CaptiFi vs Stampede - Honest Comparison (2026)

Quick verdict: CaptiFi or Stampede?

Stampede is a strong choice if you want a single all-in-one vendor for CRM, bookings, payments, WiFi and loyalty and you are happy with a demo-led sale. CaptiFi does one job well on your existing stack: it publishes every tier in six currencies, includes a starter device (refundable hold) and a self-serve 30-day trial, supports eight hardware vendor ecosystems, and does not cap the contacts you keep. Stampede's per-venue price comes from a sales call; CaptiFi Multi-Site is on the pricing page at GBP149 plus a flat GBP25 per extra site.

About Stampede

What is Stampede?

Stampede is an Edinburgh-based all-in-one hospitality platform that bundles CRM, bookings, PayOS card payments, guest WiFi, loyalty and review tools into a single suite. It is sold through a demo-only motion, with no self-serve trial. Its public pricing page (checked 13 September 2026) describes one flat price per venue, sized to your estate on a quick call, with no tiers published; until mid 2026 it showed a Pro tier at $299 per venue per month. Contact allowances are capped per venue per tier (5,000 / 20,000 / 35,000 contacts) and SMS is billed at 8p per message. The guest-WiFi page names a single supported access point, the MikroTik hAP ax2. Stampede suits operators who want their whole stack from one vendor and are happy to book a demo and commit; it is a broad, deep suite rather than a focused add-on.

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Side by side

Feature comparison

Feature
Starter device included (refundable hold)	Yes	No
Self-serve sign-up (no demo required)	Yes	No
30-day free trial	Yes	No
Public pricing for every tier	Yes	priced on a call
Retail pricing in GBP, USD, EUR, CAD, AUD and NZD	Yes	no price shown
Works on your existing hardware	Yes	MikroTik hAP ax2 named
Native UniFi support	Yes	not listed
No per-venue contact cap	Yes	No
Multi-venue dashboard	Yes	Yes
Built-in email marketing automation	Yes	Yes
Behaviour-triggered emails (welcome, after a visit, win-back, birthday)	Yes	Yes
Recurring campaigns to a live audience	Yes	Yes
Multi-step sequences that stop when the guest returns	Yes	Yes
Per-automation results (entered, emailed, opened, clicked, returned)	Yes	Yes
Ready-made journey templates	Yes	Yes
Automated Google review requests	Yes	Yes
Toast POS / spend-based segmentation	Yes	own PayOS payments
Leat / loyalty integration	Yes	built-in loyalty
Twilio SMS welcome messages	Yes	8p per message
Bookings / reservations module	No	Yes
Booking-triggered workflows	No	Yes
Order and loyalty triggers	No	Yes
Card payments built in	for paid WiFi and ticket sales, via Stripe	Yes
Ticketed events with built-in payments	Yes	not listed
Monthly billing (no annual lock-in)	Yes	Yes

Last reviewed 2026-09-14. Pricing and features change - check Stampede's site for the most current information.

Stampede strengths

Genuinely all-in-one: CRM, bookings, PayOS payments, WiFi, loyalty and reviews from one vendor
PayOS card payments built into the same platform
Strong fit for operators who want a single supplier for the whole guest stack
UK-headquartered (Edinburgh) with a hospitality focus
Loyalty and booking tools included alongside the WiFi layer

Where CaptiFi differs

Demo-only sales motion: no self-serve trial, so you cannot test it before talking to sales
No tiers are published: the pricing page (checked 13 September 2026) describes one flat price per venue, sized to your estate on a call
No price is shown in any currency, so you cannot read the cost in GBP, USD or EUR without a sales call
Contact allowances are capped per venue per tier (5,000 / 20,000 / 35,000 contacts)
SMS is billed at 8p per message on top of the subscription
Guest-WiFi page names only one access point, the MikroTik hAP ax2, so hardware choice is narrow
It is a broad all-in-one suite: if you already have a booking system, POS or payments you trust, much of it overlaps

Who should pick what

Honest recommendations

Pick Stampede if

Operators who want one vendor for their entire guest stack, including bookings and card payments, are happy to book a demo, and do not mind committing without a self-serve trial.

Pick CaptiFi if

Venues that already have a booking system, POS or payments they trust and just want a focused guest-WiFi marketing layer on their existing hardware, with every tier priced publicly in six currencies, no per-venue contact cap, and a self-serve 30-day trial.

Pricing

Pricing side by side

CaptiFi

£39/month billed annually

or £49/month month-to-month

Hardware included (refundable hold)
Every integration included on Growth and above
30-day free trial.

See full CaptiFi pricing

Stampede

Demo-only sales, no self-serve trial. The pricing page (checked 13 September 2026) describes one flat price per venue, sized to your estate on a quick call, with no tiers published; a Pro tier at $299 per venue per month was shown until mid 2026. Contact caps per venue per tier are 5,000 / 20,000 / 35,000, and SMS is billed at 8p per message. At the last published figure, a 5-site Stampede Pro deployment was roughly $1,495/month. CaptiFi Multi-Site is GBP149/month with extra sites at a flat GBP25 each, every feature and integration included.

Last reviewed 2026-09-14. Check Stampede's site for current pricing.

Proof

A real venue on CaptiFi

Case Study

PytchAir

hospitality

How Johnny Palmer turned guest WiFi on his Boeing 727 Airbnb into a direct marketing channel: 400+ guest emails captured monthly and a 35% return booking rate.

400+

Emails Per Month

35%

Return Booking Rate

Read the case study

The switch

How switching from Stampede works

1

Start your free trial

Sign up in minutes. 30-day free trial. Hardware included (refundable hold), and nothing is billed during the trial.

2

Connect your WiFi

Point your existing access points at CaptiFi (UniFi, TP-Link Omada, Cisco Meraki, Aruba, MikroTik, Ruckus and more) or plug in the starter device we ship.

3

Switch off Stampede

Rebuild your splash page, turn on email and review automation, and cancel your Stampede subscription once you're confident.

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Common questions

CaptiFi vs Stampede FAQs

Is CaptiFi cheaper than Stampede?

Demo-only sales, no self-serve trial. The pricing page (checked 13 September 2026) describes one flat price per venue, sized to your estate on a quick call, with no tiers published; a Pro tier at $299 per venue per month was shown until mid 2026. Contact caps per venue per tier are 5,000 / 20,000 / 35,000, and SMS is billed at 8p per message. At the last published figure, a 5-site Stampede Pro deployment was roughly $1,495/month. CaptiFi Multi-Site is GBP149/month with extra sites at a flat GBP25 each, every feature and integration included.

When should I pick Stampede over CaptiFi?

Operators who want one vendor for their entire guest stack, including bookings and card payments, are happy to book a demo, and do not mind committing without a self-serve trial.

When is CaptiFi the better choice?

Venues that already have a booking system, POS or payments they trust and just want a focused guest-WiFi marketing layer on their existing hardware, with every tier priced publicly in six currencies, no per-venue contact cap, and a self-serve 30-day trial.