CaptiFi vs Skiddle
Features and prices side by side, with Skiddle's details taken from its own website, and a short verdict on which venues each one suits.
Quick verdict: CaptiFi or Skiddle?
Skiddle sells reach to promoters for a default booking fee of 10% plus 27p, with a GBP1 minimum, and gives them E-Flyers and follower alerts to promote with. CaptiFi Events charges 7.5%, 6% and 4.5% with card processing included, pays your own Stripe account, and adds every buyer to the guest list your WiFi builds. Use a listings site to reach new people, and the WiFi to sell to the people who already come in.
What is Skiddle?
Skiddle is a UK events listing site and ticket agent where promoters list events for its audience to find and buy. Its default booking fee, from its Promotion Centre help article (dated 17 August 2026, read 28 October 2026), is 10% of the ticket face value plus 27p, with a minimum of GBP1, paid to Skiddle by the customer; a promoter who chooses to pay it has it deducted from the face value as a commission. Listing is free, a RapidScan fee is applied to every order to cover its door-scanning app and fraud checks, a promoter can take ticket money into their own Stripe account with DirectPay instead of Skiddle's merchant account, and promoters can reach Skiddle customers with E-Flyers and send push alerts to their followers in the Skiddle app. CaptiFi sells tickets from your own event page to the guest list your WiFi has built, at 7.5% up to GBP20, 6% up to GBP50 and 4.5% above, card processing included, paid into your own Stripe account.
Feature comparison
| Feature |
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|---|---|---|
| UK booking fee on a GBP10 ticket | GBP0.75 (7.5%) | GBP1.27 (10% + 27p) |
| UK booking fee on a GBP25 ticket | GBP1.50 (6%) | GBP2.77 (10% + 27p) |
| UK booking fee on a GBP60 ticket | GBP2.70 (4.5%) | GBP6.27 (10% + 27p) |
| Minimum fee per ticket | 50p | GBP1 |
| Card processing included in the fee | Yes | Yes on Skiddle's own merchant account; with DirectPay you pay Stripe's fees |
| Fee source and read date | CaptiFi fee schedule, checked 28 October 2026 | Skiddle Promotion Centre help article dated 17 August 2026, read 28 October 2026 |
| Venue chooses to absorb or pass on the fee | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly platform fee | Included in the CaptiFi subscription | None: free to list |
| Money paid into the venue's own Stripe account | Yes | With DirectPay; otherwise paid out by Skiddle |
| Listing on a consumer discovery site | No | Yes |
| Ticket buyers added to your own marketing list | Yes | Customer information and reporting in its Promotion Centre |
| Guest WiFi data capture | Yes | Not stated on its website |
| Marketing to your audience | Email campaigns and automations from Essentials | E-Flyers, and push alerts to followers in the Skiddle app |
| Door check-in from a phone | Yes | RapidScan app; a RapidScan fee applies to every order |
| Your next event shown on the WiFi connected screen | Yes | Not stated on its website |
| Try before you buy | 30-day trial | Free to list |
Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Pricing and features change: check the Skiddle site for the most current information.
Details about Skiddle are from its own website, checked 28 October 2026. Sources: Skiddle Promotion Centre: booking fee rate, Skiddle Promotion Centre, Skiddle help: DirectPay using Stripe, Skiddle help: RapidScan fees, Skiddle Promotion Centre: sell tickets.
Skiddle strengths
- A UK audience browsing for events, which promoters can also reach with E-Flyers sent to Skiddle customers within 20 miles
- Push alerts to a promoter's followers in the Skiddle app
- Rep sales, waiting lists, seating plans and payment plans for promoters
- Free to list, with the booking fee paid by the customer by default
- The RapidScan app for the door, and DirectPay into your own Stripe account
Where CaptiFi differs
- The CaptiFi Events fee is lower at every ticket price: 7.5%, 6% and 4.5% with a 50p minimum, against 10% plus 27p with a GBP1 minimum.
- Every CaptiFi Events sale settles into your own Stripe account, with card processing inside the CaptiFi fee.
- Every CaptiFi ticket buyer joins the same guest list as the people who sign in to your WiFi.
- Your next CaptiFi event shows on the WiFi connected screen to guests in the venue.
Which venues each one suits
Pick Skiddle if
Promoters running club nights or gigs for an audience that does not know the venue yet, where being found on a UK events listing site, with E-Flyers and follower alerts, is the point and the booking fee is the cost of that reach.
Pick CaptiFi if
Venues with regulars: the pub with a monthly comedy night or the market hall with a ticketed tasting. The audience already comes in on other nights, the WiFi has their details, and CaptiFi sells to them at 7.5%, 6% or 4.5%, paid into your own Stripe account.
Pricing side by side
CaptiFi
£39/month for Essentials, billed yearly
or £49/month billed monthly
- The CaptiFi device on every plan, refundable deposit
- Every integration included on Growth and above
- A 30-day trial on every plan; you add a card to start
Skiddle
Skiddle's default booking fee, from its Promotion Centre help article on 28 October 2026: 10% of face value plus 27p per ticket, minimum GBP1, paid by the customer by default or taken from the promoter's face value as a commission. CaptiFi Events: 7.5% up to GBP20, 6% up to GBP50, 4.5% above, 50p minimum, card processing included, nothing on free tickets, included on the Growth plan. On a GBP10 ticket that is GBP0.75 against GBP1.27; on GBP25, GBP1.50 against GBP2.77; on GBP60, GBP2.70 against GBP6.27. Skiddle says its GBP1 minimum applies to tickets priced below GBP10; CaptiFi's 50p minimum applies below GBP6.67. The CaptiFi fee is lower at every ticket price.
Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Check the Skiddle site for current pricing.
How switching from Skiddle works
Start your free trial
Start a 30-day trial on any plan. You add a card to start, no plan payment is taken during the trial, and the CaptiFi device ships on every plan against a refundable deposit.
Connect your WiFi
Point your existing access points at CaptiFi (UniFi, TP-Link Omada, Cisco Meraki, Aruba Instant On, MikroTik, Ruckus and more) or plug in the CaptiFi device.
Switch off Skiddle
Rebuild your splash page, turn on email and review automation, and cancel your Skiddle subscription once you're confident.
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CaptiFi vs Skiddle FAQs
How does Skiddle pricing compare with CaptiFi?
Skiddle's default booking fee, from its Promotion Centre help article on 28 October 2026: 10% of face value plus 27p per ticket, minimum GBP1, paid by the customer by default or taken from the promoter's face value as a commission. CaptiFi Events: 7.5% up to GBP20, 6% up to GBP50, 4.5% above, 50p minimum, card processing included, nothing on free tickets, included on the Growth plan. On a GBP10 ticket that is GBP0.75 against GBP1.27; on GBP25, GBP1.50 against GBP2.77; on GBP60, GBP2.70 against GBP6.27. Skiddle says its GBP1 minimum applies to tickets priced below GBP10; CaptiFi's 50p minimum applies below GBP6.67. The CaptiFi fee is lower at every ticket price.
When should I pick Skiddle over CaptiFi?
Promoters running club nights or gigs for an audience that does not know the venue yet, where being found on a UK events listing site, with E-Flyers and follower alerts, is the point and the booking fee is the cost of that reach.
When should I pick CaptiFi over Skiddle?
Venues with regulars: the pub with a monthly comedy night or the market hall with a ticketed tasting. The audience already comes in on other nights, the WiFi has their details, and CaptiFi sells to them at 7.5%, 6% or 4.5%, paid into your own Stripe account.
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CaptiFi is a guest WiFi marketing and captive portal platform for restaurants, bars, pubs, cafes, hotels, gyms, salons, retail and short-term rentals, built by CaptiFi Ltd in the UK and sold in GBP, USD, EUR, CAD, AUD and NZD to venues worldwide.