Guest Wi-Fi
- Yesnative
- DesignMyNight
- Noseparate (Wireless Social)
Comparison · Table bookings
Stampede vs DesignMyNight
Stampede does 16 of the 17 things compared here natively. DesignMyNight does 7.
OrderingBookingsWi-FiPaymentsMarketingReviewsLoyalty
One profileVIP
Sarah MitchellOrg-wide profile
AI insights
Table 12, Margarita ready. Tell the kitchen: nut allergy.
Visits14
Spend£1,342
Loyalty320
Device
Last 30 days3 visits peak
This visit · Table 12Square
2×Jerk wings to share£16.00
1×Half jerk chicken£14.50
1×Margarita£9.50
ReviewData used12.62.4GB
Ordering
Bookings
Wi-Fi
Payments
Reviews
One profileVIP
Sarah MitchellOrg-wide profile
AI insights
Table 12, Margarita ready. Tell the kitchen: nut allergy.
Visits14
Spend£1,342
Loyalty320
Device
Last 30 days3 visits peak
This visit · Table 12Square
2×Jerk wings to share£16.00
1×Half jerk chicken£14.50
1×Margarita£9.50
ReviewData used12.62.4GB
Powering 2,500+ UK venues
The score
16 to 7.
Native capabilities across the 17 compared below.
Reviews
Reviews
- YesAI replies + sentiment
- DesignMyNight
- Limitedpost-visit surveys, no review replies
Campaign
Sent
Opened
Clicked
Booked
Marketing
- Yesincluded
- DesignMyNight
- Limitedcampaigns via Acteol
Day planner
17:0020:00Now
Table bookings
- Yes
- DesignMyNight
- Yes
Guest profile
Square bill
Priya Shah6th visit · Table 12
Bill · 20:415 items
1×Lobster linguine£26.00
1×MargheritaV£12.00
1×Falafel bowlVGGF£14.00
2×Pale ale, pint£12.80
Paid on Square£64.80
Visits6Lifetime£412Points+64
Payments
- YesSquare-powered
- DesignMyNight
- Yesdeposits and pre-orders
Feature comparison
Feature by feature.
Native, limited or not offered. Checked September 2026, sources below.
| Capability | DesignMyNight | |
|---|---|---|
| Bookings and front of house | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Online reservations and bookings | Yes | Yes |
| Waitlist (host and online) | Yes | Yes |
| Table and floor-plan management | Yes | Yes |
| Deposits and pre-ordersCollected online and recorded against the booking | Yes | Yes |
| Fully branded booking page and guest journeyOne brand kit across the booking page, menus, events, emails, wallet card and Wi-Fi splash | Yesone brand kit | Limitedwidget on your site; listing is DMN-branded |
| Guest data and marketing | 5 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Unified guest profile and CRM | Yes | Limitedfull CRM is separate (Acteol) |
| Email marketing campaigns | Yesincluded | Limitedcampaigns via Acteol |
| Guest Wi-Fi data captureA captive portal that turns footfall into opted-in contacts | Yesnative | Noseparate (Wireless Social) |
| Points loyalty programme | Yes | Noseparate (Acteol) |
| Digital wallet passes (Apple and Google) | Yesno app needed | Nonot in Collins |
| Reviews and payments | 3 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Review management and reputation | YesAI replies + sentiment | Limitedpost-visit surveys, no review replies |
| Payments and deposits | YesSquare-powered | Yesdeposits and pre-orders |
| POS integration | YesSquare, two-way | Yes |
| Reach, ownership and pricing | 3 of 4 | 1 of 4 |
| Consumer discovery marketplaceA public site guests browse to find and book venues | Nonot offered | YesDesignMyNight |
| Flat per-venue pricing | Yes | Limitedfrom £149, rest quote-based |
| No per-cover fees | Yes | Limited0% direct, fee per marketplace booking |
| Independent (not owned by a software group) | Yes | NoAccess Group |
Bookings and front of house5/5DesignMyNight4/5
Online reservations and bookingsStampede: YesDesignMyNight: Yes
Waitlist (host and online)Stampede: YesDesignMyNight: Yes
Table and floor-plan managementStampede: YesDesignMyNight: Yes
Deposits and pre-ordersStampede: YesDesignMyNight: Yes
Fully branded booking page and guest journeyStampede: one brand kit · DesignMyNight: widget on your site; listing is DMN-brandedStampede: YesDesignMyNight: Limited
Guest data and marketing5/5DesignMyNight0/5
Unified guest profile and CRMDesignMyNight: full CRM is separate (Acteol)Stampede: YesDesignMyNight: Limited
Email marketing campaignsStampede: included · DesignMyNight: campaigns via ActeolStampede: YesDesignMyNight: Limited
Guest Wi-Fi data captureStampede: native · DesignMyNight: separate (Wireless Social)Stampede: YesDesignMyNight: No
Points loyalty programmeDesignMyNight: separate (Acteol)Stampede: YesDesignMyNight: No
Digital wallet passes (Apple and Google)Stampede: no app needed · DesignMyNight: not in CollinsStampede: YesDesignMyNight: No
Reviews and payments3/3DesignMyNight2/3
Review management and reputationStampede: AI replies + sentiment · DesignMyNight: post-visit surveys, no review repliesStampede: YesDesignMyNight: Limited
Payments and depositsStampede: Square-powered · DesignMyNight: deposits and pre-ordersStampede: YesDesignMyNight: Yes
POS integrationStampede: Square, two-wayStampede: YesDesignMyNight: Yes
Reach, ownership and pricing3/4DesignMyNight1/4
Consumer discovery marketplaceStampede: not offered · DesignMyNight: DesignMyNightStampede: NoDesignMyNight: Yes
Flat per-venue pricingDesignMyNight: from £149, rest quote-basedStampede: YesDesignMyNight: Limited
No per-cover feesDesignMyNight: 0% direct, fee per marketplace bookingStampede: YesDesignMyNight: Limited
Independent (not owned by a software group)DesignMyNight: Access GroupStampede: YesDesignMyNight: No
Pricing
What you pay.
One flat price per venue
The whole platform, priced per venue and sized to your estate on one call.
- You get the number in the first conversation, flat per venue
- Wi-Fi capture, loyalty, reviews and marketing included, not separate products
- No per-cover fees on any booking
- Your guest data is yours to keep and export at any time
DesignMyNight
Subscription, plus marketplace fees
Collins per-site subscription from about £149 per month; the rest is quote-based.
- 0% commission on direct bookings taken through the venue widget
- Bookings sourced via the DesignMyNight marketplace are paid for per confirmed reservation, or through referral bundles
- Wi-Fi, loyalty, CRM and marketing are separate Access products, not part of Collins
- Owned by The Access Group (PE-backed), not an independent company
Why switch
The short version.
Why venues switch to
- You want Wi-Fi capture, loyalty, reviews and marketing native in one platform.
- If your brand matters, Stampede is the choice: every venue gets its own fully branded booking page, and one brand kit carries it across menus, events, emails, the wallet card and the Wi-Fi splash, not a booking widget dropped into your site.
- You want one flat price, not a booking tool plus add-on products plus marketplace cover fees.
- You want to own and market to every guest, not just the ones who book.
- You want an independent platform.
- You want your data future-proofed for AI, with one guest record rather than bookings, CRM and Wi-Fi split across separate Access products.
Where it falls short
DesignMyNight only fits if
- You want a listing on the DesignMyNight consumer marketplace for discovery.
- You run events and ticketing through Collins and Tonic.
- You are comfortable adding Wi-Fi, loyalty and CRM as separate Access products.
Proof
The proof.
Operators running on Stampede, in their own numbers.
4.59 → 4.80Google rating, year on year
2.3×average bill from email bookings
“Having everything under one roof is simply superior, full stop.”
Matthew Sankey, owner, Sankey'sRead the story
24,604covers in a single month
0.3%no-show rate across eight venues
“You innovate at a rate I have never seen in a software company.”
Edwin Kirk, founding director, ART HospitalityRead the story
3,920guests enriched with real spend
6 weekstheir first six weeks with Stampede
“Every payment lands on the guest who made it now. Everything a guest does with us, online and in our venues, finally joins up in one view.”
Louis Scott, Howies, EdinburghFull story coming soon
- 89%
- Wi-Fi marketing opt-in rate
- 55p
- average value of a guest contact
- 2,500+
- UK venues run on Stampede
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Yes. Stampede does online bookings, waitlist, floor plans and deposits like Collins, then adds native guest Wi-Fi capture, a points loyalty programme, and Google review management in one platform, rather than as separate Access products bundled around the booking tool.
Because AI is only as good as the data beneath it. Collins holds your bookings, while the full CRM and loyalty sit in Acteol and Wi-Fi capture in Wireless Social, each a separate Access product. On Stampede, every booking, Wi-Fi login, Square payment, loyalty point and review lands on one guest record as it happens, so our AI agent answers from your data, not a guess, and asks before it acts.
Not on direct bookings taken through the venue’s own Collins widget, which are 0% commission. Bookings sourced through the DesignMyNight consumer marketplace are paid for, per confirmed reservation or through referral bundles. Stampede has no per-cover fees on any booking.
Not natively. Those come from separate Access Group products, Wireless Social for Wi-Fi and Acteol for CRM and loyalty, packaged with Collins in the Access Evo Customer Engagement Suite. In Stampede, Wi-Fi capture, loyalty and reviews are native and feed one profile.
Yes, and we do it for you. Give us your logins and our team brings your bookings, guests and history across, then switches it on while your existing contract runs down.
The Access Group, which acquired DesignMyNight and Collins in 2017. Access is a private-equity-backed software group. Stampede is independent.
Yes, every page of it. Each venue gets its own fully branded booking page, with your logo, colours, fonts, photography, menus and what’s on. One brand kit then carries it to the emails, wallet card and Wi-Fi splash. Collins takes bookings through a widget you add to your website, which can pick up your site’s CSS, while Wi-Fi and loyalty sit in separate Access products. If your brand matters, Stampede is the choice.
See it on your venue.
Book a live walkthrough and we will show you exactly how Stampede compares to DesignMyNight for your setup.
SourcesChecked September 2026
DesignMyNight details were checked in September 2026 against the sources below. Products change; if anything here is out of date, tell us at hello@stampede.ai and we will correct it. Pricing is taken from DesignMyNight's own published pages where they exist, and from the third-party sources listed where they do not.
- 1.The Access Group acquires DesignMyNight (2017)www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/about/news/access-group-completes-acquisitions-of-designmynight-and-pronett
- 2.Access Collins booking system (product + £149 entry)www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/hospitality/access-collins-booking-system
- 3.Access Hospitality Customer Engagement Suite (Acteol CRM/loyalty)www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/hospitality/customer-engagement-suite
- 4.Access Hospitality acquires Wireless Social (Wi-Fi, 2024)www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/about/news/access-hospitality-announces-acquisition-of-leading-wi-fi-provider-wireless-social
- 5.DesignMyNight marketplace (pay per confirmed reservation or referral bundles)www.designmynight.com/work-with-us
- 6.Meet Collins Evo (AI phone, queue management, deposits and pre-orders, Oct 2025)www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/blog/hos-collins-evo-ai-booking-system
- 7.Access Collins guest feedback surveys (post-visit only)www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/hospitality/software/guest-feedback-survey
- 8.The Access Group PE ownership (Hg / TA, valuation)hgcapital.com/insights/the-access-group-announces-substantial-investment
- 9.Access Collins Widget Wizard: a booking tool you integrate into your websitehelp-accesscollins.theaccessgroup.com/en/articles/11603224-widget-wizard-overview
- 10.DesignMyNight booking widget FAQs (widget code, picks up your CSS)developers.designmynight.com/faqs/booking-widget-faqs