to operate gateways yourself. That is what SENS publishes as its Network-as-a-Service.1
  • Your need stops at connectivity and a data endpoint. SENS publishes an IoT platform the data lands on, with API access into your own business application.2
  • You want an Austrian operator running the network layer for the long term. Sensor Network Services GmbH has been on the register since January 2017, its business purpose is the planning and operation of IoT communication networks, and it publishes support under a defined SLA.42

Questions to ask before you choose

  1. For the software product around your IoT network and telemetry, what must the first phase cover?
  2. Ask, if you later move off the SENS IoT platform, whether you can export your historical sensor data and switch LoRaWAN provider, and on what terms. A June 2023 Netmore release states that Netmore manages the network infrastructure while SENS handles the Austrian market commercially, so ask which contract covers which layer.5
  3. Request a written quote from SENS for the same deliverables, assigned roles, support, taxes and exit terms. Compare it with our agreed outcome fee; a rate or starting package alone does not establish the total cost.

Commercial risk to watch

  • The visible price is not the whole cost; the risk sits in what you actually buy, the network and connectivity layer, and the moment scope changes.
  • Ask what the vendor is paid to increase: hours, seats, retained advice, platform usage, or shipped outcomes.

Evidence notes

  • Every statement about SENS on this page carries a numbered source with the date we opened it. Verify pricing, legal entity, references and terms yourself before signing.
  • The ownership figures below are register facts, not a risk in themselves. Group ownership is normal in Austrian infrastructure, and this page makes no quality claim about SENS in either direction.4
// 02

Project fit: not limited to small builds

Project size and provider headcount are separate decisions. Wavect’s delivery unit is a named senior core, but that does not limit the work to MVPs or short startup projects. Larger projects are split into phases with separate budgets and acceptance criteria. We also build internal systems and process automations inside a client’s existing repositories, tooling and workflows. A vetted bench supports continuity and scope-specific capacity. A larger provider may still be the better choice when the main requirement is several parallel teams, an incumbent framework agreement or certifications Wavect does not currently hold.
// 03

How they actually differ

Six dimensions where SENS and Wavect actually diverge.

WAVECT DIMENSION ALTERNATIVE

The software product on top of the data. Backend, integrations, dashboards, mobile or web app, analytics.

WHAT YOU ACTUALLY BUY

LoRaWAN connectivity, the network, and an IoT platform where the sensor data lands with API access into your business application.1 Their portfolio also publishes consulting, a development kit, a proof of concept and support at roll-out.2

We integrate any LoRaWAN network, including SENS. We do not run a network of our own.

NETWORK / CONNECTIVITY

Their core. Nationwide LoRaWAN Network-as-a-Service in Austria plus private and cooperative networks.1 A June 2023 Netmore release announced that SENS runs on the Netmore platform and that Netmore manages the network infrastructure.5

Founder-owned. Wavect GmbH, FN 575337 i, no group parent.

OWNERSHIP

Sensor Network Services GmbH, FN 486291 i, on the register since January 2017.3 The register lists CANCOM Austria AG with 12.5 percent and Weiole Holding GmbH with 87.5 percent.4 K-Businesscom AG, the earlier name, has operated as part of CANCOM since 1 January 2024.6

Weekly outcome fee or fixed-price Werkvertrag. No timesheets.

PRICING MODEL

Request a written quote from SENS for the same deliverables, assigned roles, support, taxes and exit terms. Compare it with our agreed outcome fee; a rate or starting package alone does not establish the total cost.

You do. We build it bespoke, no platform lock-in, and you keep the code.

WHO OWNS THE PRODUCT LAYER

Data lands on the SENS IoT platform, and their published portfolio covers application set-up and UI development inside a proof of concept plus ongoing application support at roll-out.2 For a long-lived custom product, clarify who owns and evolves that code.

Refund the last week if it did not blow you away. Werkvertrag on fixed-price work.

WHAT IF IT FAILS

Technical support under a defined SLA, per their published portfolio.2

// 04

The real difference, in practice

Why choose Wavect for this brief?

We take on the software product around your IoT network and telemetry, with scope and responsibilities agreed upfront. Our development offer connects scope decisions, reviewable increments and handover. Wavect’s offer

Start by agreeing the first deliverable, responsible people and acceptance checks with us.

What SENS publishes

SENS runs nationwide LoRaWAN coverage in Austria and the IoT platform the sensor data lands on, with API access into your own business application and support under a defined SLA.12

The legal entity is Sensor Network Services GmbH, FN 486291 i at the Commercial Court Vienna, Favoritenstraße 7 in Vienna.3

It has been on the register since January 2017, and the register lists two shareholders: CANCOM Austria AG with 12.5 percent and Weiole Holding GmbH with 87.5 percent.4

An earlier version of this page called SENS part of the K-Businesscom group, which is now out of date twice over: K-Businesscom AG and its subsidiaries have operated under the CANCOM brand since 1 January 2024 after the June 2023 acquisition, and the CANCOM stake in SENS is a minority one.64

Their published service portfolio is not connectivity only: it includes an IoT Explorer session, a Discovery Workshop, a LoRaWAN development kit with a data-platform test account, and a proof of concept that covers network planning, application set-up and user-interface development such as a web app or dashboard, followed by operations and support of the application at commercial roll-out.2

Ask both providers who owns scope, technical decisions and acceptance, and what remains with your team after handover.

// 05

When each is the better call

// 01

Why choose Wavect for this scope

  • We take on the software product around your IoT network and telemetry, with scope and responsibilities agreed upfront. Wavect’s offer
  • Our development offer connects scope decisions, reviewable increments and handover.
  • Start by agreeing the first deliverable, responsible people and acceptance checks with us.
// 02

When to include SENS

  • You need nationwide LoRaWAN coverage in Austria and do not want to operate gateways yourself. That is what SENS publishes as its Network-as-a-Service.1
  • Your need stops at connectivity and a data endpoint. SENS publishes an IoT platform with API access into your own business application.2
  • You want an Austrian operator running the network layer on an SLA for the long term. Sensor Network Services GmbH has been on the register since January 2017 and publishes support under a defined SLA.42
  • You are early and want a proven Network-as-a-Service to get sensors talking before you invest in custom software. Their portfolio publishes a development kit, a platform test account and a proof of concept for exactly that stage.2

We take on the software product around your IoT network and telemetry, with scope and responsibilities agreed upfront. Plan your first milestone with us .

// 06

Relevant Wavect work

// 07

FAQs

We take on the software product around your IoT network and telemetry, with scope and responsibilities agreed upfront. Our development offer connects scope decisions, reviewable increments and handover. Wavect’s offer Start by agreeing the first deliverable, responsible people and acceptance checks with us.
Mostly we are complementary. SENS runs the LoRaWAN network and the data platform.1 We build the software product on top of the data. On a typical IoT project you want both, and we are glad to build on a SENS network.
Yes. SENS publishes an IoT platform and API access that lets the collected data flow into your own business application.2 We integrate against APIs like that for a living. We have also run LoRaWAN end to end ourselves on Kubernetes, so we know the layer below the API too.
The operating company is Sensor Network Services GmbH, FN 486291 i at the Commercial Court Vienna.3 It describes itself as an IoT joint venture, and the company register lists CANCOM Austria AG with 12.5 percent and Weiole Holding GmbH with 87.5 percent.14 K-Businesscom AG, an earlier name in that group, has operated under the CANCOM brand since 1 January 2024.6 We state this because older write-ups, including an earlier version of this page, still call SENS a K-Businesscom company.6
More than only the network. Their published portfolio covers an IoT Explorer session, a Discovery Workshop, a LoRaWAN development kit with a data-platform test account, and a proof of concept that includes network planning, application set-up and user-interface development such as a web app or dashboard, plus operations and support of the application at commercial roll-out.2 What is worth clarifying for your own case is how far that goes in production, and who owns and evolves the code for a long-lived custom product.
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. For nationwide Austrian coverage without operating gateways, a Network-as-a-Service provider like SENS is the right tool.1 We build the product, not the network.
Yes. We joined an in-flight city-wide LoRaWAN build, helped extend and scale the backbone on Kubernetes, worked on per-vendor codecs, and integrated multi-manufacturer hardware. See the IKB case .
Source: sens.at
Last reviewed: byKevin Riedl wiki ↗

Sources for the statements about SENS

Every numbered claim above links to the source we checked, with the date we checked it. Linking a source is not a partnership or an endorsement.

  1. Company section: IoT joint venture of CANCOM Austria AG and Weiole Holding GmbH, LoRaWAN Network-as-a-Service, private and cooperative networks SENS. retrieved 2026-08-04
  2. Service portfolio: consulting, development kit, proof of concept including application set-up and user interface development, operations and support at roll-out, optional SLA SENS. retrieved 2026-08-04
  3. Imprint: legal entity Sensor Network Services GmbH, FN 486291 i, Commercial Court Vienna, Favoritenstraße 7, 1040 Vienna SENS. retrieved 2026-08-04
  4. Company register entry: registered 23 January 2017, shareholders CANCOM Austria AG 12.5 percent and Weiole Holding GmbH 87.5 percent, business purpose IoT communication networks firmenabc.at. retrieved 2026-08-04
  5. Press release of 7 June 2023: Netmore provides the LoRaWAN platform, SENS handles the Austrian market commercially, Netmore manages the network infrastructure Netmore Group. retrieved 2026-08-04
  6. Press release of 11 January 2024: K-Businesscom AG and its subsidiaries have operated under the CANCOM brand since 1 January 2024, after the June 2023 acquisition CANCOM. retrieved 2026-08-04

For the software product around your IoT network and telemetry, what must the first phase cover?

We take on the software product around your IoT network and telemetry, with scope and responsibilities agreed upfront. Start by agreeing the first deliverable, responsible people and acceptance checks with us.

Plan your first milestone with us