Own an equipment rental yard? Finding the best rental yard software to help you eliminate day-to-day issues and grow your revenue over the long-term can be a challenge.
While there are several “big dogs” who have been in the construction equipment rental software space for years, there are many new options that could help you increase fleet utilization.
This guide to the best rental yard software will share details on many of the construction equipment rental management software options available.
Best rental yard software, construction equipment rental software
EZ RentOut
Description: EZRentOut helps companies track every piece of equipment. Manage equipment rentals with POS, WebStore and customer portal. Maximize ROI by efficiently renting out gear and minimizing downtime
Website: https://www.ezrentout.com/
Starting price: $49.98 (2 users)
Features: Optional Online rental store, Order tracking, POS solution, Credit Card Payments, Invoice Designer, Staff Performance, Availability Calendar, Excel Import and export, QuickBooks integration
FleetNow
Description: Buy and sell equipment, get real-time competitive pricing, marketing assistance
Website: https://buyfleetnow.com/
Starting price: Free trial
Features: Easy-to-use buying, selling, renting and advertising tools for rental yards and construction companies.
NAXT
Description: NAXT is designed for equipment dealers who sell, rent, or maintain machinery and equipment.
Website: https://www.naxtsolution.com/
Starting price: Not provided by vendor
Features: Transfer equipment from new inventory to rental fleet, calculate cash customer prepaid rental amounts and deposits due with a best-rate calculator, track utilization.
Point of Rental Software
Description: Around since 1982, POR is used to manage, track and maintain inventory for dealers across the globe.
Website: https://www.point-of-rental.com/
Starting price: Free trial
Training offered: Yes
Features: Software for the heavy equipment, event/tent, aerial and access, recreational, specialty, port-a-potty or trench shoring rental industries. Strong reviews on sites like Capterra and Google.
Rentmaster
Description: Designed for party, event and equipment rental businesses
Website: http://www.rentmaster.net/
Starting price: $1,495 one-time fee
Features: Inventory management, order management, customer management and reporting and integrations
TapGoods
Description: Boasting an “everything you need to run a smooth, profitable rental business”
Website: https://www.tapgoods.com/pro/rentals/
Starting price: $23 per user, per month (Companies with more than $5 million in sales need to call for pricing)
Features: Generates quotes and proposals, inventory management, inventory scheduling, rentals, payments and accounting,
And, finally, here’s an old standby for rental yard fleet management:
Excel
Description: Most popular spreadsheet software
Website: https://products.office.com/en-us/excel
Starting price: $99 / year
Features: Simple to use, create spreadsheets from templates or roll your own and perform calculations and sort.
Do you use software at your equipment rental company? Please let us know what you use. We plan on putting more details about options on this site.
