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WiFi hotspot billing software compared
Five tools people use to sell WiFi in Africa, side by side: what each costs, which routers it runs on and how guests pay. Every competitor fact comes from that company's own website, checked on 12 November 2026 and linked at the bottom of this page.
At a glance
| Software | How it is priced | Free trial | Routers | Guest payments it names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WifiPadi | ₦10,000 per location a month in Nigeria, or 2.5% of WiFi sales, never more than ₦10,000 per location for new accounts | 21 days, no card | MikroTik on RouterOS 7.3 or newer, Nano Pi and other OpenWrt routers | Your own Paystack, Flutterwave or Squad account, or Instant Payments: card, bank transfer, USSD, OPay, M-PESA and mobile money |
| XenFi | 3% of each sale, no monthly fee. Its Uganda calculator shows 10% on mobile money sales, passing on the telco's cost | Free plan | MikroTik, Ruijie Reyee, TP-Link Omada, Ubiquiti UniFi and other RADIUS routers | M-PESA, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, cards and bank transfer |
| Centipid | 3% of hotspot revenue, with a $5 monthly minimum. PPPoE is $0.25 per active user | 14 days, no card | MikroTik | M-PESA and mobile money, Paystack, PayPal, cards and bank transfer |
| Powerlynx | $100 a month for up to 400 users online at once, then $0.25 per extra user | 21 days | MikroTik, Cambium, Ubiquiti, TP-Link and others | Paystack, per its docs. Its pricing page names no others |
| Mikhmon | Free and open source under the GPL 2.0 licence. You host it yourself | Free | MikroTik | None online. It prints vouchers you sell for cash |
Which one fits
- You sell WiFi at venues in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon and Uganda and want local payments with a fixed monthly price: WifiPadi.
- Your routers are Ruijie, TP-Link Omada or UniFi: XenFi or Powerlynx. WifiPadi needs MikroTik or OpenWrt.
- You also bill home broadband over PPPoE: Centipid or Powerlynx bill both. WifiPadi is built for hotspots.
- You only print vouchers for cash and can host software yourself: Mikhmon costs nothing, but takes no online payments and its changelog stops in 2021.
What a percentage costs as you grow
A venue in Nigeria selling ₦400,000 of WiFi a month pays ₦12,000 at 3% of sales. On WifiPadi's share of sales option it pays 2.5% capped at ₦10,000, so ₦10,000. A venue selling ₦100,000 a month pays ₦3,000 at 3% and ₦2,500 on WifiPadi. Payment provider fees are separate on every one of these tools.
How we checked
Competitor prices and features were read from each company's own pages on 12 November 2026. Prices change, so check their pages before you decide. If anything here is out of date, tell us at support@wifipadi.com and we will correct it.
Sources
- XenFi home page
- XenFi fees
- Centipid pricing
- Centipid Paystack docs
- Powerlynx pricing
- Powerlynx Paystack docs
- Mikhmon on GitHub
Questions hotspot owners ask
What is the cheapest WiFi hotspot billing software in Nigeria?
Mikhmon costs nothing, but it takes no online payments. Among tools that collect payments online, it depends on your sales. XenFi and Centipid take 3% of sales. Powerlynx starts at $100 a month. WifiPadi is ₦10,000 per location a month, or 2.5% of WiFi sales, never more than ₦10,000 for new accounts.
Which hotspot billing software works with Paystack?
WifiPadi, Centipid and Powerlynx all document Paystack. With WifiPadi you connect your own Paystack account, sales settle to your bank, and the router setup lets guests reach Paystack before they pay without any manual walled garden entries.
Does WifiPadi work with Ruijie, TP-Link Omada or UniFi?
Not today. WifiPadi runs on MikroTik routers on RouterOS 7.3 or newer and on OpenWrt routers such as the Nano Pi.
Which of these has a free trial?
WifiPadi and Powerlynx give 21 days, Centipid gives 14 days, XenFi has a free plan and Mikhmon is free software.