Ubisense vs Kontakt.io
Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of 11 Best RTLS & Indoor Positioning Patent Portfolios 2026 (And Which You Can Actually License). Last verified August 25, 2026.
The short answer
Ubisense ranks higher on Top 11 (#5 vs #9) for Engineers, corp-dev and IP teams building or buying in the real-time location market. Two decades of industrial UWB, fully closed
At a glance
| Ubisense | Kontakt.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #5 / 11 Best RTLS & Indoor Positioning Patent Portfolios 2026 (And Which You Can Actually License) | #9 / 11 Best RTLS & Indoor Positioning Patent Portfolios 2026 (And Which You Can Actually License) |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Best for | Two decades of industrial UWB, fully closed | Strong healthcare RTLS business, invisible IP posture |
| Pricing | not applicable, no licensing offered | not applicable, no licensing offered |
| HQ | Cambridge, UK | New York, US and Krakow, Poland |
| Founded | 2002 | — |
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.