Top Captive Portal Software

Captive portal software is the backbone of any WiFi hotspot deployment. These tools handle guest authentication, splash page display, and access control. From fully self-hosted open-source solutions like CoovaChilli and PacketFence to cloud-managed platforms with marketing integrations, we've curated the most useful and well-maintained captive portal tools available.

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Spotipo

Cloud captive portal for 30+ routers. Vouchers, paid WiFi, email capture, social login, white-label MSP support, GDPR compliant.

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CoovaChilli

Most deployed open-source captive portal engine. RADIUS auth, runs on Linux, OpenWrt, DD-WRT. Fork of original ChilliSpot.

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PacketFence

Open-source NAC with captive portal, BYOD onboarding, 802.1X, VLAN assignment, and compliance enforcement.

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pfSense Captive Portal

Built-in portal in pfSense firewall. Vouchers, concurrent user limits, RADIUS auth, custom HTML splash pages.

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Antamedia Hotspot

Windows-based hotspot billing. Bandwidth control, prepaid codes, credit card billing, social login for hotels and cafes.

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FreeRADIUS

World's most popular RADIUS server. Authentication and accounting backend for CoovaChilli, MikroTik, and most platforms.

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ChilliSpot (Legacy)

The original open-source captive portal. No longer maintained. CoovaChilli is the recommended drop-in replacement.

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