Connectify Hotspot enables users to turn a PC into a Wi-Fi Hotspot and share Internet with all nearby devices. It is a virtual router application that lets a user share Internet from a laptop with a smartphone, tablet, media player, e-reader, other laptops, and even your nearby friends. The vendor states it can be used it anywhere in the world without restrictions.
$34.99
per month
Purple WiFi
Score 6.4 out of 10
N/A
Purple WiFi in the UK offers wi-fi hotspot technology.
Connectify is well suited for SOHO (Small Office Home Office) environment, where we may want to save some cost by not buying the physical switch or physical Wifi router, as they are costly. Also with Connectify, there is a way possible for better connection control. Better device control and at some point it helps in Secure the Internet as we just need to have one single Internet connection to secure.
Purple Wifi is well suited for an organization with an open to public head office. The number of visitors will increase your guest data collection and thus helps with targeted marketing within compliance. Purple Wifi is also useful for network analysis and tweaking to increase overall efficiency. Purple Wifi has limited uses for organizations with no public visits.
Connectify has very big competition with Mobile Hotspot, they should add some more features.
Connectify has software Speedify, however, this has very limited features when combining two different Internet connections.
Connectify needs to find a way of combining different Internet Connections, they should use QOS when doing that. So that they can give the best path for preferred traffic.
Connectivity should add multiple SD-WAN features. And they should give users more granular control over which path traffic can go.
Connectify is much simpler, in my opinion, than using a mobile phone for hotspot as well as more reliable. While Connectify does occasionally disconnect, it is far less often than when I have used my mobile device. It is easier as well when it is right there on your computer, so you are not having to fix any issues going back and forth between devices
In terms of features and productivity, Purple WiFi is a more complete software experience. More variety of features, more technical for those who know how to get their way around the clunky UI and better user management. Baidu WiFi Hotspot can offer some user control, but it can pale in comparison to Purple WiFi's offering.
