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IronWiFi Review: Guest Portal, RADIUS and Pricing

IronWiFi review covering guest captive portals, current per-AP pricing, RADIUS, authentication options and best-fit deployments.

Updated September 21, 20263 min readIndependent editorial research

IronWiFi sits at the intersection of guest WiFi and enterprise network identity. Its guest product includes cloud captive portals and multiple authentication methods, while the broader platform also covers Cloud RADIUS, employee WiFi and identity-driven access. That makes it more IT-centric than many WiFi marketing tools.

Best fit: organizations that need guest captive portals but also care about RADIUS, Passpoint, employee access or a unified identity/network platform.

IronWiFi guest pricing in 2026

IronWiFi currently publishes guest WiFi pricing from $13 per access point per month with a $65 monthly minimum per venue. The guest plan includes captive portal capabilities, Passpoint/OpenRoaming options, device authentication, social/SMS/email verification and visitor reporting. Volume pricing is available for larger deployments.

Authentication depth

The current captive-portal documentation lists email, social login, SMS verification, vouchers, username/password, SAML SSO and payment options. That range matters when the access-control requirement is more complex than a simple marketing form.

Where IronWiFi stands out

  • Guest WiFi and employee-network products under one vendor.
  • Cloud RADIUS and identity-oriented features.
  • Multiple portal authentication methods.
  • Passpoint/OpenRoaming support.
  • Public per-AP guest pricing rather than an entirely opaque quote model.

Who may prefer another platform

A small venue whose main goal is email/SMS marketing and review generation may find Beambox more directly aligned to the marketing workflow. An agency that wants to resell guest WiFi under its own brand should also compare MyWiFi’s reseller model.

Bottom line

IronWiFi is especially compelling when the buyer is an IT team that wants the guest portal to fit into a broader network identity strategy. If marketing is the only requirement, compare simpler venue-first products before committing.

See our captive portal software comparison.

Guest WiFi vs employee WiFi

IronWiFi prices these as different meters because they solve different problems. Guest WiFi is priced primarily around access points/venues, while employee-network pricing is built around users and 802.1X identity. A business that needs both can evaluate one vendor for the full access stack, but a venue that only needs customer marketing should compare the extra complexity against simpler alternatives.

Portal authentication options

Current documentation lists email, social, SMS, vouchers, username/password, SAML SSO and payment flows. That breadth is useful in environments where guest types vary – for example staff visitors, paid public access, conference attendees and temporary contractors – but it also makes policy design important. Define which methods are actually allowed before rollout.

Pricing questions

  • How many access points count toward each venue minimum?
  • Are all planned portal/authentication features included in the base guest meter?
  • Will the same deployment also require employee-network users?
  • What volume discounts apply at the expected AP count?
  • Do you need a packaged vertical plan instead of pure per-AP pricing?

Operational fit

IronWiFi is strongest when network/security staff are involved in the buying decision and want a platform that extends beyond marketing. If the only buyer is a local marketing manager, a narrower product may be easier to own long term.

Primary sources checked: IronWiFi pricing · IronWiFi captive portal documentation · IronWiFi. Pricing and features can change; confirm time-sensitive details before buying.