Why switch

What CaptiFi gives you that Leat doesn't

A separate subscription from USD119 a month on a 12-month minimum term, before whatever runs the WiFi and the guest list (leat.com/pricing, read 21 September 2026)

Metered by tokens: each loyalty transaction, gift card transaction, voucher redemption and every 100 emails consume the monthly bundle, with overage charged per block

No guest WiFi capture of its own, so members come from a till or an app unless a tool like CaptiFi feeds them in

Redemption and till handling run through your POS integration

Priced in USD on the public page; a venue billing in GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD or NZD converts

Is Leat a bad product?

No. Leat is a serious platform with real strengths. Here's where it genuinely shines: Operators who need gift cards and prepaid balances, sell online as well as in venue, or already run Leat across a retail estate and want hospitality on the same engine. Keep it, and let CaptiFi enrol your WiFi guests into it. If that sounds like you, Leat may be the right fit. CaptiFi is built for venues who want simpler pricing, hardware included (refundable hold), and every integration included from the Growth plan up.

Side by side

The five-minute comparison

Feature by feature comparison of CaptiFi and Leat
Feature
Loyalty included in the guest WiFi subscription	Yes	separate subscription
Published entry price	Growth plan, on the pricing page in six currencies	USD119 a month, 12-month minimum
Metered by transaction or token	No	tokens per transaction, redemption and 100 emails
Members enrolled at WiFi sign-in	Yes	via the CaptiFi integration
Points on visits and spend	Yes	Yes
Tiers and a members catalogue	Yes	Yes
Gift cards and prepaid balances	No	Yes
Single-use rewards redeemed from a phone at the bar	Yes	via POS integration
Trader or kiosk redemption with a PIN	Yes	not stated on their page
Settlement report per bar, trader or till	Yes	not stated on their page
Email marketing included	Yes	Yes
Guest WiFi data capture	Yes	No
Shopify and e-commerce loyalty	No	Yes
Works with the other product	CaptiFi integrates with Leat	accepts CaptiFi enrolments and credits
Self-serve 30-day trial	Yes	12-month minimum term on every published plan

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Proof

A real venue on CaptiFi

Case Study

PytchAir

hospitality

How Johnny Palmer turned guest WiFi on his Boeing 727 Airbnb into a direct marketing channel: 400+ guest emails captured monthly and a 35% return booking rate.

400+

Emails Per Month

35%

Return Booking Rate

Read the case study

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Two ways to run it

Loyalty inside the plan, or loyalty as its own subscription

Leat publishes three plans: Start at USD119 a month with 250 tokens, Scale at USD449 with 2,500 and Pro at USD1,275 with 7,500, each on a 12-month minimum term, with Enterprise on a quote. A token is spent on every loyalty transaction, every gift card or prepaid transaction, every voucher redemption and every 100 emails, and overage is charged per block of tokens. That is a fair price for a general-purpose loyalty engine that also covers retail and e-commerce. It is also a second subscription, with its own 12-month contract and token meter, on top of whatever runs your guest WiFi.

CaptiFi Rewards is included on the Growth plan alongside the splash page, the guest list, email, SMS, review requests and every integration. There is no transaction meter: the venue pays the plan price in its own currency and runs the programme.

Leat plans and what they include, against CaptiFi Rewards on the Growth plan
Plan	Monthly price	Meter	Term
Leat Start	USD119	250 tokens, then USD14 per 50	12 months minimum
Leat Scale	USD449	2,500 tokens, then USD24 per 100	12 months minimum
Leat Pro	USD1,275	7,500 tokens, then USD38 per 500	12 months minimum
CaptiFi Rewards	Included on Growth, priced on the pricing page in six currencies	None	Monthly, cancel any time

Leat figures from leat.com/pricing, read 21 September 2026. Published prices change; check the vendor's page before deciding.

Where Leat fits

When Leat is the right answer, and how CaptiFi fits then

If you sell gift cards or prepaid balances, sell online as well as across the bar, or already run Leat across a retail estate and want your hospitality sites on the same engine, keep Leat. CaptiFi Rewards has no gift cards and no e-commerce.

In that case use the integration. Paste your Leat API key into CaptiFi, map each WiFi venue to its Leat shop, and every guest who connects and opts in becomes a Leat Contact with the visit credits you choose, with nothing scanned at the till. Leat stays the loyalty engine; CaptiFi becomes the way most of your members join it. The Leat integration page has the set-up.

Where the plan wins

Points for visits and spend, redeemed at the bar from a phone

Most venue loyalty is simpler than a retail scheme: come back, spend, earn, redeem. CaptiFi Rewards does that inside Growth. Guests tick Join on the WiFi sign-in and become members, earn points on visits and on spend where a POS is connected, move up tiers, and swap points for offers in a members catalogue. Staff redeem a reward from any phone by scanning its QR code or typing its code, a trader with no device uses a PIN typed on the guest's phone, and each bar, trader or till gets its own settlement line. Every reward is single use, so a screenshot cannot be spent twice.

The Loyalty and Rewards page covers the programme in full. For this comparison the difference is the invoice: one plan, with no token meter and no second annual contract.

Common questions

Leat alternative FAQs

Is CaptiFi Rewards cheaper than Leat?

CaptiFi Rewards is included on the Growth plan with no transaction meter, and the Growth price is on the pricing page in six currencies. Leat starts at USD119 a month on a 12-month minimum term with 250 tokens, and each loyalty transaction, redemption or 100 emails spends a token. Whether the difference matters depends on whether you also need what Leat does that CaptiFi does not: gift cards, prepaid and e-commerce.

Can I keep Leat and still use CaptiFi?

Yes. CaptiFi integrates with Leat on Growth and above. Guests who connect to your WiFi and opt in are added to Leat as Contacts, with visit credits awarded automatically, and Leat keeps running the rewards and redemption.

How do guests join CaptiFi Rewards?

By ticking Join on the WiFi sign-in form. There is no app to download and no card to carry. Returning guests are recognised by their device, and the member record follows them between every venue on your account.

How is a reward redeemed without a POS integration?

From any phone. Staff open Rewards, Redeem, scan the QR code on the guest's reward or type its short code, and tap Redeem. A trader without a device asks the guest to open the reward and types a PIN on the guest's phone. Each reward is single use and every redemption is attributed to the bar, trader or till that honoured it.

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