CaptiFi vs Skiddle - Honest Comparison (2026)

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.

About Skiddle

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.

www.skiddle.com

Side by side

Feature comparison

Feature by feature comparison of CaptiFi and Skiddle
Feature
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	30p	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 2026-09-21. Pricing and features change - check Skiddle's 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

Who should pick what

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

Pricing side by side

CaptiFi

$59/month billed annually

or $69/month month-to-month

Hardware included (refundable hold)
Every integration included on Growth and above
30-day free trial.

See full CaptiFi pricing

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, 30p 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 30p minimum applies below GBP4. CaptiFi is lower at every ticket price.

Last reviewed 2026-09-21. Check Skiddle's site for current pricing.

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

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The switch

How switching from Skiddle works

1

Start your free trial

Sign up in minutes. 30-day free trial. Hardware included (refundable hold), and nothing is billed during the trial.

2

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.

3

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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Common questions

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, 30p 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 30p minimum applies below GBP4. 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.