Total Cost & ROI
What does this cost? What can you earn?
Real Kenyan prices (May 2026) for three real starter scenarios. Router, internet, VunaFlow subscription, capacity, and revenue — every number sourced and honest.
Starter Pilot
1 hotspot · Small shop, salon, café
MikroTik hAP lite (RB941-2nD-TC)
One-time investment
RouterKES 4,500
Setup & deploymentFREE
Total to startKES 4,500
Monthly running cost
VunaFlow subscriptionKES 500
Internet (Safaricom 40Mbps)KES 3,000
Monthly totalKES 3,500
15–20
concurrent users
~40 m
indoor range
Revenue potential
KES 10k – 18k/mo
at KES 20/hr or KES 50/day vouchers, ~40% utilization
Break-even in Month 1
Most Popular
Growth ISP
3 hotspots · Plaza, estate, school
MikroTik hAP ac² × 3 (RBD52G)
One-time investment
3 × Routers @ KES 9,500KES 28,500
Setup & deploymentFREE
Total to startKES 28,500
Monthly running cost
VunaFlow (3 routers)KES 1,500
Internet (Faiba 90Mbps)KES 5,000
Monthly totalKES 6,500
90–150
concurrent users
~60 m
range per node
Revenue potential
KES 45k – 80k/mo
at KES 20/hr or KES 50/day vouchers, ~50% utilization
Break-even in ~3 weeks
Scaled ISP
10 hotspots · Township, campus, mall
MikroTik hAP ax² × 10 (Wi-Fi 6)
One-time investment
10 × Routers @ KES 22,500KES 225,000
Setup & deploymentFREE
Total to startKES 225,000
Monthly running cost
VunaFlow UnlimitedKES 2,999
Internet (Faiba Biz 100Mbps)KES 10,000
Monthly totalKES 12,999
600–1000
concurrent users
~80 m
range per node
Revenue potential
KES 200k – 400k/mo
at KES 20/hr or KES 50/day vouchers, ~50% utilization
Break-even in ~6 weeks
Real numbers, not marketing fluff. Router prices sourced from current Kenyan retailers (Supreme Networks, CTC Solutions, Network Options, Senetic — May 2026). Internet pricing reflects Safaricom Home Fibre and Faiba JTL public rates. Revenue ranges are conservative estimates based on Kenyan hotspot operator averages — our top ISP, Owen, has earned KES 184,000+ on a single-router setup.
VunaFlow takes 0% of customer payments. Standard Safaricom Daraja transaction fees apply directly to your till. Talk to us on WhatsApp for help choosing the right tier for your location.