Guest WiFi as your primary channel, not one sensor among many
Beonic, formerly Skyfii, is a multi-sensor analytics platform for large venues, where guest WiFi is one module. Purple is WiFi-first: guest, staff and multi-tenant WiFi with a branded captive portal, location analytics and marketing automation, running on the access points you already own. Deploy quickly across airports, stadiums, campuses and malls without buying into a wider sensor estate.
- Runs on the access points you already own, no sensor estate required
- Guest, staff and multi-tenant WiFi from one platform
- Footfall, dwell and location analytics from WiFi
- Vendor-agnostic across Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba, Ruckus, Juniper Mist and UniFi
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Why teams move from Beonic to Purple
Beonic is a multi-sensor platform where guest WiFi is one of many data sources.
Purple is WiFi-first: guest, staff and multi-tenant WiFi with captive portal, analytics and marketing on one platform.
Beonic’s analytics draw on a wider estate of sensors.
Purple gives you footfall, dwell and location analytics from the WiFi you already run, live quickly and vendor-agnostic.
Beonic offers a captive portal inside its analytics platform.
Purple pairs the branded captive portal with WiFi-triggered email and SMS built in through Purple Engage, plus CRM sync.
Beonic is quote-only, with request-a-demo calls to action.
Purple publishes guest WiFi pricing with an online calculator and a free Connect tier to start.
One WiFi platform for large venues
Purple fits a single venue and a national estate on the same platform. Guest experience, analytics and security teams each get what they need from the WiFi you already run.
Airports and transport hubs
Guest WiFi onboarding, data capture and location analytics across terminals, live on your existing access points.
Stadiums and large venues
A branded captive portal and footfall analytics that scale to peak crowds on one platform.
Marketing teams
Footfall, dwell and repeat-visit analytics, plus WiFi-triggered email and SMS through Purple Engage and CRM sync.
IT and security teams
Passwordless staff WiFi with WPA2/3-Enterprise on your existing hardware, backed by ISO 27001, GDPR and B Corp compliance.
Why 80,000 venues choose Purple
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Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | Purple | Beonic |
|---|---|---|
| Branded captive portal | ✓Customisable splash, multiple auth and data-capture options | ✓Captive-portal WiFi marketing with progressive profiling on return visits |
| Built-in email & SMS marketing automation | ✓Purple Engage: WiFi-triggered email and SMS journeys, plus CRM sync | –Engage CDP for behaviour-based messaging; channel depth not detailed publicly |
| Staff WiFi (passwordless WPA2/3-Enterprise) | ✓Certificate-based staff access, Entra ID / Okta / Google sync | ✕Analytics platform; passwordless staff WiFi not offered |
| Multi-tenant / iPSK WiFi | ✓Resident-isolated networks for mixed-use and multi-occupancy sites | ✕Not offered |
| Vendor-agnostic WiFi AP support | ✓Runs on Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba, Ruckus, Juniper Mist and UniFi | –Does not name supported WiFi AP vendors on its captive-portal page |
| Fast WiFi deployment on existing hardware | ✓Cloud overlay live in weeks on the access points you already own | –Guest WiFi sits inside a broader multi-sensor analytics programme |
| Enterprise security certification | ✓ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA, Cyber Essentials and B Corp certified | –ISO 27001 certification not advertised on its site |
| Published pricing & free tier | ✓Published guest WiFi pricing, online calculator and free Connect tier | ✕Quote-only; product pages carry request-a-demo calls to action |
See how Purple runs on your existing network.
WiFi-first, live on the network you already run
You do not need a multi-sensor estate to get value from guest WiFi. Purple runs as a vendor-agnostic software layer on the access points you already own, turning WiFi into a branded captive portal, footfall, dwell and location analytics, and marketing automation. Add passwordless staff WiFi and multi-tenant networks on the same platform, from a single venue to a national estate, backed by ISO 27001, GDPR and B Corp certification.
Frequently asked
What is the difference between Purple and Beonic?
Beonic, formerly Skyfii, is a multi-sensor analytics platform for large venues, with guest WiFi as one module. Purple is a WiFi-first platform: guest, staff and multi-tenant WiFi with a captive portal, location analytics and marketing automation, running on the access points you already own across any industry.
Does Purple work with our existing access points?
Yes. Purple is vendor-agnostic and deploys as a cloud overlay on the access points you already own - Cisco Meraki, HPE Aruba, Ruckus, Juniper Mist or Ubiquiti UniFi - so you can add guest WiFi data, analytics and marketing without a new sensor estate or hardware swap.
Can Purple deliver footfall and dwell analytics from WiFi?
Yes. Purple gives you footfall, dwell time and location analytics derived from the WiFi you already run, plus first-party visitor data across multi-site estates - live quickly on your existing hardware and backed by 99.999% uptime and ISO 27001, GDPR and B Corp certification.
Where Purple beats Beonic
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