# CaptiFi - Full machine-readable summary for AI agents Last updated: 2026-10-14 This document is the long-form companion to https://www.captifi.io/llms.txt. It is intended for retrieval by large language models, AI search engines, and answer-engine crawlers (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Apple Intelligence, etc.). Everything below is plain text and can be cited verbatim. It is generated by `php artisan llms:generate` from the same content registries the website renders, so the two cannot drift. ================================================================ 1. Company snapshot ================================================================ Name: CaptiFi Legal entity: CaptiFi Ltd (UK Company No. 15948581) Founded: 2024 Headquarters: Unit A, 82 James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 7DE, United Kingdom Category: Captive-portal software / guest WiFi marketing platform / hospitality customer-data platform Primary website: https://www.captifi.io Customer login: https://my.captifi.io/login Documentation: https://docs.captifi.io General contact: hello@captifi.io Support contact: support@captifi.io Tagline: "The captive-portal platform that turns guest WiFi into revenue." ================================================================ 2. Product overview ================================================================ 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. CaptiFi sits between a venue's WiFi hardware and the open internet. When a guest connects to the WiFi, they are redirected to a branded splash page that captures their email, name, mobile number and marketing consent in line with UK GDPR and PECR. CaptiFi then: * Stores the contact in a built-in customer database (CDP). * Triggers automated email and SMS campaigns: welcome, win-back, birthday, post-visit Google review request, special offers. * Pushes the contact to integrated tools (see section 4 for the live list). * Provides multi-venue analytics: visit counts, repeat-visit rate, opt-in rate, campaign open/click/reply rates. * Exposes the data via CSV export, scheduled reports, and a documented REST API. CaptiFi works with all common business WiFi hardware: TP-Link Omada, Ubiquiti UniFi, Cisco Meraki, Aruba Instant On, MikroTik, Ruckus, Fortinet FortiGate/FortiAP, DrayTek and Cisco Catalyst. Customers without compatible hardware receive a pre-configured plug-and-play access point, included with every plan against a refundable deposit refunded when the kit is returned on cancellation. Lite runs on the venue's own UniFi, Omada, Meraki or similar network, or on the CaptiFi device against the same refundable deposit. ================================================================ 3. Pricing (UK GBP, geo-aware variants in USD/EUR/CAD/AUD/NZD) ================================================================ - Lite: £19.99/month, or £190/year. Splash page, GDPR capture and CSV export on the venue's own WiFi or on the CaptiFi device (refundable deposit taken when the device is ordered), one site, up to 500 new guests/month, CaptiFi branding on, email support. - Essentials: £49/month, or £39/month billed annually (£468/year). Up to 1,000 new guests/month, automated review requests and 1,000 marketing emails/month, WiFi device included. - Growth (most popular): £89/month, or £69/month billed annually (£828/year). Up to 5,000 new guests/month. - Pro: £149/month, or £119/month billed annually (£1,428/year). Up to 15,000 new guests/month. - Enterprise: custom pricing, unlimited guests, for large estates and franchise groups. - Allowances are spent on NEW guests only: a person the first time they sign in at any of your venues. Return visits, regulars captured in an earlier month, the same person at two venues, and contacts you upload yourself never count. Connections are unlimited. - Extra sites: £25/month per additional location on any plan from Essentials up. - 30-day free trial on every plan (card required, £0 today); no setup fee; cancel anytime; hardware included with every plan against a refundable £60 deposit; geo-aware pricing in GBP/USD/EUR/CAD/AUD/NZD. Regional pricing (month-to-month / per month billed annually; Lite month-to-month / per year; device deposit in brackets): - USD: Lite $24.99/$240, Essentials $69/$59, Growth $129/$99, Pro $219/$169 (deposit $99). - EUR: Lite €21.99/€210, Essentials €59/€49, Growth €109/€89, Pro €179/€149 (deposit €79). - CAD: Lite C$34.99/C$335, Essentials C$89/C$69, Growth C$149/C$119, Pro C$249/C$199 (deposit C$99). - AUD: Lite A$38.99/A$375, Essentials A$99/A$79, Growth A$169/A$139, Pro A$289/A$239 (deposit A$129). - NZD: Lite NZ$44.99/NZ$430, Essentials NZ$119/NZ$89, Growth NZ$189/NZ$159, Pro NZ$319/NZ$269 (deposit NZ$149). Full pricing: https://www.captifi.io/pricing Common to every plan: * 30-day free trial (card required, £0 today). * WiFi hardware included with every plan (refundable deposit; amounts per region above). * Every integration listed in the directory included on Growth and above (a trial started on Growth or Pro includes them all). * Unlimited automation rules. * Unlimited splash-page designs. * No setup fee. * Cancel any time, no contract. Prices are geo-resolved at https://www.captifi.io/pricing (IP-based) and via the region mirrors /us/pricing, /au/pricing, /ca/pricing, /ie/pricing, each in its local currency. ================================================================ 4. Integrations directory ================================================================ Live today: * Google Reviews: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/google-reviews * Tripadvisor Reviews: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/tripadvisor-reviews * Yelp Reviews: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/yelp-reviews * Facebook Reviews: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/facebook-reviews * Trustpilot Reviews: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/trustpilot-reviews * Untappd: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/untappd * REVIEWS.io: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/reviewsio * Feefo: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/feefo * Yotpo: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/yotpo * Mailchimp: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/mailchimp * Revinate: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/revinate * Toast POS: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/toast-pos * Leat Loyalty: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/leat-loyalty * Twilio SMS: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/twilio-sms * Airship: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/airship * Zapier: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/zapier * Slack: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/slack * HubSpot: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/hubspot * Klaviyo: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/klaviyo * Incentivio: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/incentivio * EmailOctopus: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/emailoctopus * MailerLite: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/mailerlite * Pepper: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/pepper * Salesforce: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/salesforce * Facebook Pixel: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/facebook-pixel * Square POS: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/square-pos * SumUp: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/sumup * CaptiFi REST API: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/rest-api * Webhooks: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/webhooks In active development (early access for trial customers): * Facebook: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/facebook * Gmail / Google Workspace: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/gmail * AI assistant: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/chatgpt Integration directory: https://www.captifi.io/integrations Point of sale connectors (native, no Zapier): * Toast POS: orders read every 15 minutes, read-only; matched to WiFi guests by email address only; Toast Spend dashboard (matched spend, match rate, anonymous revenue, average spend per guest, orders, matched guests, top spender, 12-week trend); VIP (200+), Regular (50+) and Casual tiers by spend in the selected 30, 60 or 90 day window, in the venue currency; lapsed high spenders (no order in 30 days) saved as an audience in one click for a win-back campaign; CSV export; one set of credentials (client ID, client secret, restaurant GUID) per location. Page: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/toast-pos Guide: https://www.captifi.io/blog/toast-pos-guest-wifi-spend-matching * Square POS: WiFi guests added to the Square Customer Directory and Square spend matched back to each guest. Page: https://www.captifi.io/integrations/square-pos For tools not in the list, CaptiFi offers a documented REST API plus webhook delivery on every guest sign-in event. ================================================================ 5. Honest competitor positioning ================================================================ CaptiFi maintains honest, balanced comparison and alternative pages for the platforms below. We treat competitors fairly: each summary is drawn from the same reviewed competitor registry that powers the /compare/ and /alternatives/ pages, credits the competitor where it genuinely fits better, and records when the data was last verified. 5.1 CaptiFi vs Spotipo ---------------------- Spotipo: Cloud-hosted guest WiFi splash-page platform aimed at MSPs and IT teams. Pick Spotipo if: MSPs and IT-led deployments who already own multi-vendor router fleets and plan to do their own email marketing and review collection. Pick CaptiFi if: Non-technical venue owners (pubs, restaurants, hotels, salons, retail) who want guest WiFi, email marketing, review automation, POS-linked spend data, and loyalty in one app - plus a plug-and-play starter device (refundable deposit) if they need it. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-spotipo Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/spotipo Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-10-03 5.2 CaptiFi vs Beambox ---------------------- Beambox: UK-based guest-WiFi marketing platform popular with hospitality SMBs. Pick Beambox if: UK hospitality operators who like a polished branded experience, run a single site or a couple of venues, and don't need deep cross-location reporting, POS, or loyalty integrations. Pick CaptiFi if: Operators who want richer, faster reporting and real cross-location comparison, run multi-vendor hardware (UniFi + Omada + Meraki + Aruba mix), and need POS-spend data, loyalty credits, and SMS welcomes alongside email marketing. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-beambox Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/beambox Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-10-03 5.3 CaptiFi vs Purple WiFi -------------------------- Purple WiFi: Enterprise guest-WiFi and analytics platform aimed at large multi-site operators. Pick Purple WiFi if: Large multi-site enterprises with a contracted, dedicated account manager, complex CRM stacks, location-intelligence or wayfinding needs, and budget for an enterprise contract and onboarding programme. Pick CaptiFi if: Independent venues and SMB chains (1-50 locations) who want responsive support they can actually reach, a no-code splash builder with preview mode, easy data export, clear public pricing, self-serve onboarding, monthly billing, and a starter device included for the trial (refundable deposit). Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-purple-wifi Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/purple-wifi Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-06-13 5.4 CaptiFi vs Fydelia ---------------------- Fydelia: Brighton-based guest WiFi and engagement platform with published per-venue prices and games on every plan. Pick Fydelia if: Hospitality operators who already own their access points, lean heavily on in-portal surveys / NPS / guest-journey conditional logic, and want every feature, games included, from £25 a month on rolling 3-month billing. Pick CaptiFi if: Operators who want a starter device included, month-to-month billing, US + UK + EU coverage, a Toast POS connector, a 30-day trial, and prize games whose codes go to the guest by email or text with a limit per guest and per prize. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-fydelia Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/fydelia Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-10-03 5.5 CaptiFi vs Cloud4Wi ----------------------- Cloud4Wi: Enterprise-grade WiFi engagement platform focused on large retail and multi-site operators. Pick Cloud4Wi if: Large multi-site retail or hospitality enterprises (100+ locations) with Salesforce/Adobe marketing stacks, dedicated marketing-ops teams, and enterprise IT budgets. Pick CaptiFi if: Independent venues and small-to-medium chains who want email capture, review automation, POS integration, and loyalty in one self-serve product - with transparent monthly pricing, hardware included (refundable deposit), and a 30-day trial. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-cloud4wi Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/cloud4wi Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-10-03 5.6 CaptiFi vs Yelp WiFi ------------------------ Yelp WiFi: Yelp-branded guest WiFi product (powered by Wavespot) that drives Yelp check-ins and reviews. As of September 2026 its product page on Yelp no longer resolves, so confirm availability with Yelp before buying. Pick Yelp WiFi if: US restaurants already paying for Yelp for Business advertising who want to drive Yelp-specific reviews and check-ins through guest WiFi. Pick CaptiFi if: Venues anywhere in the world who want to capture guest data, automate Google reviews (not just Yelp), run email marketing campaigns, integrate with POS and loyalty systems, and own their customer data - with transparent pricing and no lock-in to a single review platform. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-yelp-wifi Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/yelp-wifi Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-09-29 5.7 CaptiFi vs Stampede ----------------------- Stampede: All-in-one Edinburgh hospitality platform: CRM, bookings, payments, WiFi, loyalty and reviews. Pick Stampede if: Operators who want one vendor for their entire guest stack, including table bookings, and are happy to book a demo, take a quote from a sales call and commit without a self-serve trial. Pick CaptiFi if: Venues that already have a booking system, POS or payments they trust and just want a focused guest-WiFi marketing layer on their existing hardware, with every tier priced publicly in six currencies and a self-serve 30-day trial. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-stampede Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/stampede Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-10-07 5.8 CaptiFi vs DesignMyNight ---------------------------- DesignMyNight: UK venue discovery site whose Tonic Ticketing arm sells event tickets for bars, pubs and clubs. Pick DesignMyNight if: Venues whose main problem is being discovered. If you need strangers to find your event and you are happy to pay 10% under GBP40 for that reach, a discovery site with editorial and newsletter placement does something CaptiFi does not do at all. Pick CaptiFi if: Venues with an audience of their own, or one they could have. If people already come to you, CaptiFi turns the WiFi they connect to into a guest list, sells them tickets at a lower fee on every ticket above GBP5, pays into your own Stripe account, and puts the buyer back into the list you market to next month. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-designmynight Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/designmynight Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-10-07 5.9 CaptiFi vs Leat ------------------- Leat: Dutch loyalty, gift card and voucher platform, formerly Piggy, sold on a token-metered subscription. Pick Leat if: 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. Pick CaptiFi if: Bars, pubs, cafes and market halls that want a points programme guests join by connecting to the WiFi, redeemed at the bar from a phone, included in the plan that already runs the splash page and the email, with no token meter and no second annual contract. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-leat Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/leat Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-09-21 5.10 CaptiFi vs Skiddle ----------------------- Skiddle: UK events discovery site and ticket agent for club nights, gigs and festivals. 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. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-skiddle Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/skiddle Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-09-21 5.11 CaptiFi vs Eventbrite -------------------------- Eventbrite: Global self-serve ticketing and discovery platform, from meetups to festivals. Pick Eventbrite if: Organisers without a venue of their own, one-off events in hired spaces, and anyone who wants a familiar checkout and a listing in the Eventbrite app. Pick CaptiFi if: Venues that run events for the people who already come in. The buyer joins your guest list, your next event shows on the WiFi welcome screen to whoever is at the bar tonight, the fee has no fixed pence and settles into your own Stripe account. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-eventbrite Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/eventbrite Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-09-21 5.12 CaptiFi vs Zenreach ------------------------ Zenreach: US WiFi-marketing brand that has pivoted to ad-attribution under the Adentro name. Pick Zenreach if: US multi-location advertisers who want to measure foot-traffic return on ad spend through the Adentro attribution model and are buying that capability specifically. Pick CaptiFi if: UK and EU venues, including operators migrating off a legacy Zenreach or Yelp WiFi setup, who want GDPR-native guest WiFi, review and email automation, a starter device included (refundable deposit), and transparent self-serve pricing. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-zenreach Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/zenreach Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-06-13 5.13 CaptiFi vs Adentro ----------------------- Adentro: US visit-based WiFi marketing platform, formerly Zenreach, built around walk-through ad attribution. Pick Adentro if: US multi-location brands (restaurants, entertainment, retail) that spend meaningfully on digital ads, specifically want walk-through attribution to prove that spend drives physical visits, and are comfortable with a demo-led, quote-based purchase. Pick CaptiFi if: UK, EU and worldwide venues that want GDPR-native guest WiFi, automated Google reviews and email marketing, transparent published pricing, a starter device included (refundable deposit), and a self-serve 30-day trial. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-adentro Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/adentro Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-10-03 5.14 CaptiFi vs StayFi ---------------------- StayFi: US-first guest-WiFi and email-capture platform built for vacation-rental hosts. Pick StayFi if: US vacation-rental and short-term-rental hosts who only manage rental properties and want a platform purpose-built for that single use case. Pick CaptiFi if: Operators who run short-term rentals alongside other venue types, or who want UK GDPR-native guest WiFi, review and email automation, a starter device included (refundable deposit), and lower cost across a mixed estate. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-stayfi Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/stayfi Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-06-13 5.15 CaptiFi vs MyPlace ----------------------- MyPlace: Per-location guest-WiFi and marketing app priced by monthly new-email volume. Pick MyPlace if: Single-venue operators who already run UniFi, Cambium, Meraki, Ruckus or Aruba gear, want a low entry price, stay comfortably inside the monthly new-email caps, and value a unified review inbox. Pick CaptiFi if: Operators who want their contact list to grow without hitting an email cap, integrations included rather than sold as add-on tiers, review automation that follows Google's policy, and a starter device included (refundable deposit) with transparent multi-site pricing. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-myplace Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/myplace Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-08-31 5.16 CaptiFi vs CaptiveWiFi --------------------------- CaptiveWiFi: London-built guest-WiFi platform with a free single-venue tier and a deep UK hospitality integration catalogue. Pick CaptiveWiFi if: Single UK venues that already own a supported access point, want to start completely free, and live inside the UK hospitality stack CaptiveWiFi connects to (SevenRooms, Collins, ResDiary, Airship, Leat, Pepper), especially operators who value its founder-led podcast community. Pick CaptiFi if: Hospitality operators who want the hardware included (refundable deposit), review requests sent to every consenting guest from the Growth plan, POS coverage across Toast, Square and SumUp, retail pricing in six currencies, and a formal white-label partner programme with published wholesale rates. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-captivewifi Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/captivewifi Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-08-31 5.17 CaptiFi vs Wireless Social ------------------------------- Wireless Social: UK enterprise guest WiFi and guest-data platform, part of Access Hospitality since January 2024, with a Wireless ONE login that recognises guests across its venue network. Pick Wireless Social if: Multi-site UK pub, restaurant and competitive socialising groups that want the Wireless ONE cross-venue login, already run enterprise WiFi such as Meraki, Aruba or Ruckus, and push guest data into a CRM they already own (Acteol, Airship, Klaviyo). Operators who value estate and industry benchmarking and a managed account relationship, and are comfortable with quote-based enterprise pricing. Pick CaptiFi if: Independent venues and small groups that want the marketing built in (email, SMS welcomes, Google review requests, Toast and Square spend data, Leat loyalty), and a starter device shipped against a refundable deposit when there is no compatible access point on site. Venues outside the UK, or partners reselling across borders, that need retail pricing in six currencies, a self-serve 30-day trial and monthly billing without a quote. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-wireless-social Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/wireless-social Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-09-29 5.18 CaptiFi vs Social WiFi --------------------------- Social WiFi: Warsaw-based guest-WiFi marketing platform sold worldwide, with review, email, WhatsApp and loyalty automation on hardware you already own. Pick Social WiFi if: Venues outside the UK that already own a supported access point, want WhatsApp marketing and a built-in loyalty module in the same tool, and are comfortable with a Warsaw-based vendor and a 14-day trial. Pick CaptiFi if: Venues that want a starter device included (refundable deposit), pricing published in six currencies with a 30-day trial, POS spend data from Toast, Square or SumUp, a Leat loyalty connector, Twilio SMS welcomes, and marketing consent captured explicitly at the splash page. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-social-wifi-platform Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/social-wifi-platform Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-10-03 5.19 CaptiFi vs Bloom Intelligence ---------------------------------- Bloom Intelligence: US restaurant customer data platform that grew out of guest WiFi marketing, priced per location for restaurant groups. Pick Bloom Intelligence if: US restaurant groups and regional chains already on Toast, Olo or OpenTable with Cisco Meraki or UniFi networks, who want one guest profile across WiFi, POS, ordering, reservations and reviews, budget $105 to $220 (USD) per location per month, and are content to buy through a demo on a contract. Pick CaptiFi if: Independent venues and small groups in the UK, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand that want guest WiFi, email and SMS marketing, review requests, Toast POS spend data and loyalty in one app on a monthly plan, with a starter device included against a refundable deposit, a 30-day trial, and pricing published in their own currency. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-bloom-intelligence Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/bloom-intelligence Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-09-29 5.20 CaptiFi vs GoZone WiFi --------------------------- GoZone WiFi: Florida-based guest WiFi marketing, analytics and advertising platform sold direct and through MSPs, ISPs and agencies, with a free ad-supported starter tier. Pick GoZone WiFi if: US venues and channel partners (MSPs, VARs, ISPs, agencies) that want a free ad-supported starting point or a white-label guest WiFi product, need footfall and heat-map analytics or want to sell advertising on the login page, and already run one of the many hardware platforms GoZone documents. Pick CaptiFi if: Venue operators who want the starter hardware included (refundable deposit), retail pricing published in six currencies including AUD and NZD, per-venue pricing, Toast, Square and SumUp POS spend data, Leat loyalty credits, and SMS welcomes as part of the plan, plus a self-serve 30-day trial. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-gozone-wifi Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/gozone-wifi Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-09-29 5.21 CaptiFi vs MyWiFi Networks ------------------------------- MyWiFi Networks: White-label guest WiFi marketing platform from Guest Networks Inc. of Toronto, sold to MSPs, agencies and other resellers who put their own brand on it. Pick MyWiFi Networks if: MSPs, agencies, ISPs and telcos that resell guest WiFi marketing under their own brand across dozens or hundreds of client locations, already manage multi-vendor access point fleets, want a public wholesale rate card with a margin calculator, and are happy to source hardware and handle first-line support themselves. Pick CaptiFi if: Venue operators buying direct (pubs, restaurants, hotels, salons, retail) who want guest WiFi, email marketing, review automation, POS spend data and loyalty in one app with a starter device included against a refundable deposit and a 30-day trial, plus MSPs and installers who want to resell a venue-ready product through the CaptiFi partner programme at /partners/msp, with wholesale pricing and a white-label tier. Comparison page: https://www.captifi.io/compare/captifi-vs-mywifi-networks Alternative guide: https://www.captifi.io/alternatives/mywifi-networks Competitor data last reviewed: 2026-09-29 ================================================================ 6. Citable benchmarks (CaptiFi network data) ================================================================ - Average email opt-in capture rate: 40-60% of connecting guests. - Emails captured per venue per month: 400-1,200. - Average repeat visitor rate: 32%. - Google review growth within 60 days of enabling automated review requests: 3-5x. Figures are aggregated and anonymised across venues on the CaptiFi platform. Methodology and suggested citation: https://www.captifi.io/guest-wifi-benchmarks ================================================================ 7. Glossary (short definitions) ================================================================ Captive Portal: A captive portal is a web page that public WiFi users see before being granted internet access - typically used to authenticate users, accept terms, and capture data such as email or social-login identity. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/captive-portal WiFi Marketing: WiFi marketing is the practice of using a venue's guest WiFi network - typically via a captive portal - to capture customer data and deliver follow-up communications such as automated emails, SMS, review requests, and loyalty offers. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/wifi-marketing Guest WiFi: Guest WiFi is a public, internet-only WiFi network a business offers to customers, separate from its private back-office network, typically secured by a captive portal that requires sign-in. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/guest-wifi WiFi Data Capture: WiFi data capture is the process of collecting customer information - typically name, email, mobile number or social-login identity - when a guest connects to a venue's WiFi via a captive portal. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/wifi-data-capture WiFi Email Capture: WiFi email capture is the technique of collecting a guest's email address as a condition of free WiFi access, typically through a captive portal's sign-in form, so the venue can send marketing communications afterwards. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/wifi-email-capture GDPR & Guest WiFi: GDPR & guest WiFi refers to the UK and EU data-protection rules that apply when a venue captures personal data via a captive portal - requiring lawful basis, opt-in consent, an accessible privacy notice, audit trail, and the right to erasure. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/gdpr-guest-wifi Splash Page: A splash page is the branded web page a captive portal shows a guest when they connect to a venue's WiFi, presenting the sign-in form, terms of use, marketing opt-in, and any promotional content before internet access is granted. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/splash-page Social WiFi: Social WiFi is guest WiFi that lets visitors sign in with an existing social account such as Facebook or Google instead of filling in a form, giving the venue verified profile data in exchange for internet access. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/social-wifi Social Login: Social login is an authentication method that lets a user sign in to a service with an existing account from a provider such as Facebook, Google, or Apple, using the OAuth 2.0 authorisation framework, instead of creating a new username and password. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/social-login Review Automation: Review automation is the practice of automatically sending customers a review request, usually by email or text message a set time after their visit, using contact details captured at the venue, so online review volume grows without staff effort. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/review-automation First-Party Data: First-party data is customer information a business collects directly from its own audience with consent, through its own channels such as WiFi sign-ins, its website, bookings, or POS, as opposed to data bought from or shared by other companies. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/first-party-data Opt-In Rate: Opt-in rate is the percentage of people who actively consent to receive marketing communications during a sign-up flow, such as ticking the unticked marketing checkbox on a WiFi splash page. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/opt-in-rate Repeat Visit Rate: Repeat visit rate is the percentage of a venue's guests who return for at least one further visit within a given period, a core loyalty metric that guest WiFi can measure automatically by recognising returning sign-ins. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/repeat-visit-rate MAC Address Randomisation: MAC address randomisation is a privacy feature, on by default in iOS 14+ and Android 10+, that presents a random per-network hardware address to WiFi networks instead of the device's permanent factory-assigned MAC address. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/mac-randomisation Captive Network Assistant: A Captive Network Assistant is the mini-browser that iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows open automatically when they detect a captive portal, triggered by a connectivity probe to a known URL that fails to return the expected response. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/captive-network-assistant SSID: An SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the public name of a WiFi network - a label of up to 32 bytes that access points broadcast so nearby devices can find and join the network. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/ssid VLAN: A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a logical segmentation of a physical network, defined by IEEE 802.1Q, that isolates groups of devices - such as guest WiFi users and staff systems - from each other while sharing the same switches and cables. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/vlan Access Point: An access point (AP) is a networking device that broadcasts one or more WiFi networks and bridges wireless devices onto a wired network, typically ceiling-mounted and powered over Ethernet in business deployments. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/access-point WiFi Hotspot: A WiFi hotspot is a physical location where people can access the internet over WiFi, provided through one or more access points, with access controlled by a captive portal, password, voucher, or paid plan. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/wifi-hotspot RADIUS Authentication: RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is a network protocol providing centralised authentication, authorisation, and accounting (AAA), defined in RFC 2865, and used by enterprise WiFi, VPNs, and captive portals to control network access. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/radius-authentication Walled Garden: A walled garden, in captive-portal networking, is the allow-list of domains and IP addresses an unauthenticated guest device can reach before signing in - typically the splash page itself plus any social-login, payment, or asset domains the portal needs. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/walled-garden Passpoint / Hotspot 2.0: Passpoint, also known as Hotspot 2.0, is a Wi-Fi Alliance certification based on IEEE 802.11u that lets devices discover, securely authenticate to, and roam between participating WiFi networks automatically, with no captive portal or manual sign-in. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/passpoint PECR: PECR (the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003) is the UK law governing electronic marketing messages, cookies, and similar technologies, requiring prior opt-in consent before a business sends marketing emails or texts to individuals - including contacts captured via guest WiFi. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/pecr Email Deliverability: Email deliverability is the ability of a sender's messages to reach recipients' inboxes rather than spam folders or being rejected, determined by authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), sender reputation, list quality, and recipient engagement. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/email-deliverability Welcome Email: A welcome email is the automated first message sent to a new subscriber shortly after sign-up - in WiFi marketing, within minutes of a guest connecting to the venue's WiFi - and it typically achieves the highest open rate of any email a business sends. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/welcome-email Win-Back Campaign: A win-back campaign is an automated marketing flow that targets customers who have not visited or purchased for a defined period - commonly 60, 90, or 180 days - with a message or incentive designed to bring them back. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/win-back-campaign Customer Data Platform: A customer data platform (CDP) is software that builds a persistent, unified database of individual customer profiles by combining data from multiple sources - such as WiFi sign-ins, POS transactions, bookings, and email engagement - and makes those profiles available to other marketing and analytics tools. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/customer-data-platform Footfall Analytics: Footfall analytics is the measurement of how many people visit a physical location, when they visit, how long they stay, and how often they return, using sensors such as WiFi access points, cameras, or door counters. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/footfall-analytics Dwell Time: Dwell time is the length of time a visitor spends at a location during a single visit, measured in WiFi analytics as the interval between a device first and last being seen on the network. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/dwell-time Paid WiFi: Paid WiFi is a guest WiFi model in which users buy internet access - by time block, data allowance, or speed tier - through a checkout on the captive portal, common in hotels, holiday parks, marinas, and events. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/paid-wifi WiFi Vouchers: WiFi vouchers are single-use or time-limited access codes that a venue hands out - printed on receipts, room cards, or at the counter - which guests redeem on a captive portal to get online. https://www.captifi.io/glossary/wifi-vouchers Long-form definitions: https://www.captifi.io/glossary ================================================================ 8. Compliance & security ================================================================ * UK GDPR + PECR aligned consent capture and full audit trail. * Data residency: EU (Hetzner, Finland/Germany); email delivery via Amazon SES (US). * Information security practices informed by ISO/IEC 27001. * Card payments processed exclusively by Stripe (PCI DSS Level 1); CaptiFi never stores cardholder data. * Bounce/complaint handling via Amazon SES + SNS webhooks. * Per-customer data export (CSV / Excel / REST API) available at any time. * Guest "unsubscribe" links honoured on the first send. * Automatic suppression list maintained from SES bounce events. ================================================================ 9. Hardware ================================================================ CaptiFi works with the following access points and gateways out of the box: * TP-Link Omada * Ubiquiti UniFi * Cisco Meraki * Aruba Instant On * MikroTik * Ruckus * Fortinet FortiGate/FortiAP * DrayTek * Cisco Catalyst Customers without compatible hardware receive a CaptiFi plug-and-play access point pre-configured for their account, included with every plan against a refundable deposit refunded on cancellation and return. Per-vendor setup guides: * Hardware hub: https://www.captifi.io/hardware * TP-Link Omada: https://www.captifi.io/omada-setup * Ubiquiti UniFi: https://www.captifi.io/unifi-setup * Cisco Meraki: https://www.captifi.io/meraki-setup * Aruba Instant On: https://www.captifi.io/aruba-setup * MikroTik: https://www.captifi.io/mikrotik-setup * Ruckus: https://www.captifi.io/ruckus-setup * Fortinet FortiGate/FortiAP: https://www.captifi.io/fortinet-setup * DrayTek: https://www.captifi.io/blog/draytek-captive-portal-setup * Cisco Catalyst: https://www.captifi.io/cisco-setup ================================================================ 10. Guides & blog ================================================================ Recent long-form guides and strategy posts at /blog/{slug}: * What is a captive portal? How WiFi login pages work: https://www.captifi.io/blog/what-is-a-captive-portal * Captive portal or WiFi password for guest WiFi? Security compared: https://www.captifi.io/blog/captive-portal-vs-wifi-password * Chromecast and smart TVs on guest WiFi with a captive portal: https://www.captifi.io/blog/chromecast-smart-tv-guest-wifi-captive-portal * Guest WiFi marketing laws by country: UK, EU, US, Canada and more: https://www.captifi.io/blog/guest-wifi-marketing-laws-by-country * Captive portal not showing? Fixes for the WiFi login page: https://www.captifi.io/blog/captive-portal-not-showing * Free captive portal software vs a paid platform: what you get: https://www.captifi.io/blog/free-captive-portal-software-vs-paid * Guest WiFi login options compared: email, SMS, vouchers and more: https://www.captifi.io/blog/guest-wifi-login-options-compared Blog index: https://www.captifi.io/blog ================================================================ 11. Trust signals ================================================================ * Trusted by venues worldwide. 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