Guest WiFi marketing that stays free after the trial ends
Beambox turns guest WiFi into a marketing tool for independent venues. Purple does that too - with the same simple setup and a free plan to start - plus footfall analytics, staff WiFi and the scale to run a thousand sites on one platform. Better guest WiFi whether you run one venue or many.
- Free Connect plan with no 30-day clock on it
- Plug-and-play setup an owner can do between services
- Visit patterns and repeat rates, not only an email list
- Room to grow: a second site costs a login, not a re-platform
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Your WiFi login, doing the marketing for you
A regular walks in, taps Google, Apple or email on your branded splash page, and joins your list automatically. Purple runs on the router or access points you already have - or a £69 plug-in Hub - so there is nothing to rewire.
- Splash page in your branding, no designer needed
- Guest details land in your list as people connect
- Works with the network gear already on the wall
Why venues move from Beambox to Purple
Beambox is built for a single independent venue.
Purple runs a single venue just as simply - and the same platform scales to a thousand when you are ready.
Beambox captures guest emails at the captive portal.
Purple captures the data and shows footfall, dwell time and repeat visits, so marketing sees behaviour, not just addresses.
Beambox handles guest WiFi marketing.
Purple handles guest, staff and multi-tenant WiFi, with passwordless WPA2/3-Enterprise for your team.
Beambox is priced for one site.
Purple has a free Connect tier to start, with pricing that scales across an estate.
Beambox covers GDPR data capture.
Purple is ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA and B Corp certified - enterprise-grade security for venues of any size.
From first venue to first franchise
Beambox is priced and built around one independent site. Purple starts there for free - and none of it needs replacing when the second site opens.
The independent owner
Free Connect plan: branded portal, guest capture and the Purple App. The £69 Hub covers you if the router can’t.
The two-to-ten group
Every site in one dashboard with one guest list, instead of a separate subscription per venue.
The marketing-savvy venue
WiFi-triggered email and SMS journeys plus repeat-visit analytics, so campaigns target people who actually come back.
The venue with staff devices
Passwordless WPA2/3-Enterprise staff WiFi on the same platform - something guest-only tools never touch.
Small venues, big platform
Get the same platform the big estates run - free.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | Purple | Beambox |
|---|---|---|
| Branded captive portal | ✓Customisable splash, multiple auth and data-capture options | ✓Customisable, passwordless branded portal |
| Email & SMS marketing | ✓Purple Engage: WiFi-triggered email and SMS journeys | ✓Behaviour-triggered email, SMS and review requests |
| Footfall & dwell analytics | ✓Location analytics across venues and multi-site estates | –Basic visit frequency and timing only |
| Staff WiFi (passwordless WPA2/3-Enterprise) | ✓Certificate-based staff access, Entra ID / Okta / Google sync | ✕Guest WiFi only |
| Multi-tenant / iPSK WiFi | ✓Resident-isolated networks for BTR, student and coworking | ✕Not offered |
| Runs on your existing hardware | ✓Vendor-agnostic (Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba, Ruckus, UniFi) or the £69 Purple Hub | ✓Most routers, plus an optional plug-and-play AP |
| Enterprise compliance (ISO 27001) | ✓ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA, Cyber Essentials and B Corp certified | –GDPR data capture only |
| Multi-site management | ✓Every location in one dashboard, any number of sites | –Built for a single independent venue |
| Free plan | ✓Free Connect tier - ideal for one venue | ✕30-day trial only, no permanent free tier |
See how the switch from Beambox works on your setup.
Simple like a single-site tool. Built like it isn’t
The pitch for single-venue WiFi marketing is simplicity, and Purple keeps that: plug in, brand your splash page, start collecting. The difference is what is underneath - the same platform that runs national estates, with footfall analytics, staff WiFi and ISO 27001-grade compliance already there the day you want them. Connect is free permanently, Capture and Engage unlock analytics and automation, and the £69 Hub handles hardware if you need it.
Frequently asked
Is Purple as easy to set up as a single-venue tool?
Yes - the free Connect plan is a plug-and-play captive portal. Purple overlays whatever you run today, from a UniFi access point to the £69 Purple Hub, with no contract and no engineer visit.
Beambox’s trial ended - what does free actually mean on Purple?
Connect is a permanently free tier, not a trial: branded splash page, guest data capture and the Purple App for one venue. You only pay when you choose Capture or Engage for deeper analytics and marketing automation.
What happens when we open a second site?
You add it to the same dashboard. Guest lists, splash pages and analytics stay in one place, with tiered pricing as you grow - no migration to an "estate" product, because Purple already is one.
Where Purple beats Beambox
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