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Best captive portal software in 2026: 17 platforms compared

Every platform here puts a branded sign-in page in front of your guest WiFi. What separates them is everything after the sign-in. We compared 17 captive portal platforms on eight criteria, using the facts from our head-to-head comparison pages.

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What is the best captive portal software?

It depends on what the portal has to do after the sign-in. All 17 platforms compared here run a branded captive portal. They differ on email and SMS marketing, footfall analytics, staff WiFi, multi-tenant iPSK, ISO 27001 certification and whether there is a free plan. The table scores each one on those eight criteria.

How we compared them

Purple wrote this page, and Purple is on it. So it restates facts rather than scores. Each competitor entry is taken from our head-to-head comparison pages, which cite the vendor's own website and pricing pages and were last reviewed between July and August 2026. Where a comparison does not cover a criterion, the table says "Not compared" rather than guessing. Vendors change their products; check the linked sources before you buy.

Branded captive portal

The splash page itself: branding, login options and what data it asks for. Every platform here has one, so this is the floor, not the differentiator.

Email and SMS marketing

Whether the platform can act on a sign-in itself, or exports the data for another tool to use.

Footfall and dwell analytics

Visits, dwell time and repeat visits per site, rather than session logs.

Staff WiFi and 802.1X

Passwordless WPA2/3-Enterprise for employees on the same platform, or a second vendor for the staff network.

Multi-tenant and iPSK

Per-resident or per-tenant private networks for BTR, student accommodation and coworking.

Runs on existing hardware

Whether it overlays the access points you already own, or comes with a hardware and installation contract.

ISO 27001 certification

Certified, "aligned", or not published. The question procurement will ask.

Free plan

A permanent free tier, a time-limited trial, or quote-only.

Captive portal software comparison table

Yes, Limited or No for each criterion. Hover a badge for the detail, or see each vendor's entry below. Scroll sideways on a phone.

17 captive portal platforms on eight criteria. Sources: the /compare page linked from each name.
PlatformBranded captive portalEmail and SMS marketingFootfall and dwell analyticsStaff WiFi and 802.1XMulti-tenant and iPSKRuns on existing hardwareISO 27001 certificationFree plan
PurpleYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
AdentroYesLimitedLimitedNoNoYesNoNo
AislelabsLimitedNoYesNoNoYesLimitedNo
BeamboxYesYesLimitedNoNoYesLimitedNo
BeonicYesLimitedNot comparedNoNoLimitedLimitedNo
Cisco SpacesYesLimitedYesNoNoNoLimitedNot compared
Cloud4WiYesLimitedYesLimitedLimitedYesLimitedNo
Cloudi-FiYesLimitedNoYesNoYesYesNot compared
EthoStreamYesNoLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedNot compared
GoZoneYesYesYesNoLimitedYesNoYes
IronWiFiYesNoLimitedYesLimitedYesLimitedNo
NoniusYesLimitedLimitedLimitedNoLimitedLimitedNo
Social WiFiYesYesLimitedNoNoYesLimitedNo
SpotipoYesLimitedLimitedNoLimitedYesNoNo
StampedeYesYesLimitedNoNoYesLimitedNo
TanazaLimitedLimitedNoNoLimitedYesLimitedNot compared
Wireless SocialYesLimitedLimitedNoNoLimitedLimitedNo

Who each platform suits

Grouped by what each vendor is built for, in its own positioning. Each name links to the full head-to-head comparison with Purple.

Purple

Guest, staff and multi-tenant WiFi on one platform: branded captive portal, first-party data, footfall analytics and marketing automation, on the access points you already own.

  • Branded captive portal: Customisable splash, multiple auth and data-capture options
  • Email and SMS marketing: Purple Engage: WiFi-triggered email and SMS journeys
  • Footfall and dwell analytics: Location analytics across venues and multi-site estates
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X: Certificate-based staff access, Entra ID / Okta / Google sync
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK: Resident-isolated networks for BTR, student and coworking
  • Runs on existing hardware: Vendor-agnostic (Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba, Ruckus, UniFi) or the £69 Purple Hub
  • ISO 27001 certification: ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA, Cyber Essentials and B Corp certified
  • Free plan: Free Connect tier - ideal for one venue

See Guest WiFi, Staff WiFi and Multi-Tenant WiFi.

Guest WiFi marketing for hospitality and retail

Portals built to capture guest data and turn it into campaigns and reviews. Most are aimed at independent venues and hospitality groups rather than estates that also need staff or resident networks.

Adentro

Adentro turns guest WiFi into a US marketing and ad-attribution tool.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Branded login page that collects guest data automatically
  • Email and SMS marketing (limited): Behaviour-triggered campaigns; email focused
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (limited): Visit frequency, dwell time and preferences in a cloud dashboard
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): Guest WiFi marketing only
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (no): Not offered
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): Pairs with a venue’s existing guest WiFi
  • ISO 27001 certification (no): No published ISO 27001 / SOC 2 / GDPR / CCPA posture
  • Free plan (no): No published permanent free tier
Purple vs Adentro →

Beambox

Beambox turns guest WiFi into a marketing tool for independent venues.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Customisable, passwordless branded portal
  • Email and SMS marketing (yes): Behaviour-triggered email, SMS and review requests
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (limited): Basic visit frequency and timing only
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): Guest WiFi only
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (no): Not offered
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): Most routers, plus an optional plug-and-play AP
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): GDPR data capture only
  • Free plan (no): 30-day trial only, no permanent free tier
Purple vs Beambox →

GoZone

GoZone turns guest WiFi into a marketing and monetisation channel for venues.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Branded splash with social/email/SMS login, QR menus and forms
  • Email and SMS marketing (yes): Triggered email/SMS, coupons and loyalty
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (yes): Heatmaps, footfall counts, dwell times and demographics
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): No dedicated staff WiFi product
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (limited): MDU resident isolation, no iPSK onboarding
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): Cisco Meraki, Ubiquiti UniFi, Ruckus, plus TIP OpenWiFi
  • ISO 27001 certification (no): No published ISO 27001, SOC 2 or GDPR certification
  • Free plan (yes): Free Business Starter tier; paid tiers by quote
Purple vs GoZone →

Social WiFi

Social WiFi turns guest WiFi logins into a marketing tool for hospitality and retail.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Branded WiFi login pages
  • Email and SMS marketing (yes): Automated email, review requests and ad retargeting
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (limited): Customer-data and CRM-centred analytics; footfall/dwell not detailed
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): Not offered (multi-location management only)
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (no): Not offered
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): 20+ named AP brands (Cisco, UniFi, Aruba, Ruckus, MikroTik)
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): GDPR (jurisdictional); no published ISO 27001 or SOC 2
  • Free plan (no): 14-day free trial only; tiered plans priced on request, no permanent free tier
Purple vs Social WiFi →

Spotipo

Spotipo is a captive portal and WiFi-marketing tool for single SMB venues.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Captive portal with WiFi marketing and white-label sub-accounts
  • Email and SMS marketing (limited): Data capture with sync to Mailchimp, HubSpot and Zapier
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (limited): Guest-data reporting and connection monitoring only
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): Captive portal only; no passwordless or RADIUS advertised
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (limited): White-label sub-accounts for MSPs; no iPSK isolation
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): Broad budget-router coverage incl. MikroTik, UniFi, TP-Link Omada
  • ISO 27001 certification (no): GDPR and EU hosting; no ISO 27001 or SOC 2
  • Free plan (no): 14-day trial only, no permanent free tier
Purple vs Spotipo →

Stampede

Stampede bundles guest WiFi marketing with bookings, payments and loyalty for hospitality venues.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Branded WiFi splash with data capture
  • Email and SMS marketing (yes): Marketing automation plus automated review requests
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (limited): Visit counts and campaign performance, not footfall or dwell
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): Not a core product surface
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (no): Multi-site management, not landlord-style multi-tenant
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): Cisco Meraki, Ubiquiti UniFi, Ruckus, Aruba, MikroTik
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): GDPR-compliant; no published ISO 27001 or SOC 2
  • Free plan (no): Free trial only; paid plans from £299/month, no permanent free tier
Purple vs Stampede →

Wireless Social

Wireless Social turns guest WiFi into customer data for UK hospitality, now as part of Access Hospitality.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Customised splash, Face ID, Google and social login with micro-surveys
  • Email and SMS marketing (limited): Runs mainly through the connected CRM, plus the Activate promotions add-on
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (limited): Footfall and benchmarking gated to the enterprise Insights Plus tier
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): Guest WiFi only
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (no): Not offered
  • Runs on existing hardware (limited): No AP vendor compatibility list published; entry tier caps at 5 access points
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): GDPR data capture only
  • Free plan (no): From £30 per venue per month, no permanent free tier
Purple vs Wireless Social →

Location analytics platforms

Guest WiFi as a sensor for footfall and location intelligence, typically for large retail, airports and venues. Check which access point vendors each supports.

Aislelabs

Aislelabs uses guest WiFi as a footfall-analytics sensor for retail and airports.

  • Branded captive portal (limited): Portal present, primarily as a data-collection mechanism
  • Email and SMS marketing (no): Not a core product surface
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (yes): Deep footfall intelligence: path analysis and benchmark reporting
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): Not a core product surface
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (no): Not a core product surface
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): Cisco, HPE Aruba, Ruckus, Juniper Mist, Meraki and other enterprise APs
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): GDPR compliant; SOC 2 Type II reported, no published ISO 27001
  • Free plan (no): No published permanent free tier
Purple vs Aislelabs →

Beonic

Beonic, formerly Skyfii, is a multi-sensor analytics platform for large venues, where guest WiFi is one module.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Captive-portal WiFi marketing with progressive profiling on return visits
  • Email and SMS marketing (limited): Engage CDP for behaviour-based messaging; channel depth not detailed publicly
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): Analytics platform; passwordless staff WiFi not offered
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (no): Not offered
  • Runs on existing hardware (limited): Does not name supported WiFi AP vendors on its captive-portal page
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): ISO 27001 certification not advertised on its site
  • Free plan (no): Quote-only; product pages carry request-a-demo calls to action
Purple vs Beonic →

Cisco Spaces

Cisco Spaces delivers location intelligence exclusively on Cisco wireless hardware.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Basic Captive Portal app supporting social and email login
  • Email and SMS marketing (limited): Engagements app sends location-triggered push notifications only
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (yes): Indoor location, occupancy, and density analytics (Detect and Locate)
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): Requires separate Cisco identity infrastructure such as Cisco ISE
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (no): Not supported
  • Runs on existing hardware (no): Cisco hardware only - Cisco Catalyst and Meraki access points
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): General Cisco enterprise compliance; specific guest data certifications unpublished
Purple vs Cisco Spaces →

Cloud4Wi

Cloud4Wi runs enterprise guest WiFi and location marketing across large retail footprints.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Enterprise captive portal, strong in luxury retail
  • Email and SMS marketing (limited): Location-based marketing (Volare Compass)
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (yes): Mature location analytics for large retail footprints
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (limited): Passpoint and WiFi NAC; not a dedicated staff-WiFi product
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (limited): Multi-tenant via Cisco Meraki iPSK only
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): Broad multi-vendor access point support
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): GDPR and SOC 2 Type 2; not ISO 27001
  • Free plan (no): 30-day trial only, no permanent free tier
Purple vs Cloud4Wi →

Authentication-first platforms

Captive portal alongside cloud RADIUS and 802.1X, aimed at the network team. Marketing and venue analytics are thinner or handed to other tools.

Cloudi-Fi

Cloudi-Fi delivers compliant guest, BYOD and IoT onboarding for multinational networks.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Captive portal with guest onboarding and compliance logging
  • Email and SMS marketing (limited): De-emphasised marketing features and limited native CRM triggers
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (no): Network access logging and session reporting only; no footfall or venue analytics
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (yes): Cloud 802.1X for staff and BYOD network onboarding
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (no): No multi-tenant or resident-isolated iPSK capabilities advertised
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): Compatible with major Enterprise AP vendors and SASE architecture
  • ISO 27001 certification (yes): GDPR compliant with multi-country log storage
Purple vs Cloudi-Fi →

IronWiFi

IronWiFi provides a captive portal and cloud RADIUS for network authentication.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Cloud captive portal across a wide range of access points
  • Email and SMS marketing (no): Not in product; pushes guest data to external tools via webhook/API
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (limited): Session reporting and probe-based presence only
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (yes): Cloud RADIUS and IdP-driven 802.1X - a core product
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (limited): Multi-tenant MSP accounts; iPSK not advertised, 802.1X-first
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): 45+ brands incl. Ubiquiti UniFi, MikroTik, TP-Link Omada
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): SOC 2 Type II and GDPR; ISO 27001 alignment, not certified
  • Free plan (no): 14-day trial only, no permanent free tier
Purple vs IronWiFi →

Network management and managed installs

Platforms where the captive portal sits inside access point management or a designed-and-installed network service.

EthoStream

EthoStream is now part of Allbridge, which designs, cables, installs and manages the whole in-property stack.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Custom-branded portals and splash pages via Skyway, with loyalty integration
  • Email and SMS marketing (no): Not advertised beyond loyalty-programme integration
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (limited): Network and usage telemetry - real-time usage, device and browser stats
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (limited): Managed network only; passwordless staff identity not advertised
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (limited): Delivered as part of a managed network build, not a self-serve layer
  • Runs on existing hardware (limited): Designs, cables and installs the network as a bundled hardware service
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): Managed-service security; certifications not advertised
Purple vs EthoStream →

Nonius

Nonius delivers the whole in-property technology stack and installs the network to run it.

  • Branded captive portal (yes): Custom branded portals, one-click and QR login, GDPR and CCPA compliant
  • Email and SMS marketing (limited): Capture-and-export to third-party CRMs; no built-in email or SMS engine advertised
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (limited): Guest data for personalisation; no standalone footfall or dwell product advertised
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (limited): Network management for hotels; passwordless staff auth not advertised
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (no): Not offered
  • Runs on existing hardware (limited): Certified for some AP vendors, but designs, installs and manages the network
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): GDPR and CCPA compliant data capture; ISO 27001 not advertised
  • Free plan (no): Quote-only; all calls to action are schedule-a-demo
Purple vs Nonius →

Tanaza

Tanaza manages and configures multi-vendor access points from the cloud.

  • Branded captive portal (limited): Cloud splash editor with click-through and code login only
  • Email and SMS marketing (limited): Not a core focus; some marketplace integrations
  • Footfall and dwell analytics (no): Network performance, bandwidth and access-point health monitoring
  • Staff WiFi and 802.1X (no): Not offered
  • Multi-tenant and iPSK (limited): Multi-organisation management, not per-resident iPSK
  • Runs on existing hardware (yes): Commodity and white-box APs via TanazaOS (Ubiquiti, MikroTik, Open Mesh, Edgecore)
  • ISO 27001 certification (limited): GDPR; no published ISO 27001 or SOC 2
Purple vs Tanaza →

How to choose

  • Start with the networks you run, not the portal. If staff, residents or IoT devices share the estate with guests, check the staff WiFi and iPSK columns first. A guest-only portal means a second vendor for the rest.
  • Decide who uses the data. If marketing wants campaigns from sign-ins, a platform that exports to other tools means building that integration yourself.
  • Check your access points. Overlay software keeps your hardware. A managed install or a single-vendor platform does not.
  • Ask procurement early. ISO 27001 certification, SOC 2 and GDPR are different things, and "aligned with" is not "certified".
  • Test on one site. A free tier lets a proof-of-concept run as long as the evaluation needs. A 14 or 30-day trial sets the timetable for you.

New to the category? Start with the captive portal guide and what captive portal software does. Choosing a cloud RADIUS vendor instead? See the cloud RADIUS providers comparison.

Captive portal software: questions

What is the best captive portal software?

It depends on what the portal has to do after the sign-in. All 17 platforms compared here run a branded captive portal. They differ on email and SMS marketing, footfall analytics, staff WiFi, multi-tenant iPSK, ISO 27001 certification and whether there is a free plan. The table scores each one on those eight criteria.

How were these platforms chosen?

They are the captive portal vendors Purple has published a head-to-head comparison for, 16 of them plus Purple. Vendors whose product is cloud RADIUS or network access control rather than a guest portal, such as SecureW2, Portnox and JumpCloud, are compared on the cloud RADIUS providers page instead.

Which captive portal software has a free plan?

Purple has a permanently free Connect tier, suited to a single venue. Among the others, GoZone publishes a free tier. The rest offer a time-limited trial or are quote-only, according to their own pricing pages at the time of review.

Which captive portal software also runs staff WiFi?

Purple runs passwordless WPA2/3-Enterprise staff WiFi on the same platform as the guest portal. Cloudi-Fi and IronWiFi also offer cloud RADIUS and 802.1X. Cloud4Wi, EthoStream and Nonius cover it only in part, and the rest do not include it.

Which captive portal platforms are ISO 27001 certified?

Purple is ISO 27001 certified, alongside GDPR, CCPA, Cyber Essentials and B Corp. None of the other comparisons records an ISO 27001 certificate: several vendors publish SOC 2 or GDPR positions instead, and IronWiFi states ISO 27001 alignment rather than certification.

Do I need new access points for captive portal software?

Usually not. Most of these platforms overlay the access points you already run. The exceptions are EthoStream and Nonius, which design and install the network as a bundled service, and Cisco Spaces, which runs on Cisco hardware only.

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