CaptiFi vs Skiddle
A balanced 2026 comparison: feature matrix, pricing, ideal-customer profiles, and an honest verdict on which platform fits your business.
Quick verdict: CaptiFi or Skiddle?
Skiddle sells discovery to promoters and charges 10% plus 27p for it, with a GBP1 floor that bites hardest on cheap tickets. CaptiFi Events charges 7.5%, 6% and 4.5% with card processing included, pays your own Stripe account, and turns every buyer into a guest you can email about the next one. A listings site is for reaching strangers; the WiFi sells to the crowd that already knows the door.
What is Skiddle?
Skiddle is a UK events listing site and ticket agent, strongest in club nights, gigs and festivals, where promoters list events for its audience to discover and buy. Its default booking fee, as stated in its Promotion Centre help article read on 21 September 2026, is 10% of the ticket face value plus 27p, with a minimum booking fee of GBP1, paid by the customer on top of the face value by default; a promoter can choose to absorb it instead, at which point it becomes a commission taken from ticket revenue. 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 that with card processing included, paid into your own Stripe account, and puts every buyer into that list. It has no listings audience.
Feature comparison
| Feature |
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|---|---|---|
| Booking fee on a GBP10 ticket | GBP0.75 (7.5%) | GBP1.27 (10% + 27p) |
| Booking fee on a GBP25 ticket | GBP1.50 (6%) | GBP2.77 (10% + 27p) |
| 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 | not stated separately on the help page |
| Fee source and read date | CaptiFi fee schedule, 21 September 2026 | Skiddle Promotion Centre help article, read 21 September 2026 |
| Venue chooses to absorb or pass on the fee | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly platform fee | included in the CaptiFi subscription | none stated |
| Money paid into the venue's own Stripe account | Yes | paid out by the platform |
| Listing on a consumer discovery site | No | Yes |
| Ticket buyers added to your own marketing list | Yes | attendee list per event |
| Guest WiFi data capture | Yes | No |
| Email marketing and automations included | Yes | No |
| Door check-in from a phone | Yes | Yes |
| Your next event shown on the WiFi welcome screen | Yes | No |
| Self-serve 30-day trial | Yes | free to list |
Last reviewed 21 September 2026. Pricing and features change: check the Skiddle site for the most current information.
Skiddle strengths
- A UK discovery audience actively searching for club nights, gigs and festivals
- Promoter tools built for the late-night market, including guest lists and rep sales
- The customer pays the fee by default, so the promoter's face value is untouched
- No monthly fee to list; the booking fee is the price
- Long-established in UK nightlife, so buyers know the checkout
Where CaptiFi differs
- The highest published fee of the platforms compared here: 10% plus 27p with a GBP1 minimum (Skiddle Promotion Centre, read 21 September 2026)
- The GBP1 minimum makes cheap tickets expensive: a GBP5 ticket carries a 20% fee
- Buyers are Skiddle's audience first; the venue gets the attendee list for that one event
- No guest WiFi layer, so the people who walk in without a ticket are never captured
- Discovery works for the night it is listed; it does not tell a regular at the bar tonight about next month
Honest recommendations
Pick Skiddle if
Promoters running club nights or gigs for an audience that does not know the venue yet, where being found on a nightlife listings site is the point and a 10% 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 is already in the building on other nights, the WiFi has their details, and a lower fee paid into your own Stripe account is a better deal than a finder's fee for people who already know the door.
Pricing side by side
CaptiFi
$59/month billed annually
or $69/month month-to-month
- Hardware included (refundable deposit)
- Every integration included on Growth and above
- 30-day free trial.
Skiddle
Skiddle default booking fee, quoted from its Promotion Centre help article on 21 September 2026: 10% of face value plus 27p per ticket, minimum GBP1, paid by the customer by default or absorbed by the promoter as a commission. CaptiFi Events fee schedule: 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 states its GBP1 minimum applies to tickets priced below GBP10; CaptiFi's 50p minimum applies below GBP6.67. CaptiFi is lower at every ticket price.
Last reviewed 21 September 2026. Check the Skiddle site for current pricing.
How switching from Skiddle works
Start your free trial
Sign up in minutes. 30-day free trial. Hardware included (refundable deposit), and no plan payment is taken during the trial.
Connect your WiFi
Point your existing access points at CaptiFi (UniFi, TP-Link Omada, Cisco Meraki, Aruba, MikroTik, Ruckus and more) or plug in the starter device we ship.
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
Is CaptiFi cheaper than Skiddle?
Skiddle default booking fee, quoted from its Promotion Centre help article on 21 September 2026: 10% of face value plus 27p per ticket, minimum GBP1, paid by the customer by default or absorbed by the promoter as a commission. CaptiFi Events fee schedule: 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 states its GBP1 minimum applies to tickets priced below GBP10; CaptiFi's 50p minimum applies below GBP6.67. CaptiFi 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 nightlife listings site is the point and a 10% fee is the cost of that reach.
When is CaptiFi the better choice?
Venues with regulars: the pub with a monthly comedy night or the market hall with a ticketed tasting. The audience is already in the building on other nights, the WiFi has their details, and a lower fee paid into your own Stripe account is a better deal than a finder's fee for people who already know the door.
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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.