Guests pick a pass on your own branded splash page, pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, and are online seconds later. The money goes directly to your Stripe account and CaptiFi takes no commission on it. Build up to eight passes per venue, priced, timed and speed-limited however you like.
0%
CaptiFi commission on a pass
Up to 8
passes per venue
30 min to 7 days
pass duration range
1 to 500 Mbps
speed tiers, enforced on UniFi
What CaptiFi does about itHotels, co-working spaces and event venues give away something guests would happily pay for, then carry the bandwidth cost of everyone in range. Selling access usually means buying a separate hotspot billing system that knows nothing about your guests or your branding.
Paid WiFi turns your existing splash page into a checkout. Add your own Stripe keys, build your passes, and switch the venue into paid mode. Guests pay you directly, their name and email come through from the payment and land in your guest database, and the dashboard shows revenue, passes sold and who is online right now.
Payments go straight to your own Stripe account, with your name on the statement and no CaptiFi commission
Up to 8 passes per venue, from 30 minutes to 7 days, each with its own price and label
Optional data allowances from 100 MB to 10 GB, or unlimited, tracked per guest and enforced automatically on UniFi, CaptiFi devices and RADIUS platforms
Optional speed tiers from 1 Mbps to 500 Mbps per pass, so faster WiFi can be the premium option (enforced on UniFi)
Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay, with Apple Pay and Google Pay toggled on or off per venue
Offer a free taster of 50 MB to 1 GB before the paywall, one free session per device every 24 hours
Buyers still land in your guest database: the name and email come from the payment, with no sign-up form
Revenue, last 30 days, passes sold and online now on the dashboard, with each currency reported separately
Paid WiFi turns your splash page into a checkout. Instead of a sign-up form, guests see the passes you have built: a price, how long the pass lasts, and where you have set them, a data allowance and a speed. They pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through your own Stripe account and are online within seconds, then disconnected automatically when the time runs out, and when the data runs out on a platform that can enforce it.
You do, directly. You paste your own Stripe publishable and secret keys into the dashboard, so your venue is the merchant, your name is on the guest's statement, and Stripe pays you out on your usual schedule. CaptiFi takes no commission on a WiFi pass. The only deduction is Stripe's own processing fee, which you would pay on any other payment.
Yes. There is no sign-up form on a paid page, so CaptiFi takes the guest's name and email from the Stripe payment details. They land in your guest database and your marketing audiences like any other guest, which means a paid network still builds the list a free one would.
CaptiFi is a guest WiFi marketing platform for venues, restaurants, hotels, cafés, retail spaces and short-term rentals. It turns branded WiFi logins into first-party customer data, automated Google review requests, repeat visitor insights and email marketing lists.
In the dashboard, go to Integrations and click Configure on the Paid WiFi (Stripe) card. Once it is set up the page also lives under My Venues, Paid WiFi.
Paste your Stripe publishable and secret keys into the Stripe Connection card, choose your currency, and decide whether to offer Apple Pay and Google Pay alongside card. Keys are stored encrypted and write-only. Click Test connection to check them.
In Access Plans and Pricing, add up to eight passes. Give each one a label, a duration between 30 minutes and 7 days, a price, and optionally a data allowance and download and upload speeds. Around 1 for an hour and 3 to 10 for a day pass suits most venues.
Use the preview URL to see your paid splash page with your real passes and prices, then switch WiFi Access Mode from Standard Splash to Paid WiFi. The page carries your existing logo, colours and terms automatically.
The Payments received table lists every payment with the guest name, email, plan, amount, status, data used and time left online. Guests are disconnected when their time runs out, and when their data runs out on the platforms that can enforce it, then buy another pass to carry on.
Commission to CaptiFi
None
Payments settle to your own Stripe account. You pay Stripe their processing fee and nothing to us.
Passes per venue
Up to 8
Each with its own label, price and duration. Inactive passes are hidden from guests without being deleted.
Pass duration
30 min to 7 days
From a quick hour in a cafe to a week in a serviced apartment.
Data allowance
100 MB to 10 GB
Or unlimited. Usage is tracked per guest and shown in the payments table.
Speed per pass
1 to 500 Mbps
Download and upload set separately, so premium passes really are faster. Enforced on UniFi.
Free taster
50 MB to 1 GB
Optional free data before the paywall, one session per device every 24 hours.
You set your own prices in your own currency. This is the shape most venues land on: a cheap pass that gets someone online, a day pass that is obviously better value, and a premium tier for the guest who is actually working.
| Pass | Duration | Speed | Data | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick | 1 hour | Site default | 500 MB | A coffee and an inbox |
| All day | 24 hours | 20 / 5 Mbps | 2 GB | A guest staying the night |
| Premium | 24 hours | 100 / 20 Mbps | Unlimited | Video calls and big uploads |
The pass button on your splash page shows what the guest is buying, for example "24 hours of access, 100/20 Mbps", so the premium tier explains itself. Speed tiers are applied the moment the payment completes and are enforced on UniFi.
Paid WiFi is an opt-in on every CaptiFi plan, Essentials included. Guests pay your own Stripe account and CaptiFi takes no commission on a pass, so the only cost of charging for WiFi is Stripe's processing fee, which you would pay on any card payment.
CaptiFi completely changed my business. Before, every guest was a one-time booking. Now I have a direct line to thousands of people who've stayed in the plane. I can offer them return deals, send updates about new features, and keep them engaged. My repeat booking rate went from almost zero to 35%. It's been incredible.
Owner, PytchAir Boeing 727 Airbnb
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