Stampede vs PEKO in Singapore — which should I pick?

Stampede is the UK WiFi-marketing incumbent (great captive-portal capture, GBP-priced); PEKO is the AI-first, SEA-priced retention layer — in Singapore, PEKO wins on churn prediction and PayNow rails, Stampede wins on venue WiFi data capture.

The clearest way to split the two: what's your primary guest-recognition surface? If it's the WiFi captive portal — meaning your guests routinely connect to free WiFi before ordering (bars, pubs, hotel lobbies, late-night venues) — Stampede owns that surface. Its captive portal is mature, the branded splash pages convert well, and the data capture happens without any staff intervention at the till.

If your primary guest-recognition surface is payment — meaning guests scan a PayNow QR or hand over a card to close the tab (cafés, restaurants, QSR, bakery) — PEKO wins because the loyalty ID (PayNow handle, phone) is captured at the moment that already exists in the flow. No new hardware, no captive-portal splash, no ask from the guest.

On price: Stampede is GBP-priced with tiers that reflect UK hospitality economics. Once converted to SGD and layered with SMS + WhatsApp credits, the landed cost tends to sit above the equivalent PEKO tier. PEKO's free-to-300-members floor doesn't have a Stampede equivalent.

On AI: PEKO ships an AI churn-prediction model that scores every guest nightly and an AI Agent that drafts win-back messages and vouchers on request. Stampede's product is analytics-and-campaign-centric with rule-based automations; predictive scoring isn't a first-class feature.

The honest edge for Stampede in Singapore: multi-brand hospitality groups that already deploy managed WiFi across their estate and want one vendor for captive portal + guest marketing get real value from Stampede's coherent stack. For everyone else in SG F&B, PEKO is the default in 2026.