CaptiveWiFi vs the competition
Honest, feature-by-feature comparisons to help you choose the right guest WiFi platform for your venue.
| Feature | CaptiveWiFi | Purple | Beambox | Stampede | Fydelia | Wireless Social | CaptiFi | MyPlace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branded captive portal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| First-party email capture | Yes — verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes — verified |
| Built-in email verification | Yes | Not advertised | Not advertised | Not advertised | Not advertised | Not advertised | Not advertised | Yes |
| Live CRM lookup at login | Yes — real time | Via integrations | Not advertised | Unified guest CRM | Via integrations | Via integrations | Not advertised | Via integrations |
| Loyalty enrolment at WiFi login | Yes — 15 seconds | Via integrations | Loyalty campaigns | Yes — points on WiFi login | Integrated schemes | Loyalty rewards | Not advertised | Not advertised |
| Gamification (games / prize draws) | Yes | Not advertised | Not advertised | Not advertised | Yes — scratch cards, spin-to-win | Not advertised | Not advertised | Not advertised |
| Reservation / booking sync | SevenRooms, OpenTable, ResDiary, Collins | Via integrations | Not advertised | Native bookings | Via integrations | Via integrations | Not advertised | Not advertised |
| Reviews & feedback | WiFi + Google + reservation | Review automation | Review Automator | Native reviews | Review routing | Basic | Automated review requests | Google, TripAdvisor, private feedback |
| Weekly competitor intelligence | Yes — Pulse Score | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Shareable live guest dashboard | Yes — shareable link | Analytics dashboard | Dashboard | Dashboard | Analytics | Reporting dashboard | Real-time analytics dashboard | Analytics dashboard |
| Multi-site / group login | Yes — all locations | Multi-site | Not advertised | Multi-venue | Multi-site | Wireless ONE network | Multi-venue management | Not advertised |
| Built for hospitality | Exclusively | Multi-industry | All brick-and-mortar | Yes | Hospitality + retail | Yes | Any brick-and-mortar venue | Yes |
| GDPR-first consent per channel | Yes | GDPR compliant | GDPR compliant | GDPR compliant | GDPR compliant | GDPR compliant | GDPR-compliant lists | GDPR + CCPA compliant |
| Typical setup | Under 1 hour | Enterprise rollout | Self-serve | Self-serve | Self-serve | Managed | Self-serve, free hardware | Self-serve |
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CaptiveWiFi vs Purple WiFi
Purple focuses on WiFi analytics and marketing. CaptiveWiFi goes further with live CRM lookup, native loyalty enrolment and guest intelligence.
See the comparison →CaptiveWiFi vs Stampede
Stampede bundles WiFi with its own CRM. CaptiveWiFi integrates with the CRM and loyalty tools you already run, rather than locking you into one.
See the comparison →CaptiveWiFi vs Wireless Social
Wireless Social is built around social logins and reviews. CaptiveWiFi is built around the full guest journey - login, CRM, loyalty and repeat visits.
See the comparison →CaptiveWiFi vs Beambox
Beambox focuses on WiFi marketing automation and social check-ins. CaptiveWiFi adds deeper CRM integrations and native loyalty enrolment.
See the comparison →CaptiveWiFi vs Fydelia
Fydelia is a loyalty-first platform. CaptiveWiFi captures the guest at the WiFi login moment and enrols them in loyalty in the same 15 seconds.
See the comparison →CaptiveWiFi vs CaptiFi
CaptiFi is a general-purpose guest WiFi marketing platform for any venue. CaptiveWiFi is built exclusively for hospitality, with native loyalty enrolment and CRM sync.
See the comparison →CaptiveWiFi vs MyPlace
MyPlace focuses on verified email capture and review generation. CaptiveWiFi adds native loyalty enrolment, live CRM lookup and weekly competitor intelligence.
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These comparisons are based on publicly available information from each provider's website and our own assessment, July 2026. Features may change — we recommend verifying current capabilities directly with each provider.