How much is setup?
You start at KES 0. The KES 1,500 one-off setup invoice becomes due after MikroTik is verified and 50 customer transactions complete successfully.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask before they switch.
These are the practical answers businesses want before they trust a new WiFi billing product with payments, access, and day-to-day operations.
Quick Answer
Setup + Choice
Pawa helps you sell WiFi like airtime: customers choose a package, pay via M-Pesa, and connect instantly.
Trial
KES 0
Setup Due
After 50 sales
What is the monthly cost?
If Pawa collects customer payments, the platform charge is 5% of collected sales. If you use your own PayBill/Till, the system invoices Starter or Business automatically at month end.
Do I need a MikroTik router?
Yes. Pawa is built around MikroTik hotspot and RouterOS workflows.
Can Pawa manage a private router?
Yes. The recommended hosted setup uses WireGuard so the VPS can reach private routers securely.
Do you provide MikroTik setup scripts?
Yes. Onboarding can generate a paste-ready RouterOS bootstrap script or apply setup automatically when the router API is reachable.
What is a workspace?
A workspace is the business dashboard for routers, plans, vouchers, customers, payments, invoices, and onboarding.
Can I manage vouchers and multiple routers?
Yes. Pawa supports voucher-style access, hotspot customers, and more than one router record per business.
Can I import existing users?
Pawa includes import flows for router data such as hotspot users, plans, WiFi networks, and vouchers.
What happens during the trial?
You connect MikroTik, configure packages, deploy the portal, and start collecting real customer payments. The trial ends after 50 successful customer transactions.
How do payouts work?
For Pawa collection, the dashboard tracks gross collections, platform fee, available balance, and payout requests. Own PayBill operators collect directly to their shortcode.
Ready To Start?
Start selling WiFi like airtime.
Launch packages, M-Pesa checkout, instant access, and business visibility from one operator dashboard.