Why Venues Choose CaptiFi
What CaptiFi does on analytics, support, pricing, the login page and your guest data, plan by plan. Further down, a table puts CaptiFi next to Beambox and Purple using only what those two companies publish on their own websites.
55%
Of Guests' Devices Sign In (Sep 2026)
Under 2 hours
Average Support Reply
28+
Integrations Included
99.9%
Platform Uptime
Sign-in rate: CaptiFi venue data, UniFi venues, September 2026
Analytics for every venue
Pick a date range and the dashboard shows total visits, unique guests, marketing opt-ins and returning rate, each with its change from the period before. Growth adds average dwell time. Visits appear as guests connect, so the numbers include today.
What you get
- Visits, unique guests, opt-ins and a weekly insights card for each venue, from Essentials
- Busiest hour, dwell time, a footfall heatmap and a heat map on your own floor plan, from Growth
- Branded weekly and monthly PDF reports, from Growth
- Venues compared side by side, on Pro
What you get
- Support on every plan, by email at support@captifi.io
- Priority support from Growth up
- A dedicated account manager on Enterprise
- Setup guides for 9 vendor ecosystems, UniFi, Omada and Meraki among them
Support from the CaptiFi team
Email support@captifi.io or raise a ticket from the Support page in your dashboard, and someone on our team picks it up. Growth and above get priority support, and the Help Centre at docs.captifi.io has the how-to guides.
Prices on the website, in your currency
Essentials, Growth and Pro are priced on the pricing page, so you can work out what CaptiFi costs before you talk to anyone, and Enterprise is quoted on request. Essentials is $69 a month (or $59 a month billed yearly), and each extra venue is $35 a month on any plan from Essentials up.
What you get
- Essentials, Growth and Pro prices on the pricing page, with no sales call needed to see them
- Every integration included on Growth and above
- The CaptiFi device on every plan, against a refundable deposit of $99
- A 30-day free trial on every plan; you add a card to start
What you get
- A visual builder, with no code or HTML to write
- Auto-brand from your website address
- A live phone preview while you edit
- Scheduled splash page swaps for event days, from Essentials
Design your captive portal yourself
The splash page builder shows your page on a live phone preview while you edit, so what you publish is what guests see. Paste your website address into Auto-brand and your logo, colours and fonts land in the preview, ready to adjust.
You own your data
Your venue is the data controller for the guests it collects. Guest Visits exports the whole list as a CSV, one row per guest with a column for every question on your splash page, and Growth and above can pull the same data through the REST API and webhooks.
What you get
- CSV export of your guest list on every plan
- The REST API and webhooks from Growth
- Sync to Mailchimp, HubSpot, Klaviyo and more from Growth, and to Salesforce through Zapier
- Delete (GDPR) and Anonymise (GDPR) for erasure requests
CaptiFi, Beambox and Purple side by side
The Beambox and Purple columns use only what each company says on its own website. The sources are listed under the table.
| Feature | CaptiFi | Beambox | Purple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prices on the website | Essentials $69 a month, Growth $129 and Pro $219, in your currency. Enterprise is quoted on request. | On its UK pricing page: £29, £45 and £60 a month on monthly billing (Essential, Growth, Pro), with yearly plans also available. Further locations that share the same branding get a discount. | Connect is free. Prices for its Capture and Engage WiFi plans are not published (the pricing page says "Speak to an expert"). The small business Purple plan is $13 a month or $130 a year. |
| Free trial | 30 days on every plan. You add a card to start. | 30 days. | 30 days on the Capture and Engage WiFi plans. Connect is free. |
| A WiFi box from the provider | The CaptiFi device, on every plan, against a refundable deposit of $99. | The first Beambox is included with the trial; more access points are a one-off fee each. | The Purple Hub router, a $129 one-off purchase. |
| Integrations | Every integration on Growth and above: Mailchimp, HubSpot, Klaviyo and more, Salesforce through Zapier, plus an API and webhooks. | Its pricing page says Growth can "Integrate with Zapier, Mailchimp, Twilio and thousands more", and Pro adds the Beambox API. Its help centre also has a Square POS integration guide. | CRM integration on the Capture and Engage WiFi plans: Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, HubSpot, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Eagle Eye and more, plus an open API. |
| Review requests | Automatic from Essentials for guests who opt in, at most once every 90 days at each venue. A guest who rates at or above your minimum is sent on to Google, Tripadvisor, Yelp, Facebook, Trustpilot and more. | Review Automator on Pro, for Tripadvisor, Google, Yelp and Facebook. A rating of 3 stars or less goes to an internal feedback form. | In Purple Engage, a separate marketing product with published prices (from $16 a month for 5,000 credits). Its pricing page lists reviews as in pilot. |
| Login page design | A visual builder with a live phone preview, and Auto-brand to pull in your logo, colours and fonts from your website. | Its site says you can customise the splash page's "colors, logos, fonts, and more". | Branded splash pages with several login options, in 25 or more languages. |
| Guest data out | CSV export on every plan; the REST API and webhooks from Growth. | CSV export, and the Beambox API on Pro. | An open API and SDK integrations. |
Competitor details are from each company's own website: Beambox checked 28 Oct 2026, Purple checked 27 Oct 2026. Prices and plans change, so check each site before you decide. If something here is out of date, tell us at hello@captifi.io.
Beambox sources: Beambox: pricing; Beambox help: our pricing options; Beambox help: how to grow your online reviews; Beambox help: integrations and exporting; Beambox: captive portal solutions.
Purple sources: Purple: Guest WiFi plans and pricing; Purple: small business plans (US site); Purple Engage: pricing (US site).
Built for Multi-Location Businesses
Pro adds the multi-site dashboard and group analytics. Enterprise adds a dedicated account manager, single sign-on on request and an SLA.
Single sign-on
Single sign-on for your team comes with Enterprise, on request. Ask about it when you book a demo.
Dedicated account manager
Enterprise includes a dedicated account manager, your named contact at CaptiFi for the whole account.
SLA and a dedicated server
Enterprise comes with an SLA and a dedicated server, and white-labelling and reseller options are part of the plan too.
20-minute walkthrough tailored to your multi-location needs
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